The start-up is also expected to establish research centres in Japan and San Francisco, as part of a push to develop technology that can essentially revitalise animals, using it to rejuvenate cells and ultimately prolong life.
According to the MIT Technology Review, Altos Labs has already received backing from early Facebook investor Yuri Milner and Jeff Bezos, who recently stepped back as chief executive of Amazon. His office did not respond to the magazine’s requests for comment. MIT Technology Review said Altos Labs had raised at least $270 million from investors since it was formed late last year, in a sign of the significant appetite there is in the market for such businesses. The global anti-ageing market is expected to surpass more than $271 billion by 2024, according to CB Insights.
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