By Eleanor Garth – Longevity.Technology –
When the XPRIZE Healthspan competition announced its semifinalists, one name stood out not for the scale of its biotech budget, but for the age of its participants. BIOARMOR, a team of Malaysian high school students, has joined the roster of research heavyweights in the global race to extend healthy lifespan. Their entry blends herbal compounds, traditional practices and dietary regimens – and, perhaps just as strikingly, the energy of a student cohort motivated by watching their grandparents age.
The BIOARMOR team is led and mentored by Danny Kim, a veteran of six successful XPRIZE teams, and TimePie sat down with him and the team to learn more about their intervention, their scientific rationale and the realities of competing on a global stage.
