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Lifespan.io is involved in research journalism, advocacy, education, and research crowdfunding.

We Want to Solve the Biggest Problem in Human History: Aging

Age-related diseases are not only collectively the biggest killers worldwide, they rob people of their independence and dignity.

Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, cancer, stroke, heart disease, frailty, arthritis, type 2 diabetes and more are caused by the aging processes. Your age is the greatest risk factor for developing these diseases and the suffering they bring.

We believe that everyone should be able to enjoy longer and healthier lives that are free from age-related diseases. There are some potentially game-changing medical technologies on the horizon that could be truly transformative for healthcare and how we treat age-related diseases.

We promote the advancement of medical technologies which will increase healthy human longevity. By sponsoring, democratizing and funding aging research, combined with responsible journalism, we aim to accelerate this important goal for all humankind.

We are leading the movement for longer and healthier lives

Since 2014 our non-profit organization has advocated for the development of medical technologies to rejuvenate aged tissues and organs. By directly targeting the aging processes, many age-related diseases might be prevented, delayed or treated at once. By sponsoring, democratizing and funding aging research, combined with responsible journalism, we aim to accelerate progress towards this important goal for all humankind.

This describes the wide range of activities Lifespan.io engages in, divided into four focuses. We have achieved lots in 2023. This infographics shows some key metrics for Lifespan.io.

We are a US-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization headquartered in New York City. You can learn more about the ways we are helping to drive progress forward and build what could become the largest market in human history by expanding the sections below.

While our field is an exciting one, there is unfortunately a problem with misinformation and snake oil. Marketing spin, hype, and misleading information designed to sell you products are constant issues.

Our commitment to responsible journalism helps you to cut through the snake oil and get to the facts. This means you can make informed decisions about your future health and help loved ones to do the same.

And because we are a non-profit organization we will never try to sell you products. This allows us to bring you news free from influence by government or commercial interests.

If you prefer to watch rather than read, the Lifespan News Show have you covered.

Latest News Box
Read the latest longevity news.
Rejuvenation Roundup Podcast Box
The month in longevity news.
Lifespan News Show Box
The latest longevity news in video format.

Since we launched our research fundraising website, Lifespan.io in 2015, we have raised over $750,000 for important aging research and worked with institutions including Harvard Medical School and SENS Research Foundation. Funded research includes mitochondrial repair, DNA damage, functional biomarkers of aging, and a rapamycin human trial.

This research could potentially help to speed up progress towards longer, healthier lives and may benefit you in the future.

We are active in the decentralized science (DeSci) movement, which aims to increase scientific funding, free knowledge from silos, and cut out profit-motivated intermediaries such as publisher conglomerates that lock scientific data behind paywalls.

Thanks to DeSci fundraising, we launched our own research program in 2022, with the first project being the Mindset project. We are developing a light and sound headset that may help to combat Alzheimer’s disease.

We are a partner organization of the Longevity Prize, a DeSci initiative aiming to accelerate research efforts. This is a series of prizes to honor and accelerate progress in longevity and rejuvenation brought to you thanks to VitaDAOForesight InstituteMethuselah Foundation, and Lifespan.io.

As part of our DeSci strategy, Lifespan.io is working on a variety of innovative Web3 efforts to raise funds and awareness for research aimed at extending healthy human lifespan. This includes creating a massive-scale metaversal game to raise hundreds of millions for agins research, organizing the first-of-its-kind decentralized clinical trial for digital therapies targetting dementia, and pioneering new forms of perpetual and NFT-based fundraising for public goods.

We are also able to offer fiscal sponsorship arrangements, which offers a way for a cause to attract donors even when it is not yet recognized as tax-exempt under Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3). If you would like to talk to us about fiscal sponsorship, please get in contact.

Solving aging will need a coordinated industry working together to turn aging research into prescribable medicine. This is where Lifespan.io is really helping to move things forward.

Our annual Ending Age-Related Diseases conference brings entrepreneurs and investors, pharma and biotech companies, researchers, and government organizations together. Fostering the exchange of information and encouraging cooperation between the various parts of the industry is the goal of our conference.

We also talk about our advocacy work and the open-access resources we make available to the public and the industry at other conferences and events. You can find upcoming longevity events near you on our longevity events calendar.

The Longevity Investor Network is an initiative to bring investors and promising rejuvenation biotech startups together. We help to connect biotech research with the funding and business opportunities it needs to take it from bench to bedside. If you’re interested in investing or getting your startup in front of investors, reach out to us.

Ending Age-Related Diseases Box
The annual event bringing the community together.
Find Longevity Events Near You Box
A calendar of the various longevity events happening around the globe.
Connecting Biotech & Investment Box
Bringing rejuvenation biotechnology startups and investors together.

We also encourage discussion and community through our public longevity forum on Discord. Meeting like-minded people interested in longevity is a great way to learn about available resources and who is doing what so that we as a community can avoid duplicating efforts.

Forming strategic partnerships with aligned organizations is an important part of our community-building strategy. We do not believe in trying to reinvent the wheel and are keen to work with other organizations who share our goals. If you are interested in exploring potential partnerships with us, please get in touch!

Knowledge is power, and thanks to our educational and edutainment activities, learning about aging has never been easier.

To achieve this, we have created knowledge hubs covering lifestyle, supplements, biology of agingfinance and blockchain and advocacy. And if you are new here, the Aging and Longevity 101 page will help you get started. This makes it easier to learn about the things that interest you the most without the hassle of searching the entire site to find it.

If you are looking for books to read about aging and longevity, check out the longevity book hub. We also have the Rejuvenation Roadmap, a curated database that tracks the many approaches and companies developing interventions against aging and their progress.

Aging and Longevity 101 Box
An introduction to aging and rejuvenation research.
Lifestyle Hub Box
Learn about diet, exercise and nutrition for longevity.
Supplements Hub Box
We explore the world of dietary supplements in the context of longevity.
Biology of Aging Hub Box
Learn about cells, tissues, organs and medical technologies.
Finance and Blockchain Hub Box
Articles about finance and blockchain in the context of aging research.
Longevity Advocacy Hub Box
We explore some of the benefits and concerns about life extension here.
Longevity Books Box
Read our reviews of popular books covering aging and longevity research.
The Rejuvenation Roadmap Box
Find out how soon science might defeat aging with our curated research database.

Education often doesn’t come to mind in conjunction with fun, but this is exactly what edutainment is. It’s education but with the goal of making learning an engaging and inspiring experience.

We have an edutainment channel, so if you prefer to learn through watching videos, Life Noggin should fit the bill. This show serves up content in a pop-sci style to make learning fun. Life Noggin explores aging research and a host of other scientific topics in an accessible way that is sure to pique your curiosity.

Edutainment serves an increasingly important role in our communication strategy and supports our advocacy work by allowing us to reach a wider audience. Many people simply do not know about the amazing aging and rejuvenation research happening right now in the labs, and edutainment is a powerful tool to show them.

Life Noggin Box
Explaining science, technology, social issues, and more in a fun pop-sci style.

Science to Save the World Box
A pop-sci channel that looks at science and tech.

Why support us?

We are a dedicated team of experts who are here to help you get the most of out of this website and learn about this fascinating field of medical science. Our team consists of business experts, scientists, filmakers, content producers, animators, script writers, and journalists working together to raise awareness of the fact that age-related diseases could become a thing of the past.

Imagine having more years of healthy life to enjoy the things you love doing, extra time with friends and family, traveling the world, or even learning new skills. Whatever your passion, a longer, healthy life would allow you to do those things.

We are building the foundations for a future free from age-related diseases that could benefit you, your loved ones, and all of humanity.

Don’t just take our word for it

We collaborate with many of the leading experts in the field of aging research and rejuvenation, and here is what some of them have to say about us.

Brian Kennedy, Ph.D.

National University Singapore - Professor of Biochemistry and Physiology

Lifespan.io is a fantastic enabler for the advancement of longevity science. They provide unbiased reporting that serves to keep insiders updated and disseminate knowledge to the growing community of longevity enthusiasts. They also have built a community that connects ideas and resources, stimulating private sector development and accelerating innovation. This includes supporting the creative and risky ideas that have the potential to be truly disruptive. Overall, lifespan.io is an ally for longevity science and a major contributor to its growing momentum.

Lifespan.io has identified and filled a gap in harmonizing and connecting the seams of many gero-scientific initiatives. As an example, one of the greatest current challenges is demonstrating to the FDA and others that aging can be modulated and diseases of aging can prevented (TAME). Lifespan.io is able to employ tactical crowdfunding approaches capable of securing all fundings necessary, making the organization an extremely important part of the bioscience wave.

Nir Barzilai, M.D.

Albert Einstein College of Medicine - Department of Endocrinology Medicine and the Department of Genetics

Matt Kaeberlein, Ph.D.

University of Washington - Professor of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology

Lifespan.io plays a critical role in the longevity ecosystem. In a field that needs more credible voices, Lifespan.io fills an important gap with their unbiased journalism, high-quality educational materials, and effective advocacy for aging research.

If you want the industry leaders in aging-related news, lifespan.io is your site! Also, they help raise funds for scientists studying aging, which is important for making improvements in aging-related outcomes. Lifespan.io is great!

Michael Lustgarten, Ph.D.

Tufts University - Nutrition, Exercise Physiology, and Sarcopenia (NEPS) Team

Aubrey de Grey, Ph.D.

LEV Foundation - Founder

Lifespan.io has become one of the world’s most important forces in spearheading the crusade to bring aging to an end. Their advocacy work continues to gain prominence, and with their series of conferences, they are now bringing the most cutting-edge scientific advances to a general audience. They are making a great contribution to the anti-aging crusade.

Lifespan.io is a high quality resource for reporting, commentary, and aging/longevity sector community building, useful for both those in the field and the wider public. Lifespan.io is the foremost organization helping to educate the public across the full spectrum of knowledge of aging, health, biology and medicine.

Karl Pfleger

Aging Biotech - Founder

In the world of today, social proof is very important and helps establish trust. While we believe our work speaks for itself, it’s also important to hear what others think about it. We have been awarded a top-rated non-profit badge for a number of years. We think the reviews from our supporters speak for themselves.