July 12, 2023 | Issue #59

Good morning! This week's theme, Longevity Retreats, will be a topic we'll be revisiting later this year, when we launch another new tool that is in development now. In case you missed our other resources, here is a list of what we've recently launched:

• Longevity Companies (1,000+)

• Longevity Investors (1,500+)

• Longevity Jobs (3,500+)

• Longevity 101 (Guide to Longevity)

In this week's newsletter:🧘 Longevity Retreats 💰 Neko Raises Big Money 🌐 Athletes Live Longer?📈 Huge Week for the Longevity Stock Index

11 Longevity Retreats Around the World to Explore Now

Longevity retreats, which differ from

longevity clinics

, have exploded in popularity with many destinations booked out until 2025 and beyond. 

Yes, many guests want a relaxing and therapeutic experience, but there's another reason for the high demand: education.

Whether it's personalized nutrition, functional fitness, high tech therapies, or even epigenetic screening, longevity retreats offer their guests an amazing experience with valuable information that can be taken home. 

Longevity retreats are also BIG business with many destinations charging eye-popping amounts for (potentially) life changing experiences. Despite these high price tags, demand seems to be outpacing supply.  

With global demographics aging and more awareness on personal health, are these retreats a catalyst for the longevity industry? We think so, which is why the Spannr team is working on something now that we'll be sharing later this year. 

Until then, learn all about

11 amazing longevity retreats

from around the world. 

• Invitae is hiring for dozens of high paying positions VIEW ALL HERE. 

• Browse thousands of jobs in the longevity industry, updated daily, in Spannr's new Jobs database HERE. 

• Neko Health, the preventative health care technology company co-founded by Hjalmar Nilsonne and Daniel Ek (Founder/CEO of Spotify), has announced the completion of a €60 million Series A funding. This is the first time the company has brought in external capital and the investment was led by Lakestar, with participation from Atomico and General Catalyst. The funding will help accelerate Neko Health's strategic plans for expansion, continued investment in R&D, clinical studies, and recruitment of world-class talents.

• Studying Elite Athletes: Do They Live Longer? (HealthNews)

• The luxurious sleep lives of CEOs—the $2,000 smart mattress Mark Zuckerberg and Bryan Johnson use to master their sleep (Fortune)

• Is anyone perfectly healthy? Study finds everyone has room for improvement (StudyFinds)

• Putin's luxury armored train is fitted with a beauty room, antiaging machines, and a gym, report says. Take a look inside. (Business Insider)

• Why “Longtermism” Needs Anti-Aging Science to Succeed (MerionWest)

• Having a negative view of aging may be hurting your health and shortening your lifespan. 5 ways to change your mindset (Fortune)

• Ageing is complicated – a biologist explains why no two people or cells age the same way, and what this means for anti-ageing interventions (ThePrint)

• Want to live healthier longer? Scientists aim to improve life quality over quantity (USA Today)

• Scientists just used A.I. to map a fruit fly’s brain. Here’s why it’s a ‘turning point in neuroscience’ (Fortune)

Performance:

Latest Price: $126.787d-Return: 7.6%Market Cap: $13b

Big Movers:Recursion (RXRX): 100.27%Precision (DTIL): 28.85%Invitae (NVTA): 17.12%

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