HF-GRO Will Fund Pre-Clinical Research in Aging Biology and Geroscience

Hevolution Foundation, a non-profit organization that provides grants and early-stage investments to incentivize research and entrepreneurship in healthspan science, is launching a new grants program, “Hevolution Foundation - Geroscience Research Opportunities” (HF-GRO). HF-GRO will provide funding for pre-clinical research in aging biology and geroscience in the United States, Canada, and Europe. The program has a budget of up to $25 million for the remainder of 2023, and up to $115 million over five years.

“We see HF-GRO as a major step on the path to funding a significant amount of promising aging biology and geroscience research on an international scale,” commented Felipe Sierra, PhD, Hevolution Foundation’s Chief Scientific Officer. “We anticipate releasing calls covering other geographic areas in the coming months.”

Funded projects are expected to last four to five years, with direct costs of each project anticipated to be in the range of $300,000 to $500,000 annually. The HF-GRO Awards are for basic and translational research only (not clinical trials).

The American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR) is providing programmatic support for the HF-GRO program for Hevolution Foundation. Information and related materials about this funding opportunity may be found here. Questions about HF-GRO may be directed to hevolutiongrants@afar.org.

About Hevolution Foundation

Founded in the belief that every person has the right to live a longer, healthier life, Hevolution Foundation is a global catalyst, partner, and convener, on a mission to drive efforts to extend healthy human lifespan and understand the processes of aging. Hevolution Foundation aims to increase the number of aging-related treatments on the market, compress the timeline of drug development, and increase accessibility to therapeutics that extend healthy lifespan, also known as healthspan. A non-profit organization headquartered in Riyadh, with an annual budget of up to $1 Billion, Hevolution Foundation plans to open hubs in North America and other global locations to support a cutting-edge, global ecosystem of talent to propel aging and geroscience research forward and achieve medical breakthroughs to help humanity live healthier, longer.

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