Analysis

December 21, 2021

European investors have a new obsession: longevity

Switzerland's Korify has just launched a new $100m longevity fund — and it's not the only investor trying to defeat ageing


Mimi Billing

4 min read

Maximon in the lab in Zurich

Imagine a world where the average life expectancy is well over 100 years (and doesn’t involve spending 30 years in a care home). Imagine a world where — thanks to scientific findings made over the last five years — there’s a cure for ageing.

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Mimi Billing

Mimi Billing is Sifted's Europe editor, based in Stockholm. She covers the Nordics and can be found on X and LinkedIn

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