The Longer Life Foundation began in 1998 with a simple ¨C but powerful ¨C idea and an extraordinary collaboration. Â鶹ÊÓƵ ¨C as a leading global life and health reinsurer ¨C and the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis ¨C a world-renowned research institution ¨C joined forces to form a not-for-profit foundation to fund early-stage research by the university¡¯s physicians and scientists.
The Longer Life Foundation¡¯s mission is to fund and support the study of factors that either predict the mortality and morbidity of select populations or influence improvements in longevity, health, and wellness.
The Longer Life Foundation is unique as an academic-corporate initiative to support fully independent research. All findings are published for the benefit of the entire medical and public health community. Longer-Life-funded discoveries have expanded clinical knowledge in fields as diverse as longevity, genomics, obesity, older-age cognition, heart disease, and cancer.
In 1998, the idea of an academic institution collaborating with the life and health insurance industry was novel. In the decades since, the Longer Life Foundation has grown by funding early-stage research and giving the industry a dedicated window into discoveries on the medical conditions and public health issues that drive mortality and morbidity. Â鶹ÊÓƵ looks forward to supporting the foundation's work for many years to come. Video: marking the foundation's 25th anniversary, 2023.
More than $9.9 million in contributions
More than 172 research projects
have been funded
More than 182 published research articles in peer-reviewed journals
We are a global leader in an industry that supports families in their times of greatest need. In everything we do, we strive to live up to our purpose: To make financial protection accessible to all.