Vision & Mission

Vision & Mission: Where we go and how we get there

Demographic Change is one of the great challenges of our time but also offers great opportunities. If a better understanding of the aging process contributes to the extension of healthy lifespan, the burdens on society and the individual can be minimized and our society's future development enriched by the wealth of knowledge and experience that is the gift of the older generation.

Our Mission

The mission of the Leibniz Institute on Aging (FLI) is to identify the basic mechanisms that lead to dysfunctions and disease during aging.

Our Vision

Our Research aims to provide a knowledge basis for the development of future therapies which extend the health span during aging.