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Google announces Calico, an aging and longevity company led by Art Levinson
Google announced Calico, a company focused on aging and associated diseases, with former Genentech CEO and Apple chairman Arthur Levinson as CEO and a founding investor. Larry Page framed the venture as long-term, moonshot thinking about healthcare, separate from Google's main business.
- Arthur D. Levinson, former Genentech CEO and Apple chairman, serves as CEO and founding investor.
- Announced by Larry Page as 'longer term, moonshot thinking around healthcare and biotechnology.'
- Operating as separate entity from Google, focused on aging and age-related diseases.
- Represents Google's commitment to fundamental research on aging biology and longevity medicine.