Tech millionaire Bryan Johnson has made headlines for spending $2 million annually on an anti-aging regime he follows – injecting himself with plasma from his son. According to reports, 30 doctors monitor him closely while adhering to an extensive diet, exercise and supplement regimen.
But can he actually reverse his aging?
1. Bryan Johnson
Attn: Tech billionaire Steven Johnson is well known for attempting to live forever through radical measures that include spending $2 Million each year on anti-ageing treatments and procedures he pioneered at Braintree (sold to PayPal for $800 Million in 2012). To accomplish his goal of living forever he uses various radical approaches including organ reprogramming as well as blood plasma transfusions and various medical procedures to delay biological age progression.
Bloomberg published a profile of 46-year-old software entrepreneur, known online as Blueprint, who reprogrammed his “brain, heart, lungs, kidneys, skin, teeth, bladder hair penis and rectum” back to that of an 18 year-old’s biological age. Aging progression was measured via blood and stool samples, MRI scans and ultrasound images; monthly acid peels, laser therapy treatments as well as injecting fat directly into his face in order to build up scaffolding that will enable new facial fat regeneration from within his body.
His efforts have proven highly fruitful. By drawing blood from his teenage son, he has managed to reduce his biological age back down to 36, his organs aging slower than a typical 10-year-old, his blood pressure lower and body inflammation 85 percent less severe than before.
Critics of biohacker Johnson point to his wealth as evidence of “hubris”, believing he is overstating his chances at reversing aging process. Johnson is cognizant of this, telling Bloomberg he no longer lives a lifestyle defined by fridge raiding and brownie devouring that marked Silicon Valley days; instead he finds freedom through his current protocol that leaves him feeling “freer than I ever felt before”.
2. Tim Newcomb
Building a business that fulfills customer demands quickly is the surest path to building wealth, which Newcomb has accomplished with his innovative Tennis Gear business. His entire life has been dedicated to serving his audience – both niche and mainstream alike – and giving them what they want – whether that means stadiums, tennis gear, sports food or aesthetics. He has written articles for TIME, Forbes, Sports Illustrated, Wired and Popular Mechanics on these subjects and more.
Altos Labs recently emerged from stealth mode with high-profile backers like Russian-Israeli tech billionaire Yuri Milner and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos as its most impressive achievement. Altos Labs follows Silicon Valley’s approach of studying organisms with naturally long lifespans like naked mole rats in order to find ways to extend healthy lifespan. According to Newcomb, their ultimate aim is “prove biological reprogramming is possible,” beginning by slowing or eventually reversing aging in mice as a first step.
3. Peter Diamandis
Peter Diamandis is the Chairman and CEO of the X PRIZE Foundation, an organization most well-known for the $10 Million Ansari X Prize for private spaceflight. As one of the leaders of large incentive prizes worldwide, they provide incentives that encourage entrepreneurs to develop breakthrough innovations that benefit humanity. Peter has published two New York Times best sellers titled Abundance and BOLD and holds degrees in molecular genetics, aerospace engineering from MIT as well as an M.D from Harvard Medical School.
Entrepreneur and co-founder of BOLD Capital Partners – an exponential technology focused venture fund investing $250M – Fortune Magazine recently recognized him as one of the “World’s 50 Greatest Leaders”.
In 1999, he co-founded the International Space University with Todd Hawley, Walter Anderson and Christopher Mau. Now, it serves as an accredited Master of Space Studies program with two global non-profit chapters around the globe. Prior to that he co-founded and served as managing director for Microsat Launch Systems from 1987-1989; they created and built Orbital Express launcher which could place 100 kg payloads into low-Earth orbit and was later sold off to CTA Inc of Rockville Maryland for use.
Peter is an engaging keynote speaker on topics relating to technology, innovation and the future of work. Available for engagements worldwide.
Darren is a writer and editor with an acute fascination for how science and technology shape our world. Based in Portland with his cat, you can read his work at Gizmodo and Paste if interested. A passionate science fiction fan, Darren enjoys discussing space exploration, science business, astronomy and world politics with those interested. A firm believer that we need to invest in innovation for a better world – prizes offer an effective method to do just this – which explains his interest in attending Space Prize Summit’s gathering of innovators, investors and thought leaders dedicated to building out global space economys!
4. Bill Gates
Bill Gates is one of the richest men in America and around the world due to his hard work and dedication. His computer programming career began as a young boy when computers were still rare machines mainly used by military units and schools – Bill became fascinated with these extraordinary machines and dedicated much of his free time learning how to program and writing software programs he soon excelled in his studies, scoring 1590 out of 1600 on his SAT exam!
After graduating high school, Bill Gates attended college where he was encouraged to become a lawyer. Instead, his passion was computers. So with Paul Allen as his partner he founded Micro-Soft which would go on to become one of the largest software businesses ever formed; eventually making Bill incredibly rich while using that wealth for charity through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Gates’ accomplishments in tech have had a profound effect on industries and individuals. But perhaps his greatest legacy lies in his dedication to philanthropy: giving away most of their fortune through their foundation to help people in need such as Alzheimer’s research, climate change issues and education projects.
Recently, there has been an upsurge among billionaires investing in anti-aging and rejuvenation science – not for profit but to solve pressing problems like disease prevention or renewable energy development.
Bill Gates and Yuri Milner made an investment in Altos Labs, a company focused on developing regenerative medicine. Regenerative therapy works by reprogramming cells to form whatever type of cell the body requires – potentially providing cures for diseases like cancer, diabetes and neurodegenerative disorders.
