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Media, Public Invited to Meet Solvers in NASA Space Food Challenge

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Friday, May 12, 2023
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WASHINGTON, May 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA will announce the second phase winners of its Deep Space Food Challenge, a global competition to help develop innovative food systems for future spacefarers on long-term exploration missions, on Friday, May 19.

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  • WASHINGTON, May 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA will announce the second phase winners of its Deep Space Food Challenge, a global competition to help develop innovative food systems for future spacefarers on long-term exploration missions, on Friday, May 19.
  • Media and the public are invited to join the teams to learn more about their technologies during multiple events.
  • The Deep Space Food Challenge calls solvers around the world to invent new ways of producing food for future astronauts traveling farther from Earth than ever before.
  • The Deep Space Food Challenge is part of NASA's Prizes, Challenges, and Crowdsourcing program in the agency's Space Technology Mission Directorate.

Center for Contemporary Sciences and Methuselah Foundation Announce New Roadmap to Replace Ineffective Animal Testing with 21st Century Human-Relevant Models

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Wednesday, December 7, 2022
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To that end, the Methuselah Foundation has created a guideline, titled "Animal Free Precision Medicine" roadmap.

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  • To that end, the Methuselah Foundation has created a guideline, titled "Animal Free Precision Medicine" roadmap.
  • In fact, the current paradigm of drug development is time consuming, expensive, and markedly ineffective with a 90- 95% failure rate.
  • The Center for Contemporary Sciences is working with the Methuselah Foundation to make the Roadmap widely available and to initiate strategies with other stakeholders to make precision, personalized medicine a reality.
  • "The Methuselah Foundation is proud to support The Center for Contemporary Sciences who are accelerating the scientific advancement and rapid transition to animal free precision medicine," says Methuselah Foundation Co-founder and CEO, David Gobel.

Methuselah Foundation Launches $1 Million Competition to Stimulate Development of Animal-Free Precision Medicine

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Tuesday, September 20, 2022
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DUBLIN, Sept. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Methuselah Foundation, the original biomedical charity devoted to extending the human health span, announced a $1 million competition to encourage innovation that will enable medicine to move away from unreliable animal testing.

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  • Though medicine relies heavily on animal testing for the development of new drugs and therapies, it is unreliable, ineffective and costly.
  • Today, development of a new oncology drug can cost up to $5 billion and take up to 15 years.
  • Because it uses bioengineered human tissue, it promises to be a superior alternative to animal testing for research, clinical trials and precision medicine.
  • "I am excited to support this Animal Free Precision Medicine initiative and the incentives it creates to accelerate this new era of medical research."

Methuselah Foundation Unveils ELONgevity Protection to Support Human Longevity Initiatives, Provide Access to Promising Experimental Therapies

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Tuesday, September 20, 2022
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DUBLIN, Sept. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Methuselah Foundation Co-founder and CEO David Gobel announced the formation of the ELONgevity Protection Project to promote human anti-aging efforts and provide members diagnosed with terminal diseases access to experimental therapies that promise a chance of survival.

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  • DUBLIN, Sept. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Methuselah Foundation Co-founder and CEO David Gobel announced the formation of the ELONgevity Protection Project to promote human anti-aging efforts and provide members diagnosed with terminal diseases access to experimental therapies that promise a chance of survival.
  • The initiative's ELONgevity Protection Clearing House will locate medical teams creating experimental treatments or programs that offer terminally diagnosed members a chance of successful application.
  • Because the initiative is operated by the nonprofit Methuselah Foundation, all member payments, after expenses, will be used to support ongoing longevity research.
  • ELONgevity Protection Project is the latest initiative by Methuselah Foundation, the preeminent biomedical charity focused on extending the healthy human lifespan.

Methuselah Foundation Unveils ELONgevity Protection to Support Human Longevity Initiatives, Provide Access to Promising Experimental Therapies

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Tuesday, September 20, 2022
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DUBLIN, Sept. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Methuselah Foundation Co-founder and CEO David Gobel announced the formation of the ELONgevity Protection Project to promote human anti-aging efforts and provide members diagnosed with terminal diseases access to experimental therapies that promise a chance of survival.

Key Points: 
  • "We are bringing longevity research to life at the societal and individual levels," said Methuselah CEO David Gobel.
  • The initiative's ELONgevity Protection Clearing House will locate medical teams creating experimental treatments or programs that offer terminally diagnosed members a chance of successful application.
  • Because the initiative is operated by the nonprofit Methuselah Foundation, all member payments, after expenses, will be used to support ongoing longevity research.
  • ELONgevity Protection Project is the latest initiative by Methuselah Foundation, the preeminent biomedical charity focused on extending the healthy human lifespan.

Methuselah Foundation Joins NASA in Search for Innovative Ways to Feed Deep-Space Astronauts

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Tuesday, January 25, 2022
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As NASA makes plans to send astronauts to Mars in the 2030s, it must find ways to nourish deep-space crews that may spend years completing a round-trip mission.

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  • As NASA makes plans to send astronauts to Mars in the 2030s, it must find ways to nourish deep-space crews that may spend years completing a round-trip mission.
  • The agency is partnering with Methuselah Foundation to incentivize the creation of revolutionary ways to feed deep-space mission crews.
  • Deep Space Challenge Phase 1, completed in October, rewarded teams for ideas that could feed astronauts on future missions.
  • For more information about Methuselah Foundation, visit the Foundation website, or check it out on Twitter , Facebook , Instagram or LinkedIn .

NASA Offers $1 Million for Innovative Systems to Feed Tomorrow's Astronauts

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Thursday, January 20, 2022
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In coordination with the Canadian Space Agency, NASA is calling on the public to help develop innovative and sustainable food production technologies or systems that require minimal resources and produce minimal waste.

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  • In coordination with the Canadian Space Agency, NASA is calling on the public to help develop innovative and sustainable food production technologies or systems that require minimal resources and produce minimal waste.
  • "Pushing the boundaries of food technology will keep future explorers healthy and could even help feed people here at home."
  • Interested participants from the United States can compete for part of a prize purse of up to $1 million from NASA.
  • NASA, in partnership with the Methuselah Foundation, manages the U.S. and international Deep Space Food Challenge competition.

X-Therma Closes Oversubscribed $13M Series A Financing Led by LOREA AG

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Wednesday, December 22, 2021
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X-Therma Inc. , a biotechnology company developing breakthrough technology for regenerative medicine and organ preservation - has closed an oversubscribed $13M Series A funding round.

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  • X-Therma Inc. , a biotechnology company developing breakthrough technology for regenerative medicine and organ preservation - has closed an oversubscribed $13M Series A funding round.
  • The financing is led by LOREA AG , an entrepreneur-operated investment firm, with participation from Zen11 Holdings, Graphene Ventures, VU Venture Partners, 2b AHEAD Ventures, Methuselah Foundation, Catalytic Impact Foundation, along with notable return angel investors.
  • X-Thermas turn-key solution XT-ViVo and TimeSeal in organ preservation removes this time constraint bottleneck without changing the peri-transplant workflow.
  • X-Thermas technology could be a paradigm shift that makes worldwide organ sharing possible and eliminates organ waiting lists across the globe.

Methuselah Foundation Gives Albert Einstein College of Medicine $1 Million to Develop Engineered Brain Tissue

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Tuesday, November 16, 2021
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Methuselah Foundation, the preeminent biomedical charity focused on extending the healthy human lifespan, has contributed $1 million to Albert Einstein College of Medicine to fund its development of engineered replacement brain structures.

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  • WASHINGTON, Nov. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Methuselah Foundation, the preeminent biomedical charity focused on extending the healthy human lifespan, has contributed $1 million to Albert Einstein College of Medicine to fund its development of engineered replacement brain structures.
  • "Dr. Hrbert's team is trying to achieve for the brain what medicine has long done with other parts of the body: Replace damaged tissue.
  • "While brain transplants are out of the question, replacing small tissue in the brain is within reach," he said.
  • Beyond repairing damaged brain tissue, researchers at Einstein are also exploring the use of engineered brain structures to accelerate the testing of drugs or therapies for any type of brain disorder.

NASA Announces Winners of Deep Space Food Challenge

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Wednesday, October 20, 2021
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For NASA's Deep Space Food Challenge , students, chefs, small businesses, and others whipped up novel food technology designs to bring new solutions to the table.

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  • For NASA's Deep Space Food Challenge , students, chefs, small businesses, and others whipped up novel food technology designs to bring new solutions to the table.
  • NASA Television, the NASA app , and the agency's website will air a show on the Deep Space Food Challenge at 11 a.m. EST Nov. 9 with details about thecompetition, winning solutions, and what could be next for the teams.
  • The 10 international submissions NASA and CSA recognized are:
    ALSEC Alimentos Secos SAS of Antioquia, Colombia
    Enigma of the Cosmos ofcully, France and Brunswick, Australia
    Natufia X Edama of Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
    The Deep Space Food Challenge is a NASA Centennial Challenge.
  • NASA, in partnership with the Methuselah Foundation, manages the U.S. and international Deep Space Food Challenge competition.