From June 24 to 25, 2025, the Tecnológico de Monterrey hosts the fourth edition of The Next Decade, a forum bringing together leaders from the innovation ecosystem to present forward-thinking solutions addressing healthy aging and precision medicine. The initiative aims to improve quality of life and promote health equity across Mexico.
Key Highlights
- The Next Decade 2025 serves as a platform where innovation leaders confront pressing health challenges. This year’s focus centers on healthy aging, precision medicine, and cellular regeneration.
- Ten startups showcase cutting-edge projects featuring advanced therapies and digital solutions. Among them, AgeLab Nexo adopts a multidisciplinary approach to enhance quality of life for the aging population, with special attention to women—who face higher rates of chronic illnesses and reduced access to specialized care.
- MediPrec Conecta advances personalized treatments for prostate cancer in Mexico, tailoring therapies based on patients’ genetic and environmental profiles.
- The event features collaboration with prominent institutions such as UNAM, UAM, IPN, IMSS, INSABI, and COFEPRIS.
- Additionally, the Tlalpan Innovation District is positioning itself as a national and international hub for health innovation.
Innovative solutions to extend life at The Next Decade 2025, “Health Horizons”
In its fourth year, The Next Decade offers a platform for entrepreneurs and innovators to discuss solutions to global health challenges. Held in Mexico City, this edition emphasizes healthy aging, precision medicine, and cellular regeneration—critical areas for enhancing longevity and well-being.
Laura Segarra, Director of Strategic Experience for Innovation Districts and event leader, highlighted the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration: “This edition focused on creating meaningful innovations in healthy aging and precision medicine through interdisciplinary collaboration to improve quality of life and promote equitable access to health.”
High-Impact proposals from Mexican startups
Ten startups present innovative solutions that include advanced therapies, digital platforms, and AI-based tools. Highlights include:
- AgeLab Nexo: Tackles aging as a public health challenge with an equity lens, especially targeting women who disproportionately suffer from chronic diseases and face barriers to specialized care.
- MediPrec Conecta: Advances precision medicine for prostate cancer by developing personalized treatments based on genetic and environmental patient data, while acknowledging Mexico’s lag compared to other regions.
Multisectoral collaboration to transform health
The event gathered experts and representatives from UNAM, UAM, IPN, INGER, INCAN, IMSS, INSABI, the Ministry of Health (Secretaría de Salud), COFEPRIS, and private companies. Paulina Campos, Vice President of Campuses in Mexico City, emphasized Tecnológico de Monterrey’s commitment: “Hosting The Next Decade strengthens our dedication to a diverse and engaged community that imagines, creates, and builds solutions with local and global impact.”
Boosting the Tlalpan Innovation District
The Next Decade is becoming a platform for scalable solutions that enhance the Tlalpan Innovation District’s ecosystem, establishing it as a key national and international hub for impactful health initiatives.
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Conclusion
The Next Decade 2025 represents a significant turning point for health innovation in Mexico. However, to truly understand its lasting influence, we must diligently address several unanswered questions:
- What concrete advances will emerge from the initiatives presented?
- How will these proposals move beyond the forum toward effective implementation in hospitals, communities, and public policy?
- How will structural challenges within Mexico’s health system be addressed to ensure innovations are accessible and equitable?
- What metrics will measure the growth and positioning of the Tlalpan Innovation District as a national and international leader?
- How will space be created for critical and independent voices to enrich the dialogue?
- What mechanisms will support sustainable multisectoral collaboration that includes public institutions, private entities, communities, and patients?
References
- Tecnológico de Monterrey. (2025, 25 de junio). Startups proponen soluciones innovadoras al desafío médico de prolongar la vida. Ciudad de México. https://newsroom.itesm.mx/Estenografas/2025.06.25%20Startups%20proponen%20soluciones%20innovadoras%20al%20desaf%C3%ADo%20m%C3%A9dico%20de%20prolongar%20la%20vida.pdf
