Lifespans is a medical device startup company founded by engineers and surgeons from MIT and the University of Hong Kong. We are on a mission to radically improve the way that bone fracture repair implants are designed for elderly patients with soft bones - 250 million people worldwide. Lifespans is the creator of Alfonso: The Implant Simulator (www.lifespans.net/alfonso) - the first simulation system capable of rapid and realistic testing of orthopaedic implant safety and efficacy.