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Key people at Create Cures Foundation.
Create Cures Foundation is a Santa Monica, California-based nonprofit organization that provides personalized nutrition, fasting-mimicking diets, and integrative care to patients with cancer and other serious diseases. The organization combines standard medical treatments with science-based lifestyle interventions to address conditions such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and neurodegeneration. The foundation's clinical and advisory leadership includes researchers and executives such as Valter Longo of the USC Longevity Institute, Sean Trigony of Seven Hound Ventures, and Teresa of The Laurus Project. Operating primarily through donations and book royalties, the foundation opened its primary Los Angeles clinic in 2020 to deliver daily nutritional support and educational programs to patients and schools worldwide. The nonprofit organization was founded by Valter Longo, whose longevity research earned him recognition among Time Magazine's list of the 50 most influential people in health in 2018.
Create Cures Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, not a for-profit company, dedicated to promoting health education, scientific programs, and patient assistance to prevent and treat major diseases, with a focus on optimizing healthy longevity.[1][2][3] It employs an integrative, whole-person approach combining conventional medicine, innovative lifestyle interventions, and personalized nutrition based on research from longevity expert Valter Longo and his team at the USC Longevity Institute, targeting early intervention for conditions like cancer and non-communicable diseases.[1][4] The foundation serves adults worldwide, particularly cancer patients including those unable to afford care, through its Longevity and Healthspan Clinic, offering nutritional advice and support from physicians, molecular biologists, and registered dietitians.[1][4]
Headquartered in Santa Monica, CA, it has earned a 3/4 Star rating from Charity Navigator, reflecting solid accountability and transparency in its operations.[5]
Create Cures Foundation emerged from the expertise of Valter Longo, Professor of Biogerontology, Director of the USC Longevity Institute, and head of longevity and cancer research at IFOM in Milan, recognized by Time Magazine in 2018 as one of the 50 most influential people in health for his work on aging and disease prevention.[1][4] Founded as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit (EIN 47-2793776), it channels Longo's research into practical clinical applications, establishing a healing environment that integrates molecular biology, nutrition, and medicine.[1][2][6]
The idea crystallized around translating Longo's evidence-based studies on fasting-mimicking diets and longevity into real-world interventions, starting with patient assistance for those lacking financial means and evolving to global nutritional support via its clinic.[4] Early traction built through collaborations with top-trained physicians and scientists, humanizing its mission by directly aiding serious illness cases.[1]
Create Cures rides the longevity and precision health trend, where biotech advances in aging research—like fasting-mimicking protocols and molecular interventions—meet personalized medicine, amplified by post-pandemic demand for preventive, integrative care.[1][4] Timing aligns with surging interest in non-communicable disease reduction amid rising chronic illness rates, fueled by market forces such as AI-driven biology tools and investor focus on healthspan extension.[3]
It influences the ecosystem by bridging academic research (USC, IFOM) to clinical practice, democratizing access to cutting-edge nutrition science and supporting patient outcomes that validate longevity protocols for broader adoption in healthcare.[1][4]
Create Cures is poised to expand its clinic's global impact as longevity research scales, potentially partnering with biotech firms commercializing Longo's work amid a projected $600B+ anti-aging market by 2030. Trends like AI-personalized nutrition and regulatory nods for integrative therapies will shape its growth, evolving its influence from niche patient aid to a model for nonprofit-driven health innovation. This positions it to amplify Valter Longo's vision, turning scientific promise into widespread healthy longevity.[1][4]
Key people at Create Cures Foundation.
