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1、The case for investing in healthcare innovation2|Paper title goes here“Necessity is the mother of invention”3|The case for investing in healthcare innovationThe healthcare imperative“Necessity is the mother of invention”is a phrase that is very applicable to the healthcare sector,where patient needs

2、 are a major driver of innovation.It is therefore important for investors who want to profit from developments in the sector to understand the following key healthcare imperatives:By 2050,one in six people worldwide will be over 60 years old,and the population aged 80 and older will have tripled.1 T

3、his demographic shift is already extending the burden of chronic care,creating unprecedented healthcare demand among the elderly.Diabetes,heart disease,strokes and cancer already rank among the worlds most pressing challenges.Their prevalence and cost are set to rise substantially by 2030.2 The incr

4、ease in these conditions will be driven by lifestyle changes and urbanization.Simultaneously,the biological threat landscape is quickly evolving.Urbanization,intensive animal husbandry and ecosystem degradation are accelerating zoonotic disease emergence with 75%of newly detected human pathogens now

5、 originating in animals.3 This convergence of human,animal and environmental stresses demands integrated approaches under frameworks such as One Health.4 1 World Health Organization,Factsheet:Ageing and Health,October 1,2025.2 Hacker K.“The Burden of Chronic Disease.”Mayo Clin Proc Innov Qual Outcom

6、es.2024 Jan 20;8(1):112-119.doi:10.1016/j.mayocpiqo.2023.08.005.Erratum in:Mayo Clin Proc Innov Qual Outcomes.2024 Dec 13;9(1):100588.doi:10.1016/j.mayocpiqo.2024.11.005.PMID:38304166;PMCID:PMC10830426.3 Brown C.“Spillover:Animal Infection and the Next Human Pandemic.”Emerg Infect Dis.2013 Feb;19(2)