Longevium to open AI Research Lab at Dubai Science Park
Facility opens Q4 2026 at Dubai Science Park, following $7 million funding
#UAE #R&D - Dubai-based longevity clinic network Longevium is building a new Longevity AI Research Laboratory at Dubai Science Park, set to open in the fourth quarter of 2026, following a successful $7 million investment round. The lab will translate clinical data from Longevium’s three-clinic Dubai network into AI-powered tools for biological-age assessment, early disease detection, regenerative medicine and personalised healthspan extension. The lab supports the newly formed Dubai Longevity Authority’s push to build the emirate into a global hub for longevity research.
SO WHAT? - Longevity clinics tend to sell existing interventions to wealthy clients rather than generate new research. However, Longevium;s mission is to contribute towards a future where healthy human lifespans of up to 200 years may become possible. The planned R&D lab sits on top of an actual clinical network with more than 30,000 patients, giving Longevium years of longitudinal data. So, at a minimum, the new lab could produce useful research on how the use AI-driven tools like digital twins or biological age models actually impact patient health.
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Longevium has begun construction of a Longevity AI Research Laboratory at Dubai Science Park, scheduled to open in Q4 2026, following a $7 million investment round to fund the lab and related longevity technologies, diagnostics and research programmes.
The lab will build on technologies already used across Longevium’s clinics, including Doctor Deep, an AI assistant for physicians, and a biological age tracking app.
Research areas include patient-specific digital twins built using Yamanaka factors, allowing physicians to test treatments virtually before clinical use, alongside regenerative medicine and tissue engineering research aimed at restoring organ function.
The lab will also develop robotic diagnostics and next-generation wearables, including swallowable capsules for gastrointestinal imaging, AI skin scanners for early melanoma detection, and smart contact lenses that monitor health through tear fluid analysis.
A dedicated noble gas therapy programme will investigate the therapeutic potential of gases including xenon, currently the most clinically advanced with evidence for organ protection and stress-related condition treatment, alongside earlier-stage research into argon, helium and krypton.
The Biological Age Platform will integrate laboratory biomarkers, ultrasound imaging, body composition analysis and wearable device data, aiming to build the region’s reference AI model for biological age.
The project supports the vision of the Dubai Longevity Authority and Dubai’s long-term strategy to advance longevity medicine and preventive healthcare innovation.
Longevium’s existing network spans three Dubai clinics, with close to 100 physicians and specialists and having served more than 30,000 patients to date.
Longevium is recruiting scientists and inviting collaboration with research institutions, clinical partners, investors and technology companies working in longevity, AI-enabled diagnostics and preventive medicine.
ZOOM OUT - The AI lab builds on Longevium's official clinic launch last month, when the company opened three Dubai locations, in Jumeirah 3, Jumeirah Lake Towers and Jumeirah Village Circle, staffed by nearly 100 physicians and specialists. The launch followed the recent formation of the Dubai Longevity Authority to oversee the emirate's longevity, wellness and advanced health sectors, . the city a potential global reference point for longevity medicine.
[Written and edited with the assistance of AI]
Source: Longevium
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