Lifespan Research Institute
Lifespan Research Institute
Formation2009, SENS Research Foundation

2014, LEAF (Lifespan Extension Advocacy Foundation) aka Lifespan.io

2024, Lifespan Research Institute (formed by a merger between SENS & LEAF)
FoundersKeith Comito, Stephanie Dainow, Lisa Fabiny, Bill Liao
Type501(c)(3)
FocusLongevity Biotechnology - healthy lifespan extension
HeadquartersSilicon Valley
Area served
Global
MethodNews outlet, Advocacy, Intramural research, Public education, Crowdfunding, Investor network, Training of next-gen scientists
Websitewww.lifespan.io

The Lifespan Research Institute (LRI) is a non-profit organization whose mission is to prevent, slow-down and reverse age-related diseases by revolutionizing the science of aging and regenerative medicine with cutting-edge research and education.

LRI was formed in October 2024 as the result of a merger between 2 non-profit industry pioneers: LEAF (Lifespan Extension Advocacy Foundation, also known as Lifespan.io) founded in 2014 and based in New York City, and SENS Research Foundation founded in 2009 and based in Silicon Valley, CA. Co-Founders include Bill Liao, Keith Comito, Lisa Fabiny-Kiser and Stephanie Dainow.[1]

The Institute accelerates the field of longevity biotech research through several programs housed under the new organization:

  • LEAF's public advocacy initiatives include an industry leading news outlet covering the latest in aging research,[2] a scientific conference in NYC,[3][4][5] a crowdfunding platform,[6] and the LIN - a robust longevity biotechnology investor network.[7][8]
  • SENS Research Foundation programs include institutional education for next-gen scientists, innovative in-house research at their 11,000 sq. ft. research and education center in Mountain View, CA, and partnerships with world class scientists and international institutions to advance groundbreaking therapies and technologies.

News outlet

LEAF established its news outlet in 2016 with the goal of educating the public on the progress in aging and longevity research. In 2018, LEAF interviewed the Russian geriatrician Valery Novoselov on the questionable case of Jeanne Calment's exceptional longevity.[9] As of 2022, the outlet has published over 1000 news articles, including more than 90 interviews with leading aging and rejuvenation researchers, such as Matt Kaeberlein, Aubrey de Grey, Judith Campisi, Brian Kennedy, Steve Horvath, David Sinclair, and Gregory Fahy.

Scientific conference

Ending Age-Related Diseases: Investment Prospects and Advances in Research (EARD) is an annual scientific conference hosted by LEAF in New York City in the summer. It is focused on biomarkers of aging, fundamental studies on aging, the development of rejuvenation therapies for humans, and investment and regulatory aspects of the longevity industry.[10][11] In 2023 they hosted their 6th annual and largest conference titled "Longevity + DeSci Summit".[12]

Crowdfunding platform

LEAF's non-profit crowdfunding platform Lifespan.io is dedicated to supporting fundamental and early-stage studies on aging. As of 2022, it helped to collect over $750,000 in support of eight research projects, including three projects by SENS Research Foundation - OncoSENS, MitoSENS[13] and MitoMouse.

Outreach and advocacy

LEAF maintains a variety of outreach activities. Members of the organizations give talks at scientific and public events, appear on television,[14] and give press interviews.[15][16][17] In 2017 and 2018, as a part of its outreach activities, LEAF provided scientific advice to help the YouTube channels Kurzgesagt, Life Noggin, and CGP Grey create educational popular science videos about biological aging and the potential of regenerative medicine.[18][19][20] In 2023, they launched a public education partnership with Chris Hemsworth's Centr.[21]

References

  1. ^Garth, Eleanor (October 9, 2024). "Lifespan Research Institute: SENS and Lifespan.io merge". Longevity.Technology - Latest News, Opinions, Analysis and Research. Retrieved January 9, 2025.
  2. ^"LEAF News Outlet". Archived from the original on 2020-01-12. Retrieved 2020-01-08.
  3. ^"Ending Age-Related Diseases: Investment Prospects & Advances in Research". Archived from the original on 2020-04-08. Retrieved 2021-04-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^"Celebrating Our Third Conference". Lifespan.io. 2021-04-04. Archived from the original on 2021-02-11.
  5. ^Garth, Eleanor (2023-08-02). "Ending Age-Related Diseases conference looks to future of longevity". Longevity.Technology - Latest News, Opinions, Analysis and Research. Retrieved 2025-07-15.
  6. ^Lifespan.io
  7. ^"The Longevity Investor Network | Lifespan Research Institute". www.lifespan.io. Retrieved 2025-07-15.
  8. ^"Longevity Investor Network doubles in size in 2024 - LongevityOne". 2025-05-31. Retrieved 2025-07-15.
  9. ^Milova, Elena (December 4, 2018). "Valery Novoselov: Investigating Jeanne Calment's Longevity Record". LEAF news outlet.
  10. ^Bahnsen, Ulrich (2019-07-12). "Forscher wollen das Altern besiegt haben" [Researchers want aging to be defeated]. Die Zeit (in German). Zeit Online.
  11. ^Manzocco, Roberto (2019-09-03). "L'industria biotech della longevità è pronta" [Longevity biotechnology industry is ready] (in Italian). Il Sole 24 Ore.
  12. ^Garth, Eleanor (2023-08-02). "Ending Age-Related Diseases conference looks to future of longevity". Longevity.Technology - Latest News, Opinions, Analysis and Research. Retrieved 2025-07-15.
  13. ^Boominathan, Amutha; et al. (2016-09-04). "Stable nuclear expression of ATP8 and ATP6 genes rescues a mtDNA Complex V null mutant". Nucleic Acids Research. 44 (19): 9342–9357. doi:10.1093/nar/gkw756. PMC 5100594. PMID 27596602.
  14. ^The Science Of Extending Life. Rebel HQ. November 3, 2018 – via YouTube.
  15. ^Mangena, Ancillar (2018-09-06). "You Only Live Twice". Forbes Africa.
  16. ^Shipacheva, Daria (2019-09-06). Вечно молодой, вечно трезвый: чем занимаются люди, мечтающие обрести бессмертие [Always young, always sober: what people dreaming of immortality are doing]. Forbes (in Russian).
  17. ^Вечно молодой, вечно трезвый: чем занимаются люди, мечтающие обрести бессмертие. Biohacking Conference Moscow (in Russian). 2019-08-05. Archived from the original on 2021-01-17. Retrieved 2020-01-08.
  18. ^Why Age? Should We End Aging Forever?. Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell. October 20, 2017 – via YouTube.
  19. ^How to Cure Aging – During Your Lifetime?. Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell. November 3, 2017 – via YouTube.
  20. ^Live 200 Years? This Is How You Could Do It. Life Noggin. September 20, 2018 – via YouTube.
  21. ^Ostertag, Elizabeth (2023-07-31). "Centr, Lifespan.io Execs Talk Partnership, How To Make Aging Science Accessible". Athletech News. Retrieved 2025-07-15.
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