‘Are we just going to give up and die like every other generation?’ At the Vitalist Bay longevity conference, dreamers and entrepreneurs launch an industry By Sarah ToddMay 27, 2026

https://www.statnews.com/2026/05/27/longevity-movement-shift-fringe-idea-to-big-business/?utm_campaign=the_readout&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8L2Pnmr9kiCB6RyV7Z3DvOTidg_TxMG-Loh4JI-7ExYWemzkJeYZx2o7oWpJ5Z30hrX0ivN4JziweFW8CUNbF9BEq2bQ&_hsmi=420814327&utm_content=420814327&utm_source=hs_email The longevity movement is becoming a booming industry Though the longevity movement still faces widespread skepticism and has a long way to go before becoming mainstream, there's no doubt that it's rapidly gaining steam and investment. That was no more apparent than at Vitalist Bay, a recent longevity conference that brought together founders, investors, researchers, and biohackers. My colleague Sarah Todd attended the festival this year and takes us into the burgeoning industry, which includes scores of companies developing body scans, blood tests, and lab-grown organs. As the community shifts from “a movement to really more of an industry,” as one attendee put it, it has to grapple with key questions like how rigorous its science has to be and how accessible the new technology will be.