Altos Labs
Company type | Hal Barron (CEO and co-chairman) |
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Number of employees | 500 |
Website | altoslabs |
Altos Labs, Inc. is an American
History
Altos Labs was formally started on 19 January 2022.[1] The name Altos Labs is based on the city of Los Altos in California.[1] The idea for Altos Labs originated with cell biologist and entrepreneur Richard D. Klausner, who co-founded the company with Hans Bishop.
In 2021, Altos Labs was registered in the United States and the United Kingdom.[2] It will operate out of California (U.S.) and Cambridge (U.K.), with some work performed in Japan.[3]
Investors
One of the early investors of Altos Labs is an investment vehicle held for the benefit of the Breakthrough Foundation, founded by Russian-Israeli science and technology investor and philanthropist Yuri Milner and his wife Julia. The foundation supports existing and future philanthropic projects in fundamental sciences.[4] Milner had previously shown interest in anti-aging technologies, in October 2020, he co-hosted a meeting where experts presented their research, reported on animal testing, and the concept for Altos Labs was developed.
Altos Labs raised US$3 billion in a funding round from investors in January 2022.[2] It is said to be the best funded biotech start-up to date.[3] Investors reportedly include Amazon founder Jeff Bezos[5] and ARCH Venture Partners founder Robert Nelsen.[6]
Salaries for principal investigators at Altos Labs may be ten times higher than at comparable research institutions.[7]
Facilities
Altos Labs plans to establish research facilities in Cambridge, the San Francisco Bay Area, and in San Diego as a first step.[8]
Mission
Atypical of a private company, the initial focus will be on basic research without immediate prospects of a commercially viable product.[1]
In January 2022, the company's president,
External links
See also
References
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