On this newest version of the Longevity and DeSci Recap, we’ll be looking again over a month stuffed with occasions, analysis, and investments. As we head into spring, renewed life is on the horizon with continued investments within the longevity sector and the announcement of a everlasting longevity/DeSci hub being launched on the sandy shores of the Caribbean.
Upcoming conferences and occasions
World Artificial Biology Convention
Spanning 4 days this Could, the World Artificial Biology Convention will happen in San Jose, California, internet hosting 180+ content material experiences, 20+ networking alternatives, and 200+ sponsors and exhibitors. This yr, subjects are set to incorporate human well being, planetary well being, instruments and know-how, and the enterprise of biology and society. Tickets for the occasion can be found here.
SALT iConnections is coming to New York
This Could 20-21, SALT, the worldwide funding platform, will host an occasion centered on the affect of disruptive applied sciences on world finance, geopolitics and economics. Anticipated to be attended by outstanding figures from New York’s monetary ecosystem, the occasion provides quite a lot of classes masking progress, innovation, and alternatives. Tickets are nonetheless out there online.
Annual therapeutics summit returns
This June 11-13, the Age-Associated Illness Therapeutics Summit is again for its sixth version. That includes 20+ audio system, works, and extra, the occasion will host trade names corresponding to Eli Lilly, Takeda, Flip Bio, BioAge, and Rubedo Life Sciences. Additional information and tickets can be found here.
Off to Dublin for the Longevity Summit 2024
From June 13-16, the capital metropolis of the Emerald Isle will play host to one of many greatest longevity occasions of the season. This yr’s convention will host talks on rejuvenation biotechnology and longevity, with audio system to incorporate Dr. Irina Conboy and Matthew “Oki” O’Connor. Tickets are nonetheless out there here.
eleventh Growing older Analysis and Drug Discovery Assembly
ARDD is again in 2024 this August. This yr’s occasion is ready to delve into such subjects as senolytics, stem cell analysis, wholesome longevity, and epigenetic reprogramming with outstanding trade audio system, corresponding to Nir Barzilai, Vera Gorbunova, and Aubrey de Gray. Tickets and occasion particulars can be found here.
Tech breakthroughs & new analysis
Gero combines wearable tech and longevity analysis in new examine
Aimed toward uncovering the digital biomarkers of getting old by means of using wearable know-how, Gero has introduced the launch of a brand new examine performed by means of its GeroSense app. The corporate has launched a non-profit initiative that attracts upon particular information, corresponding to each day step patterns and coronary heart fee, to assist enhance predictive accuracy for getting old. The examine seeks to uncover the connection between things like train, weight-reduction plan, psychological well being, and medicine on getting old within the context of human habits.
$1 billion launch for AI drug discovery firm Xaira
The season of biotech funding has arrived with the formation of Xaira, an AI drug discovery firm. Backed by $1 billion in preliminary funding and buyers corresponding to ARCH Enterprise Companions and Foresite Labs, Xaira is ready to emerge from stealth mode and deal with information shortage inside drug improvement research with its AI platform.
Gordian Biotechnology reveals new platform for drug improvement
Launching with a $60 million funding, Gordian Biotechnology has introduced a proprietary in vivo therapeutic screening platform. Designed to focus on age-related illnesses by streamlining the method for drug improvement by means of know-how, the corporate boasts as much as 80% predictive energy for diseases corresponding to coronary heart failure and osteoarthritis. With comparable approaches resulting in drug discovery already yielding promising outcomes, the group behind Gordian Biotechnology search to speed up the discoveries with enhanced effectivity.
DAOs and communities
Vitalia pop-up metropolis occasion attracts to a detailed — what’s subsequent?
Group residing with a long life twist, Vitalia was the second of its variety, a pop-up metropolis occasion targeted on rising the longevity neighborhood and its governance, following the success of Zuzalu. Spanning the primary 4 months of 2024, the pop-up metropolis positioned on the Roatán island in Honduras hosted longevity lovers, consultants, and curious well being seekers alike from everywhere in the world. Now, as a consequence of its success, the organizers have introduced that Vitalia now has a everlasting hub on Roatan throughout the particular financial zone of Próspera, an space that facilitates authorized autonomy appropriate for pioneering longevity analysis and start-ups. Lifespan.io’s Arkadi Mazin visited the town and tells of its potential now and sooner or later.
For folks pondering of visiting over the following few months, right here’s a style of what’s on the schedule:
- Could 24-26 will see a deal with designing and constructing infrastructure for the DeSci neighborhood. With a transfer to the brand new Beta district deliberate, building technologists, biomedical visionaries, and healthcare infrastructure builders are welcomed to attend.
- Subsequent up from June 18-22, medication and biotech acceleration will come to the forefront with a deep dive collaboration into regenerative medication and accelerated scientific trials.
- July 26-28 will see biohacking take middle stage as events query “What does it imply to improve humanity?”
Extra occasions are deliberate until the tip of the yr, with the schedule continually evolving. Keep tuned right here and on the Vitalia web site for the most recent particulars.
DAOs for funding and collaborative improvement
Because the idea of DAOs and their potential throughout the bodily sciences grows, growing analysis is being performed and their affect acknowledged as a tangible answer. This newest article, revealed in Nature, highlights the potential of DAOs, challenges forward, and their future function in life sciences, together with VitaDAO as a case examine.
Social media pages to comply with this month
Research Hub Foundation provides the most recent collaborations and crypto makes use of throughout the analysis sphere.
Longevity Summit Dublin gives the most recent updates on one of many yr’s greatest longevity conferences.
ValleyDAO delves into the broader ecosystem of longevity.
