On 19 September, 2011, Sarah Marr will be stepping down as our Executive Vice President at SENS Foundation.  She has been a committed co-founder, and she will of course continue to be a trusted advisor and closely involved with the organization.  But we couldn't have her term of full-time service with us pass without noting the significant contribution she has made to the professionalism of the organization and to the quality of our overall message.  She helped make us, in a very real way.

SENS Foundation is pleased to announce that it has been granted tax-exempt status as a 501(c)(3) public charity, with an effective date of March 9, 2009. Donations to the Foundation are fully deductible as a charitable contribution.

Last night, Peter Thiel hosted "Breakthrough Philanthropy", a dinner and presentation event showcasing eight non-profit organizations focused upon game-changing approaches to their fields.  It was a wonderful opportunity for us to convey our message to a large group of entrepreneurs and philanthropists interested in the genuinely transformative.  Our thanks to the Thiel Foundation, and the Seasteading Institute, for their efforts in creating that event. A video of my remarks from the presentation is available on the Thiel Foundation's YouTube channel. Here is the text of those remarks.

This October, Hannover and Detroit will host two of the year's most interesting and wide-ranging scientific conferences in the biomedical field. I'll be chairing sessions at both events, focused on the application of regenerative medicine to aging and aging-related disease - a synergy we at SENS Foundation term rejuvenation biotechnology.