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Awarding outstanding progress in longevity research — crowdsourced and curated by leading industry experts.
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The Million Molecule Challenge
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The Million Molecule Challenge: Longevity Prize aims to incentivize the discovery of pathways and combinations that significantly extend both the lifespan and healthspan of C. elegans. This research is expected to uncover new avenues for advancing human longevity in the future.
$ 30kprize
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The Million Molecule Challenge
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The Million Molecule Challenge: Longevity Prize aims to incentivize the discovery of pathways and combinations that significantly extend both the lifespan and healthspan of C. elegans. This research is expected to uncover new avenues for advancing human longevity in the future.
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View & ApplyBiomarkers of Aging Challenge
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There is no clear scientific consensus on what biomarkers best measure the health impacts of aging and could be used for judging the effectiveness of medical or behavioral interventions. Without clear standards, regulatory bodies cannot judge the effectiveness of treatments, and the longevity community will struggle to bring aging interventions to the world. The Biomarker Assessment Prize will reward a worldwide effort to develop rigorous, economically scalable assessment panels for aging biomarkers.
$ 200kprize
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Biomarkers of Aging Challenge
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There is no clear scientific consensus on what biomarkers best measure the health impacts of aging and could be used for judging the effectiveness of medical or behavioral interventions. Without clear standards, regulatory bodies cannot judge the effectiveness of treatments, and the longevity community will struggle to bring aging interventions to the world. The Biomarker Assessment Prize will reward a worldwide effort to develop rigorous, economically scalable assessment panels for aging biomarkers.
$ 200kprize
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Longevity Funding Innovation Prize
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In the ever-evolving world of science and technology, longevity stands out as a transformative potential that promises a better future for all. Yet, the industry has grappled with a perception problem, leading to inadequate funding and support. The Longevity Funding Innovation Prize, pioneered by Marat Karpeko, is a beacon of change, offering a $20,000 award to those who can devise effective strategies to substantially increase financial backing in this vital sector. We strongly encourage the winner to allocate a portion of the awarded funds towards the realization of their proposal. VitaDAO is dedicated to providing support and assistance in every possible way to ensure successful execution.
$ 20kprize
ViewHypothesis Prize (2022 Winners announced)
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What is the most promising but underappreciated or obscure area of longevity science we should pursue? Over a century ago, many questionable experiments and surgical procedures were performed – heterochronic parabiosis (HCP) being one of them. This technique was revived by Irina Conboy at Stanford/Berkeley in the 200’s. Today, it’s one of the hottest (and most difficult to perform) models of aging research.
$ 20kprize
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Meet the Jury
Aaron King · Foresight Institute
Alexandra Stolzing · Loughborough University
Brian Kennedy · National University of Singapore
Celine Halioua · Loyal
Christine Peterson · Foresight Institute
David Furman · Buck Institute
Deniel Ives · Shift BioSciences
Eleanor Davies · VitaDAO
Eleanor Sheekey · Sheekey Science, Narita Lab
Jamie Justice · Healthspan XPRIZE
Jean M. Hebert · Albert Einstein School of Medicine
Joanne Peng · MIT Boyden Lab, Thiel Fellow
Joe Betts-Lacroix · Retro Biosciences
José Luis Rincón · Retro Bio
Karl Pfleger · Agingbiotech.info
Keith Comito · Lifespan.io
Lan Dao · Université de Montréal
Laurence Ion · VitaDAO
Leon Peshkin · Harvard
Max Unfried · National University of Singapore, VitaDAO
Michael Snyder · Stanford
Nathan Cheng · On Deck Longevity Biotech, Healthspan Capital
Nir Barzilai · Albert Einstein School of Medicine
Petr Sramek · Longevitytech.fund
Raiany Romanni · Harvard Kennedy School
Reason · Repair Biotechnologies
Riva Tez · Investor
Sebastian Brunemeier · Healthspan Capital, ImmuneAGE
Sergio Ruiz · Turn.Bio, Methuselah Foundation
Sonia Arrison · 100 Plus Capital
Sruthi Sivakumar · Retro Bio
Tim Peterson · WashU, VitaDAO
Tyler Golato · VitaDAO, Molecule
Vadim Gladyshev · Harvard
Viktor Korolchuk · Newcastle University
Vincent Weisser · VitaDAO, Molecule
“I hope to see the concept of watching your parents and grandparents die, disappear from the public consciousness as a thing that happens over the course of half a century.”
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Newsroom
Announcing Hypothesis Prize Winners
The winner Carlos Galicia from Buck Institute proposes studying rejuvenation during embryogenesis as a way to combat age-related decline. The second prize goes to Rakhan Aimbetov from Hack-Age, who explores proteostasis disruption in aging and how methylglyoxal affects protein function. The research aims to extend healthy life by understanding these mechanisms. The third prize goes to Shahaf Peleg, FBN_Germany, who investigates mitochondrial dysfunction in aging and proposes a novel approach called external energy replacement using mtON technology to attenuate human aging.
Our judging panel announced
We are excited to launch "The Longevity Prize" with some of the leading people in longevity science on our jury to help propose prizes, as well as evaluate submissions.
A Weekend By Foresight Institute and Longevity Prize
"Others applied for the Hypothesis Prize, a part of the novel Longevity Prize, totaling $180k, launched by VitaDAO in collaboration with Foresight Institute. The prize aims to reward scientists for their ideas on how to drive their field forward, by awarding up to $20k for the top hypothesis for making progress in an undervalued field of longevity."
