A New Anti-Aging Company Targeting the Gut-Body Axis Launches in Silicon Valley

SAN FRANCISCO, CA. / AGILITYPR.NEWS / April 23, 2024 /

SAN FRANCISCO, CA, April 23, 2024 -- A new anti-aging company called Propion, AKA How to Slow Time, Inc, is developing technology to improve your health and possibly even extend your lifespan by targeting the immune system in the gut microbiome.

Dr. Daniel Winer, the company's founder, is a highly sought-after microbiome researcher with professorship positions at three universities - The Buck Institute for Research on Aging, the University of Toronto, and the University of Southern California.

His work in gastro immunology, or the gastrointestinal and immune system, has received numerous awards. He is also a pioneer in the novel field of astroimmunology, collaborating with NASA and SpaceX to understand how your immune cells may act differently in space. His co-founder, Nicholas Tubach, hails from UC Berkeley.

Their research centers on molecules that bind to specific docking sites in the gut. When activated, these sites determine how immune cells behave. By encouraging reparative immune cell activity, the molecules could have a regenerative effect on the microbiome.

"The immune system in the GI tract becomes increasingly dysfunctional as you age," Dr. Winer explains. "This plays a big role in the deterioration of your body since the gut signals to every organ."

Several degenerative conditions have been linked to a deficiency in the human body's production of the molecules, which the company has dubbed Propion 1 and Propion 2.

"With these completely new molecules, we could correct signaling imbalance, one effect of which could be to reduce leaky gut caused by aging and the modern diet," Dr. Winer adds.

"That would boost not only gastrointestinal health but also brain, liver, heart, and skin health."

Currently, the company is manufacturing prototypes for its first product as people join its waitlist.

It is looking to get its products onto the market as soon as possible and into the hands of its own family and friends, who are first in line to take them. "We started the company because we want to take the products we're developing ourselves," Tubach says.

However, there are still obstacles that they need to surmount before Propion hits the shelves of stores near you. "I would say the rate-limiting factor on our ability to bring our technology to market is the funding environment for startups right now," Tubach explains.

Propion is seeking investment from angel investors and venture capital groups, a challenging process even in easier economic waters. Once they secure the appropriate funding, the company expects to release its first product in six months and follow up with a second in 12-18 months.

Visit Propion AKA How to Slow Time's website and follow them on LinkedIn.