Buck Institute

The Buck Institute is an independent biomedical research institute founded in 1999 and located in Novato, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area. It is the largest independent scientific institute in the Bay Area. The institute's sole mission is to understand the biology of aging and develop interventions to extend human healthspan.

Its research spans several technical domains including the basic mechanisms of aging, AI and computational biology, cancer associated with aging, neurodegeneration, stem cells and regenerative medicine, and cellular stress and disease. The Buck Institute operates with an interdisciplinary and collaborative approach, fostering a mission-driven environment focused on ending the threat of age-related disease.

Committed to education and training the next generation of researchers, the institute maintains a pioneering spirit in its field. It sits within the biomedical research and healthcare industry verticals.