Dr. Mark Allen’s mission is to create a world where, as we age, our bodies stay young and vibrant. He is a medical doctor, inventor, entrepreneur and business executive, with experience leading organizations from inception to profitable growth to successful exit. Dr. Allen is the CoFounder and CEO of Elevian, a Harvard spinout developing medicines to cure aging.

Elevian’s scientific founders, working at Harvard University, discovered natural proteins that regulate aging. One example, GDF11, a “young blood” factor, broadly stimulates repair of agerelated damage. When provided to aging animals, GDF11 stimulates regeneration of heart, brain, muscle and other tissues, reversing agerelated diseases. These discoveries were recognized as a top science breakthrough. Dr. Allen leads a team of amazing Harvard scientists and drug development experts commercializing these amazing discoveries.

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