FoodTech for Longevity : Where nutrition science, AI, and food innovation converge to extend healthspan
🥗 Longevity × Food
Food as medicine: from diet to biological resilience
Food is one of the most powerful — and accessible — interventions for longevity.
Long treated primarily as calories or diet trends, nutrition is now being reframed as a key regulator of metabolism, gut health, inflammation, immune resilience, and long-term aging biology. What we eat and drink shapes cardiovascular risk, brain function, microbiome balance, and disease trajectories across decades.
At the same time, a new wave of foodtech innovation is transforming how we understand and produce food. From AI-driven personalized nutrition and microbiome insights to next-generation proteins, longevity superfoods, functional ingredients, and nutraceuticals, founders and scientists are redefining food as a platform for prevention, performance, and health optimization.
🎤 This meetup explores how food, hydration, and nutrition science are becoming core pillars of longevity — and what this means for healthcare, biotech, and the future of food.
Food & food samples will be provided! 🥗🥙
AGENDA
🧬 1. Intro: Longevity × Food — from diet culture to food as medicine
By Arnaud Auger, Director & Deputy Head of C.Lab at Cathay Innovation (global venture capital firm), and Co-Founder & Co-Leader of Don’t Die San Francisco, a community exploring the future of longevity, healthspan, and prevention.
💡 2. Startups Pitches (2 min each)
Trilliome – Precision microbiome ingredients for healthy aging.
Myospan – Developing next-generation protein technologies designed to preserve muscle mass and mobility during aging.
Fuelin – A performance nutrition platform helping athletes optimize fueling, metabolism, and long-term health through personalized nutrition.
Nuri – An AI agent that recommends the best food for your biology from nearby restaurants to support healthier eating.
Bitesense – A mobile platform that scans restaurant menus and analyzes nutritional impact to guide healthier food choices.
Uncracked – Developing seaweed-based functional ingredients designed to improve everyday nutrition and healthier food formulations.
🌟 3. Two Panels: Founders & scientists redefining food for longevity
A conversation with leaders building at the frontier of nutrition science, gut health, and food innovation.
-Panel 1: Food Giants Innovation leaders
Anne Pitkowski, PhD – Research & Applications Director at Bel, where she leads applied research and open innovation to design healthier and more sustainable food products.
Greg Hocking – VP Global R&D New Innovation Territories at Mars Wrigley, previously leading nutrition platforms and beverage strategy at PepsiCo.
Dr. Roy Steiner – Senior Vice President at the Rockefeller Foundation, leading global initiatives in agriculture and food systems.
Panel 2: World Class FoodTech CEOs
Dr. Nora Khaldi – Founder & CEO of Nuritas, a biotechnology company using AI and genomics to discover plant-based bioactive peptides for health and nutrition.
Christopher Clark – Co-Founder & CEO of Locale, a YC and a16z-backed startup building high-protein ready meals designed to support longevity and metabolic health.
Shay Hilel – CEO & Co-Founder of Lembas, developing next-generation bioactive ingredients designed to support weight management and metabolic health.
Topics we’ll explore include:
• Food as medicine and the role of nutrition in preventing chronic disease
• Gut health and the microbiome as regulators of metabolism, immunity, and brain health
• AI and data-driven personalized nutrition
• Longevity superfoods, polyphenols, and functional ingredients
• Hydration and electrolyte balance for performance and resilience
• Supplements and nutraceuticals — what works and what doesn’t
• Foodtech innovation: from alternative proteins to “better protein”
• Where the next decade of longevity-driven food innovation may emerge
🧠 Discussion themes
We’ll explore how food is becoming a strategic entry point for longevity innovation, including:
• Nutrition as a foundation of prevention and metabolic resilience
• The role of the microbiome in long-term health and aging
• From calories to biomarkers: measuring the biological impact of food
• AI-powered personalized nutrition
• Functional foods, supplements, and longevity diets
• Foodtech innovations enabling healthier and more sustainable nutrition
• What everyday habits actually matter for long-term health
🤝 Co-organized with
Don’t Die — a global community inspired by the Don’t Die movement, bringing together founders, scientists, investors, and practitioners interested in extending healthspan and living better for longer.
📍 Hosted at Cathay Innovation
Hosted at Cathay Innovation, a global venture capital firm partnering with leading corporations such as L’Oréal, Unilever, and Sanofi, and backing category-defining startups at the intersection of AI and sectors including healthcare and consumer solutions.
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