TOWER and Druk Holding & Investments Partner to Build Bhutan’s Generational Health Ecosystem

A sovereign-scale effort to make Generational Health national infrastructure—linking science, capital, and systems for health that compounds across generations.

NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, October 1, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- TOWER Council Foundation (“TOWER”), the category pioneer in Generational Health, and Druk Holding & Investments Limited (“DHI”), the commercial arm of the Royal Government of Bhutan, announced a strategic collaboration to build Generational Health across the Kingdom of Bhutan. The partnership will establish a portfolio spanning research, clinical practice, data, and innovation to create the foundations for a long-term national approach to health and development.

The collaboration brings together TOWER’s global platform for Generational Health innovation and DHI’s role as an innovation steward of Bhutan’s national investments and long-term development priorities. The initiative aligns with DHI’s 10X Strategy and its ambition to accelerate Bhutan’s transition toward an innovation-led economy. Together, the organizations intend to advance breakthrough health innovation across areas including regenerative medicine, longevity, advanced diagnostics, and women’s and mental health, creating a platform for research, collaboration, validation, commercialization, and investment.

Generational Health creates an unusual convergence between population health and economic development: the same infrastructure that can improve health outcomes can also create research capability, attract scientific talent, develop intellectual property, enable new enterprises, and establish pathways to global collaboration. Over time, those capabilities can compound by catalyzing new industries, entrepreneurship, and technology.

Bhutan offers a rare environment in which emerging health technologies and models of care can be validated and scaled at a national level. Its scale, centralized institutions, and long-term development orientation create an opportunity to build health innovation infrastructure that can generate value not only for Bhutanese citizens while also serving as a platform for research, commercialization, and regional impact.

Ujjwal Deep Dahal, CEO of Druk Holding & Investments Limited, commented:

“The DHI 10X Roadmap is about building the next generation of industries in Bhutan, and Generational Health is a field where Bhutan can lead. In partnership with TOWER, we aim to build an entrepreneurial ecosystem with Generational Health, develop research for health span with data leveraging technology and build capacity to ensure the value of these innovations is created in Bhutan, for Bhutan and the world.”

The alliance reflects a shared belief that Bhutan should participate directly in the economic value created by the innovation it helps bring to life, not simply host it. TOWER and DHI intend to work jointly to identify, evaluate, and bring forward opportunities over time, bringing together sovereign institutions, public and private partners, entrepreneurs, and investors to build the foundations of a lasting Generational Health platform for the country.

“The opportunity lies in building capabilities that endure and working together to explore how these fields can progress locally, strengthen the foundations for future industries, and create meaningful value across generations.” — Divya Viveka, Global Partner

TOWER and DHI see this alliance as an early step toward a longer-term Generational Health platform in Bhutan — one intended to strengthen the country's health system while building research, clinical, and economic infrastructure capable of creating value across generations.

About TOWER Council Foundation

TOWER Council Foundation is an independent 501(c)(3) charitable foundation dedicated to ensuring Generational Health for the benefit of society. TOWER Council pioneered Generational Health as a distinct category focused on the genetic, epigenetic, environmental, and social effects that shape human outcomes across generations.

Through research, education, advocacy, convening, and strategic partnerships, TOWER Council works to bring Generational Health into the institutions and systems that shape society. The Foundation connects leaders across science, health, technology, policy, philanthropy, and innovation to advance solutions capable of creating measurable and lasting benefit.

Its areas of focus include women’s health, brain health, longevity, regenerative medicine, advanced diagnostics, and environmental health. Its purpose is to help ensure that the progress made in one generation expands the health possibilities available to the next. Learn more at www.towercouncil.org.

About Druk Holding & Investments Limited

Druk Holding & Investments Ltd (DHI) is the commercial arm of the Royal Government of Bhutan, established in 2007 under a Royal Charter to manage national investments for long-term value creation. DHI holds equity in 25 domestic companies across key sectors including energy, finance, manufacturing, communications, aviation, natural resources, trading, and real estate.

Anchored by its 10X journey, DHI drives value by strengthening its core portfolio, investing in future-ready industries, and building a knowledge-based innovation ecosystem. Its portfolio is governed to global best standards and structured across four strategic zones (Potential, Strategic, Growth, and Future) to enable innovation, scale, and sustainable economic growth. With a target of achieving 10X growth by 2035, DHI actively pursues strategic partnerships and cultivates a vibrant startup economy connecting Bhutan to global capital and expertise. Visit www.dhi.bt for more information.

Deepika Chhetri
Druk Holding & Investments Ltd
deepikachhetri@dhi.bt
+975 17858886

Stephanie Lasker
Tower Collective LLC
stephanie@towercapital.org
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