About
Kristen Fortney is the CEO and co-founder of BioAge Labs, a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing treatments intended to extend healthy lifespan by targeting the molecular causes of aging. The company's discovery platform combines quantitative analysis of longitudinal human samples with health records tracking individuals over their lifespan to identify molecular pathways relevant to human aging, which it aims to address with a portfolio of drugs.
Founder at BioAge Labs
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BioAge Labs's investors · 9
Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks · since 2024Elad GilSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checks · since 2024Felicis VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $15M checks · since 2024IA Seed VenturesBerkeley · since 2024Longitude CapitalMenlo Park · $10M – $30M checks · since 2024OrbiMedNew York · $1M – $75M checks · since 2024Pear VCSan Francisco · $150K – $4M checks · since 2024RA CapitalBoston · since 2024Sofinnova VenturesMenlo Park · $100K – $15M checks · since 2024
Co-founders at BioAge Labs
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Kristen Fortney, PhDCo-Founder, CEO
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Eric Morgen, MDCo-Founder, COO
Experience
- BioAge LabsCEOcurrent2015 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Known MedicineAdvisorcurrent2022 — present
- Retro BiosciencesAdvisorcurrent2020 — present
- Humanity IncAdvisorcurrent2019 — present
- Insilico Medicine, IncScientific Advisorcurrent2014 — present
- Stanford UniversityPostdoctoral research fellow2012 — 2015
- Okinawa Institute of Science and TechnologyVisiting Scholar2012
- University of TorontoPhD Candidate2007 — 2012
- Marine Biological LaboratoryVisiting Scholar2011
- Santa Fe InstituteVisiting Scholar2007
- Max Planck Institute for Biological CyberneticsVisiting Scholar2006
Skills & more
R10Matlab5Bioinformatics43Computational Biology38Systems Biology23Genomics21Genetics30Sequence Analysis9Biochemistry18Lifesciences9DNA9Science11
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Scientific WritingMachine LearningMicroarray AnalysisGenome AnalysisBiostatisticsBiomarker DiscoveryGWASNetwork BiologyData MiningDNA sequencingAgingFrom Kristen's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Kristen Fortney?
- Kristen Fortney is the CEO and co-founder of BioAge Labs, a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing treatments intended to extend healthy lifespan by targeting the molecular causes of aging. The company's discovery platform combines quantitative analysis of longitudinal human samples with health records tracking individuals over their lifespan to identify molecular pathways relevant to human aging, which it aims to address with a portfolio of drugs.
- Where does Kristen Fortney work?
- Kristen Fortney is Founder of BioAge Labs.
- What companies did Kristen Fortney found?
- Kristen Fortney founded BioAge Labs.
- Where did Kristen Fortney go to school?
- Kristen Fortney studied at Stanford University (Postdoc, Aging / Genetics / Bioinformatics); University of Toronto (Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Bioinformatics).
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