Longevity Science Foundation Commits to $1 Billion in Research Funding Over the Next Decade

The inaugural press release from the Longevity Science Foundation touts their commitment to put $1 billion over the next ten years into research aimed at extending the healthy human lifespan, but is light on details as to where the funding is coming from. It is unclear as to how aspirational versus actual the proposal is. That said, the people involved are serious and successful scientist and entrepreneurs in the field, so we shall see. It is certainly the case that more sizable initiatives are needed, as well as more initiatives devoted to projects focused on the biotechnologies of rejuvenation, and not merely efforts to reproduce the effect of exercise or calorie restriction. Given the vast ongoing toll of suffering and death caused by aging, there is room for far more research and development funding than is presently devoted to this cause. A consortium of biotech founders, clinicians, and leading longevity research institutions announced today the launch of the Longevity Science Foundation. The new Swiss foundation has committed to distributing more than $1 billion over the next ten years to research, institutions and projects advancing healthy human longevity and extending the healthy human lifespan to more than 120 years. The Longevity Science Foundation will provide funding to promising longevity research institutions and groups around the world. The focus of the Foundation will be to select support projects in four major areas of healthy longevity medicine an...
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