H-SPAN Summit D.C. 2026 | Bay Area Biotech: Silicon Valley Bets on Longevity

Moderator: Congressman Kevin Mullin Panelists: Francisco LePort, Matt Peloquin, Joe Betts-LaCroix A large share of longevity capital and company formation sits in a narrow stretch of Northern California. This panel asks what that concentration produces and what it costs: how the region's tolerance for long odds shaped the companies now in the field, what technology capital understands about aging that pharma has been slower to accept, and what federal policy would have to do for that activity to spread to the rest of the country.