We're building a community where scientists, investors, and longevity enthusiasts can collaborate to accelerate progress in aging research

VitaLabs is VitaDAO's in-house network of interdisciplinary scientists dedicated to pioneering cutting-edge longevity science. Our mission is to radically extend human healthspan and lifespan by developing cutting-edge research while empowering democratic ownership of intellectual property through Intellectual Property Tokens.

In order to attract top talent into VitaLabs, VitaDAO will run a Fellowship program targeting creative and independent thinkers passionate about longevity to collaborate, ideate, and develop groundbreaking ideas.

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Our Approach

Traditional academia often constraints disruptive innovation by favouring incremental advancements. Despite increased funding and publications in the field, groundbreaking discoveries have declined. VitaLabs addresses this by:

Bold ideas

We embrace high-risk, high-reward research often overlooked by traditional academic labs.

Focused seasons

4-month deep dives into specific longevity areas drive rapid progress.

Diverse Expertise

Cross-disciplinary collaboration s parks unexpected breakthroughs.

Ownership

Contributors own a portion of the IP they help create.
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How VitaLabs Works

Our research model operates in focused seasons, each lasting four months. Here's how we drive innovation

Team Formation

We build interdisciplinary teams of geroscientists and domain experts for each season

Ideation

Teams identify novel opportunities and develop transformative project ideas

Initial Experiments

Projects begin with computational work or small-scale experiments

Community Engagement

Regular updates and data sharing keep our community informed
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Development

Successful projects advance to in-depth research and potential spin-out creation

VitaLabs Roadmap

A few of our partners at the cutting edge of longevity research

Our top scientific contributors

Diane Seimetz

Diane Seimetz

Entrepreneur, Board Member, Leading drug development & regulatory expert

Jean M. Herbert

Jean M. Herbert

Neurogeneticist at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Marco Quarta

Marco Quarta

Co-Founder & CEO at Rubedo Life Sciences

Michael Baran

Michael Baran

Michael Baran, MBA, PHD is Executive Director, WRDM and Partner at Pfizer Ventures

Morten Scheibye-Knudsen

Morten Scheibye-Knudsen

Laboratory founder and leading longevity scientist.

Vera Gorbunova

Vera Gorbunova

Professor of Biology at University of Rochester and Co-director, Rochester Aging Research Center

Viktor Korolchuk

Viktor Korolchuk

Reader in Molecular Cell Biology at Newcastle University

Vittorio Sebastiano

Vittorio Sebastiano

Associate Professor of Reproductive and Stem Cell Biology at Stanford

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