Venter Targets Life Extension With New Genomic Research Company

05 Mar 2014

• By Paul Bonanos

The former Celera CEO has raised $70 million for a new organization that will use genomic, biochemical and microbiome data to find stem cell-based treatments for aging-related disorders.

Pioneering biologist Craig Venter’s new start-up Human Longevity Inc. will attempt to create the world’s largest library of human genome sequences, in an ambitious project that aims to slow the aging process and treat disorders associated with the later years of human life.

The former CEO of Celera Corp. and founder of the J. Craig Venter Institute established La Jolla, Calif.-based HLI...