Unleash Health® wins top longevity prize at VivaTech
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA — June 2026 — Unleash Health®, pioneers of Prevention-as-a-Service®, has been selected as the top-ranked winner of the Nestlé VITAL Smart Aging Challenge at VivaTech 2026, Europe's leading technology and startup event.
The Nestlé VITAL Smart Aging Challenge was established by Nestlé to identify innovative companies operating at the intersection of nutrition, health, and technology that are helping people age healthier and live longer in good health.
The recognition highlights growing industry momentum behind Prevention-as-a-Service®. Prevention-as-a-Service® combines a brand’s products with a proprietary healthspan ontology, behavioral foundation AI, and longitudinal measurement capabilities, to shape consumer healthspan behaviors at scale.
“Taking the top Healthy Longevity prize at VivaTech reinforces a conviction we've held since founding Unleash Health®: the future of consumer health is Prevention-as-a-Service® - preventative, personalized, longitudinal, and measurable. The next era of consumer health is being built around products, behaviors, and outcomes, led by the world's most trusted health and nutrition brands.” said Dr. Ramin Rafiei, Founder and CEO of Unleash Health.
"This recognition is a reflection of the extraordinary team behind Unleash Health® and their commitment to scaling Prevention-as-a-Service® with our partners globally, to help shape the future of human health." said Tara Mahapatra, Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of Unleash Health®.
About Unleash Health®
Unleash Health® exists to power the prevention economy in partnership with leading consumer health brands and healthspan scientists.
As a health science and behavioral AI company, Unleash Health® is the category pioneer of Prevention-as-a-Service® - the behavioral operating system designed for consumer health brands, transforming products into longitudinal consumer behaviors, measurable health outcomes, and real-world evidence.
With teams across Australia and the United States, Unleash Health® is backed by a Global Scientific Council spanning more than 100 specialties across neuroscience, immunometabolism, sleep, longevity, microbiome, skin health, and more.
Built on a proprietary healthspan ontology, behavioral foundation AI, and longitudinal measurement infrastructure, Prevention-as-a-Service® enables brands to connect products, behaviors, and outcomes at scale.
By owning the behavioral layer of consumer health, Prevention-as-a-Service® has become a strategic advantage for leading brands across VMS, nutrition, beauty and retail.