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Longevity startup Longevica plans to launch supplements based on long-term research

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The longevity space is a growing sector for tech startups. Longevica’s CEO Aynar Abdrakhmanov, backing up his company’s aim to tap the desire for people to live longer, said: “According to the WHO, by 2050, 2 billion people will be 60+ years old. It now aims to produce medicines, dietary supplements and food products.

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Autigen Announces Collaboration with Boehringer Ingelheim

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About 430 million people suffer from moderate to complete hearing loss worldwide, a number expected to rise to about 700 million by 2050. Ascend BioVentures is a virtual pharmaceutical accelerator focused on supporting startups focused on preclinical drug development. President, Autigen and CEO of Ascend BioVentures.

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Nia Richards

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The 2019 Institute for Policy Study on the national racial wealth gap reported if the trajectory of the past three decades continues, by 2050 the median White family will have $174,000 of wealth, while Latino median wealth will be $8,600 and Black median wealth will be $600. A: I am excited about the shift in leadership.

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Planetary wants to help food startups brew up more fake meat

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As I noted already this week , alternative proteins is a hot space attracting both startups and venture capital. We want to be a scaling partner, but there is often a trade off in flexibility and cost leadership,” he added. “We We want to start with flexibility and then for cost leadership when we are able to expand.”.

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Energy X secures $20M at $120M valuation to slash building sector emissions

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Countries worldwide have pledged to reduce their energy usage and reach net-zero energy targets by 2050. The steep environmental cost and looming deadlines inspired Energy X, a Seoul-based startup and marketplace that “enables the construction of zero-energy buildings,” from architectural design to completion of construction.

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Toca Football raises $40 million to fuel its budding chain of giant soccer and entertainment facilities

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The company — which plans to expand into Asia as quickly as possible (China has been mandated by the country’s leadership to become “ a first-class football superpower ” by 2050) — has now raised $105 million in total funding.

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REEF Technology raises $700M from SoftBank and others to remake parking lots

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In part that’s because REEF does operate its own businesses on the premises and works with startups to provide actual goods and services that are location dependent for their success and revenue generating. on potential partnerships). As REEF acknowledges, cities are the future.