LINK-AGE is a Coordination Action within the 6th Framework Programme of the European Commission whose objective is to significantly extend and unify existing European research in biogerontology. This thematic area of research is of great economic and social importance for the future of Europe, however it is still fragmented.
Coordination and Consolidation of European research in this field will represent a step forward to the formation of a European College of Biogerontology.

LINK-AGE supports a closely coordinated programme of topic research working groups, workshops and conferences, summer schools, and other dissemination activities. Conferences will be organised for the wider public with whom LINK-AGE will develop effective links as well as with industry, in order that translation into benefit of emerging knowledge of the underpinning science of healthy ageing can be exploited as rapidly as possible.

The LINK-AGE Coordination Action includes 14 full members from 10 European countries (including one SME from Belgium) and is coordinated by the Facultés Universitaires Notre-Dame de la Paix de Namur in Belgium. Several other laboratories participate to some of the LINK-AGE actions as associate’s members.