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XPRIZE hands $1m to a mitochondrial drug team

Source: Longevity Technology • Published: 15 Oct 2026, 13:47

Summarized by Masters of Longevity from Longevity Technology.

A short feature explaining a funded team’s plan to use pilot mitochondrial drug data to design a larger trial aimed at improving aging outcomes.

XPRIZE hands $1m to a mitochondrial drug team
Key Takeaways
  • Mighty Therapeutics and the University of Washington received a $1 million Milestone 2 award from XPRIZE Healthspan.
  • The award is based on pilot data of elamipretide that will inform a larger randomized placebo-controlled trial in older adults.
  • Final XPRIZE winners will be selected by 2030 after rigorous trials measuring muscle, cognitive, and immune function improvements.
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