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XPRIZE LAUNCHES LARGEST COMPETITION IN HISTORY - $101M XPRIZE HEALTHSPAN TO DRIVE HEALTHIER AGING FOR ALL

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Wednesday, November 29, 2023

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Nov. 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- XPRIZE, the world's leader in designing and operating large-scale incentive competitions to solve humanity's grand challenges, today launches $101M XPRIZE Healthspan. This 7-year global competition is the largest competition in history and the largest XPRIZE to date, offering $111 million total between the prize purse and a bonus award. XPRIZE Healthspan will award $101 million in prize funding to the team who successfully develops a proactive, accessible therapeutic that restores muscle, cognition, and immune function by a minimum of 10 years, with a goal of 20 years, in persons aged 65-80 years, in one year or less. An additional $10M FSHD Bonus Prize will be awarded to a team that demonstrates the ability to restore lost muscular function due to Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy (FSHD) in one year or less. The announcement was made today alongside Co-Title Sponsors Hevolution Foundation and SOLVE FSHD as part of Hevolution's Global Healthspan Summit, the largest convening of its kind bringing together researchers, innovators, and entrepreneurs in the field of healthspan science taking place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

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  • This 7-year global competition is the largest competition in history and the largest XPRIZE to date, offering $111 million total between the prize purse and a bonus award.
  • "As the single-largest XPRIZE Healthspan funder, Hevolution Foundation is committed to advancing geroscience and reshaping the approach to aging," said Dr. Mehmood Khan, CEO, Hevolution Foundation, Co-Title Sponsor of XPRIZE Healthspan.
  • This initiative serves as yet another illustration of our enduring commitment to transforming aging treatments and championing healthy aging for everyone."
  • By developing therapeutics that target biological aging rather than disease, we can revolutionize the way we think about and treat aging," said Jamie Justice, Ph.D., Executive Director of XPRIZE Healthspan, XPRIZE.

SuperAgers Family Study Reaches First National Recruitment Milestone Using Digital Methods Powered by Vibrent Health’s Research Software

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Tuesday, May 9, 2023

The SuperAgers Family Study aims to collect data from 10,000 people, primarily individuals 95 and older, but also including their children and children’s spouses.

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  • The SuperAgers Family Study aims to collect data from 10,000 people, primarily individuals 95 and older, but also including their children and children’s spouses.
  • By exceeding their first recruitment milestone, the SuperAgers study demonstrates that digital approaches can engage aging populations.
  • “For those with less comfort, our recruitment of superager offspring in the study helps to foster compliance in superagers using digital methods.
  • As health research becomes increasingly digital, family-based datasets represent a robust, promising area of precision health research.”

Hevolution Foundation Geroscience Research Opportunities (HF-GRO) Awards Unveiled, with a Budget of up to $115M Over Five Years

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Friday, May 5, 2023

Hevolution Foundation , a non-profit organization that provides grants and early-stage investments to incentivize research and entrepreneurship in healthspan science, is launching a new grants program, “Hevolution Foundation - Geroscience Research Opportunities” (HF-GRO).

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  • Hevolution Foundation , a non-profit organization that provides grants and early-stage investments to incentivize research and entrepreneurship in healthspan science, is launching a new grants program, “Hevolution Foundation - Geroscience Research Opportunities” (HF-GRO).
  • HF-GRO will provide funding for pre-clinical research in aging biology and geroscience in the United States, Canada, and Europe.
  • The program has a budget of up to $25 million for the remainder of 2023, and up to $115 million over five years.
  • The American Federation for Aging Research ( AFAR ) is providing programmatic support for the HF-GRO program for Hevolution Foundation.

Hevolution/AFAR New Investigator Awards in Aging Biology and Geroscience Recipients Announced

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Tuesday, April 18, 2023

Hevolution Foundation and the American Federation for Aging Research ( AFAR ) are pleased to announce the inaugural Hevolution/AFAR New Investigator Awards in Aging Biology and Geroscience Research recipients.

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  • Hevolution Foundation and the American Federation for Aging Research ( AFAR ) are pleased to announce the inaugural Hevolution/AFAR New Investigator Awards in Aging Biology and Geroscience Research recipients.
  • Eighteen three-year awards of $375,000 each, for a total of $6.75 Million, have been granted to support research projects in the basic biology of aging or geroscience, a research paradigm based on addressing the biology of aging and age-related disease to promote healthy aging.
  • “Some of the biggest breakthroughs in aging research today were funded first through AFAR’s grants for promising early career researchers.
  • The Hevolution/AFAR New Investigator Awards in Aging Biology and Geroscience Research will significantly boost support for junior faculty worldwide,” noted Stephanie Lederman, EdM, Executive Director, AFAR.

Hevolution Foundation Matches Funding for Impetus Grants to Accelerate Research in Neglected Areas of Healthspan Science

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Wednesday, August 31, 2022

Hevolution Foundation , a non-profit organization that provides grants and early-stage investments to incentivize research and entrepreneurship in healthspan science announces the results of $2 Million in matching funding for a program from Impetus Grants , a non-profit science funding organization focused on longevity research.

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  • Hevolution Foundation , a non-profit organization that provides grants and early-stage investments to incentivize research and entrepreneurship in healthspan science announces the results of $2 Million in matching funding for a program from Impetus Grants , a non-profit science funding organization focused on longevity research.
  • Building on our just-announced partnership with the American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR), we are pleased that our $2 Million in matching funds for Impetus Grants has helped enable the organization to fund 14 innovative academic research projects in healthspan science and related fields, commented Felipe Sierra, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer.
  • From causality of methylation clocks to in vivo measurements of multiple aging mechanisms to in situ genome-scale measurements of multiple aging mechanisms, and a variety of other areas, this is important, healthspan-oriented research that has typically been underfunded.
  • The total grant funding of $4 Million was awarded to 14 investigators conducting research in a variety of disciplines and stages of healthspan science.

California Mortgage Relief Program Expands Eligibility Requirements for Homeowners Who Experience Pandemic-Related Financial Hardships

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Tuesday, June 14, 2022

The California Mortgage Relief Program has significantly expanded eligibility requirements to offer funding to a greater number of California homeowners who have fallen behind on housing payments due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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  • The California Mortgage Relief Program has significantly expanded eligibility requirements to offer funding to a greater number of California homeowners who have fallen behind on housing payments due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • The California Mortgage Relief Program has expanded eligibility to homeowners who missed mortgage payments in 2022.
  • Previously, program criteria required homeowners to miss at least two payments prior to program launch on December 27, 2021.
  • The adjustment will make it so more California homeowners who experienced financial hardships during COVID-19 can get help.

Agtech Appoints Leading Harvard Trained Medical Expert as Chief Science Officer

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Thursday, December 9, 2021

CALIFORNIA, Newport Beach, Dec. 09, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Agtech Global International, Inc. (Agtech) (name change to Galexxy Holdings Inc. in process) (OTC Pink: AGGL) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Malcolm A. Leissring as its Chief Science Officer (CSO) effective January 1, 2022.

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  • CALIFORNIA, Newport Beach, Dec. 09, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Agtech Global International, Inc. (Agtech) (name change to Galexxy Holdings Inc. in process) (OTC Pink: AGGL) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Malcolm A. Leissring as its Chief Science Officer (CSO) effective January 1, 2022.
  • This appointment follows Agtechs recent agreement to acquire NooMeds, LLC., a company formed by Dr. Leissring to market A.L.Z.
  • Defense, a scientifically tested dietary supplement shown to prevent memory problems in laboratory models of Alzheimers disease.
  • He conducted his postdoctoral training at Harvard Medical School in the laboratory of Dennis J. Selkoe, M.D., one of the worlds leading researchers in Alzheimers disease.

Steven N. Austad, Ph.D., appointed as inaugural Protective Life Endowed Chair in Healthy Aging Research at UAB

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Thursday, October 21, 2021

The University of Alabama System Board of Trustees recently approved the appointment of Steven N. Austad, Ph.D., one of the most respected minds in healthy aging research, as the inaugural Protective Life Endowed Chair in Healthy Aging Research, enabling him to build on his pioneering legacy to establish Birmingham as a global epicenter for healthy aging research.

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  • The University of Alabama System Board of Trustees recently approved the appointment of Steven N. Austad, Ph.D., one of the most respected minds in healthy aging research, as the inaugural Protective Life Endowed Chair in Healthy Aging Research, enabling him to build on his pioneering legacy to establish Birmingham as a global epicenter for healthy aging research.
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    Stephen N. Austadt, Ph.D. has been named as the inaugural Protective Life Endowed Chair in Health Aging Research at UAB.
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    Dr. Austad is an international trailblazer in the science of aging, and we are thrilled to see him named as the inaugural Protective Life Endowed Chair in Healthy Aging Research at UAB, said Rich Bielen, president and CEO of Protective.
  • In addition to the Protective Life Endowed Chair in Healthy Aging Research, Protectives total $2 million investment toward advancing the science of healthy aging also funds the Protective Life Healthy Aging and Research Acceleration and Innovation Fund.