About us

ILOL is a unique not-for-profit research institute concerned with identification, examination, and evaluation of social and technological developments,trends, and practices concerning future lifestyles and social growth in rapidly changing national,regional, and global environments; social conditions;and consumption patterns.

The Institute for Lifestyle Options and Longevity (ILOL) is an international institute specializing in two integrated areas:

• healthcare and
• social marketing

ILOL is located in Prague, but its organization and functions are virtual. It is one of the new innovative think tanks in the world with scientists, medical experts, and researchers gathered from many countries.

ILOL is focusing on several research projects that are internally generated and made publically available in the form of concept papers and conferences. Its financing is obtained from competitive grants received from major international foundations, membership support, and individual contributions. The primary objective is to inform public policy decision makers, corporate executives, and the public on issues concerning healthcare and related areas of scientific developments that are changing the entire healthcare field with a strong emphasis on individual well being and longevity.

In the process of creating an innovative knowledge base, ILOL is also conducting commissioned healthcare related research for a variety of international clients including government agencies. Because of its extensive contacts with healthcares specialists and research scientists, ILOL also offers executive and managerial mentoring and educational training concerning a variety of aspects related to healthcare technology and innovative practices.

ILOL is in the process of appointing a group of associates in several areas of healthcare. The associates are scientists and healthcare researchers who will cooperate on projects identified by ILOL.

ILOL is managed by an internal team of scientists advised by an international scientific board.

What we do:

Global knowledge creation

ILOL will contribute to global knowledge creation by determining and specifying future developments, trends, and other social phenomena that will impact pending social policies and will affect governmental programs as well as marketplace expectations of the future.

These developments, trends, and social phenomena include among others:

1. emerging economic forces,
2. present and future technological forces
3. incipient life style forces, and
4. evolving social forces including ethical, political, and legal initiatives.

ILOL’s reach is global.

Core focus

ILOL’s initial focus is on health care and social marketing, intended to promote healthcare literacy, and is based on a series of long term experiences gained by ILOL’s personnel through execution of international projects and advising assignments.

ILOL’s core focus is on

1. health care and its application through health care management, marketing, communication, and measurable outcomes such as quality of health care and
2. social marketing and its application in areas of behavioral and value-based approaches leading to development of innovative managerial models offering future consumption options leading to higher standards of living.