Elderly Health Expo Debuts in August: Longevity Economy Shifts from Care to Industrial Development
The 3rd Elderly Health Expo will focus on the 'Longevity New Economy,' shifting the paradigm from welfare-based care to an industrial model driven by talent activation, financial integration, and consumption upgrades.
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(Central News Agency, Reporter He Xiulian, Taipei, 27th) The 3rd Elderly Health Expo will debut on August 7, featuring 'Longevity New Economy' as its main theme for the first time this year. The organizers pointed out that aging issues are shifting from a core of welfare and care to an industrial development model driven by three main engines: talent re-activation, financial integration, and consumption upgrades. This represents a new economic model with market scale, investment potential, and cross-industry integration opportunities.
The Elderly Health Expo is organized by the Research Center for Biotechnology and Medicine Policy (RBMP) and the Institute for Biotechnology and Medicine Industry (IBMI). The organizers stated today via a press release that as Taiwan enters a super-aged society, the rapid change in population structure is transforming into a new industrial driver, with a longevity economy system extending from 'medical care needs' to 'all-life scenarios' accelerating into shape.
This year's expo has expanded in scale, expected to reach 1,380 booths, a year-on-year growth of 15%. From the demand side to the capital side, it is gradually building a longevity economy industrial chain, with participating industries spanning six core sectors, including medical health, lifestyle consumption, financial services, urban governance, sports vitality, and elderly employment.
Shen Rong-jin, Vice President of RBMP, pointed out that the key to an aging society is not population aging itself, but that industry has not yet established a corresponding business model. He emphasized that aging is not a burden but an undeveloped 'blue ocean' market, and longevity is the beginning of value creation.
He stated that three key drivers are currently emerging in the market. First is 'Talent Re-activation,' where elderly labor becomes a structural solution. In the trend of normalized labor shortages, the elderly population is transforming from a retired population into re-utilizable human capital, with advantages in experience, stability, and trust, leading companies to introduce elderly labor through flexible and diverse employment models.
Second is 'Industrial Capitalization,' where the elderly market moves towards financial integration. He said that elderly needs have extended from retirement preparation to asset management and risk diversification. Financial institutions are actively deploying trusts, annuities, and long-term care-related products; the future key lies in integrating medical, care, and financial services to establish a sustainable market mechanism.
Third is 'Consumption Upgrade,' moving towards quality of life and value-based consumption. The consumption patterns of the elderly are shifting from price-oriented to quality- and experience-oriented, with a willingness to pay higher costs for safer, more comfortable, and dignified lifestyles, driving the rapid development of related industries such as tourism and beauty/wellness.
Shen Rong-jin emphasized that Taiwan possesses world-class medical capabilities, a complete technology supply chain, and a mature and rapidly aging social structure, giving it the opportunity to become a demonstration market for the global longevity economy. (Editor: Zhang Liangzhi)
The Elderly Health Expo is organized by the Research Center for Biotechnology and Medicine Policy (RBMP) and the Institute for Biotechnology and Medicine Industry (IBMI). The organizers stated today via a press release that as Taiwan enters a super-aged society, the rapid change in population structure is transforming into a new industrial driver, with a longevity economy system extending from 'medical care needs' to 'all-life scenarios' accelerating into shape.
This year's expo has expanded in scale, expected to reach 1,380 booths, a year-on-year growth of 15%. From the demand side to the capital side, it is gradually building a longevity economy industrial chain, with participating industries spanning six core sectors, including medical health, lifestyle consumption, financial services, urban governance, sports vitality, and elderly employment.
Shen Rong-jin, Vice President of RBMP, pointed out that the key to an aging society is not population aging itself, but that industry has not yet established a corresponding business model. He emphasized that aging is not a burden but an undeveloped 'blue ocean' market, and longevity is the beginning of value creation.
He stated that three key drivers are currently emerging in the market. First is 'Talent Re-activation,' where elderly labor becomes a structural solution. In the trend of normalized labor shortages, the elderly population is transforming from a retired population into re-utilizable human capital, with advantages in experience, stability, and trust, leading companies to introduce elderly labor through flexible and diverse employment models.
Second is 'Industrial Capitalization,' where the elderly market moves towards financial integration. He said that elderly needs have extended from retirement preparation to asset management and risk diversification. Financial institutions are actively deploying trusts, annuities, and long-term care-related products; the future key lies in integrating medical, care, and financial services to establish a sustainable market mechanism.
Third is 'Consumption Upgrade,' moving towards quality of life and value-based consumption. The consumption patterns of the elderly are shifting from price-oriented to quality- and experience-oriented, with a willingness to pay higher costs for safer, more comfortable, and dignified lifestyles, driving the rapid development of related industries such as tourism and beauty/wellness.
Shen Rong-jin emphasized that Taiwan possesses world-class medical capabilities, a complete technology supply chain, and a mature and rapidly aging social structure, giving it the opportunity to become a demonstration market for the global longevity economy. (Editor: Zhang Liangzhi)