PRENETICS COLLABORATES WITH DAVID BECKHAM TO LAUNCH A NEW HEALTH BRAND JULY 12, 2024 CHINA, HEALTHTECH, NEWSBY THE STAFF OF TECHNODE GLOBALDavid Beckham, a former international footballer, entrepreneur, and philanthropist, has become a strategic investor in Prenetics, a Hong Kong-based health sciences company that is listed on the NASDAQ.
In a statement issued on Thursday, Prenetics announced that it and Beckham will serve as co-founders of a new health and wellness brand, IM8, which will concentrate on innovative consumer health products. Additional information regarding the brand will be disclosed at a later date.
“I have been fortunate to have had the opportunity to work with the most talented medical professionals, nutrition experts, and fitness coaches throughout my life and career.” Their counsel has been indispensable to my health and well-being.
Beckham expressed his enthusiasm for working as a co-founding partner and ambassador for IM8 with Prenetics, a company that is committed to innovative, world-leading scientific advancements in health.
The partnership with Beckham, according to Danny Yeung, Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder of Prenetics, represents a transformative era for the company in the fields of global health innovation and wellness.
“Beckham embodies the principles of health, teamwork, and discipline, which are in perfect harmony with Prenetics’ core values.” Throughout the past few months, I have been consistently motivated by Beckham’s vision for universal access to health care.
“His dedication and enthusiasm are truly extraordinary.” “We have a distinctive opportunity to make a significant contribution to the consumer health and wellness industry with IM8,” he continued.
Beckham has also spent time with Professor Dennis Lo, a shareholder of Prenetics. During this time, he was impressed by Professor Lo’s pioneering discovery of non-invasive prenatal testing in 1997 and his current concentration on early cancer detection.
The substantial potential of Prenetics’ innovations to influence global health and longevity has been underscored by these discussions.
Prenetics is an organization that is committed to the advancement of clinical and consumer health.
IM8, a new health and wellness brand, is the leader of its consumer initiative.
Insighta, a $200 million joint venture with renowned scientist Prof. Dennis Lo, leads the firm’s clinical division, which is dedicated to the development of early detection technologies for multiple cancers.
This is succeeded by ACT Genomics, which has received certification from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the comprehensive genomic profiling of solid tumors, and CircleDNA, which employs next-generation sequencing (NGS) to provide comprehensive deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) tests.
Beckham is one of the most accomplished footballers in England.
He has played for some of the most renowned clubs in the world, such as Manchester United and Real Madrid, and has captained the England team for six years. His career has spanned 20 years.
He was the first English athlete to win league titles in four countries: Spain, the United States, France, and England.
He became a successful entrepreneur after retiring from playing in 2013, collaborating with numerous global brands, such as adidas, Stella Artois, Tudor, EA, and Nespresso.
His lifelong aspiration to own a football club was realized in 2018 when his organization was granted the Major League Soccer Franchise for the city of Miami.
The club, Inter Miami CF, was formally announced in September 2018 with Beckham serving as its President.
He established his own content studio, Studio 99, in 2019. The studio specializes in the development and production of premium documentary features, series, and formats for global platforms and networks, including Netflix and Disney+. It also conducts commercial and editorial production.
Authentic Brands Group (Authentic), a unified platform that integrates brand strategy, creativity, digital innovation, and merger and acquisition (M&A), announced in February 2022 that it had entered into a strategic partnership with Beckham to co-own and administer Beckham’s global brand.
Beckham became a shareholder in Authentic as a result of the partnership.
He became a member of Authentic’s expanding entertainment portfolio, which includes some of the most renowned athletes and iconic sports brands in the world, including Muhammad Ali, Sports Illustrated, and Shaquille O’Neal.