The major objectives of the 2nd World Congress on Genetics, Geriatrics and Neurodegenerative Diseasese Research, GeNeDis 2016 are the following:

• To promote the scientific and research results to the research community through sharing and exchanging ideas, experiences and expectations focusing on Health Aging and Mental Wellness in the new digital era.
• To explore the beneficial (and not only) impact of scientific and technological achievements and future challenges, that may affect the Health Aging and Mental Wellness process.
• To enhance the co-operation and the exchange of experiences and resources among organizers of events and the research community, increasing further the European dimension and added value of the activities of the Europe 2020 and HORIZON 2020.
• To increase the interest of all the stakeholders in contributing to the research in the filed as Mental health is a basic human right, and is fundamental to all human and social progress. It is a prerequisite to a happy and fulfilled life for individual citizens, starting at birth, for functioning families and for societal cohesion.