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About

the prize

The Maximon Longevity Prize for Translational Research awards outstanding breakthrough research in the field of longevity that can be translated for clinical or non-clinical applications and has the potential to substantially increase health span or life span of humans.

The award focuses on research that already has a proof of concept in pre-clinical lab studies to have a significant impact on the health optimization or longevity.

the pledge

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Maximon is on a mission to extend the health span and to allow people to be fit, healthy and happy until high-age.

We are accelerating longevity research by giving exceptional researchers the resources they need to expand their work and invest in new products and services geared to a longevity-society.

Maximon pledges 50 000 CHF for the winner.

The prize recipients will also receive additional benefits from sponsors such as:

Personalized longevity program sponsored by Biolytica at the value of 20 000 CHF

One-year subscription for science-based longevity supplements supplied by AVEA at the value of 5 000 CHF

jury 2023

Jury

Dr. Dr. Elisabeth Roider

Partner & Chief Scientific and Medical Officer at Maximon

Prof. Dr. Evelyne Yehudit Bischof, MD, MPH

Associate Professor at Shanghai University of Medicine&Health Sciences

Prof Andrea Maier, MD PhD FRACP

Oon Chiew Seng Professor in Medicine, Healthy Ageing and Dementia Research

Sophie Chabloz

Co-Founder and CPO at AVEA

Dr. Nir Barzilai

Director, Einstein Institute for Aging Research at Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Prof. Dr. Collin Y. Ewald

Assistant Professor at ETH Zurich

Dr. Heike Bischoff-Ferrari

Professor of Geriatrics and Aging Research, UZH

Dr. Aubrey de Grey

President and CSO at LEV Foundation

Sebastien Thuault

Chief Editor of Nature Aging

James Raaff

Co-Founder and Chief Program Officer at Biolytica

Timeline

timeline 2023

6th of April

2023

30th of June

2023

29th of September

2023

1st of September

2023

Longevity prize launch.

Applications are open

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End of Evaluation

phase

Award Ceremony at the LIC Gala Dinner

Apply

application

We are welcoming applications from all academic/non-profit researchers, inventors, scientists, students or startup founders who either published breakthrough research, hold the patent or are in very advanced stages of research.

Apply here