Calico

Name: Calico
Address: South San Francisco, California, U.S.
Rating: 5

Technology In South San Francisco, California, U.S.

About Calico

Calico Life Sciences LLC is an Alphabet subsidiary whose mission is to harness advanced technologies and model systems to increase the understanding of the biology that controls human aging. Calico uses that knowledge to devise interventions that may enable people to lead longer and healthier lives. The company was announced on September 18, 2013 prior to the Google restructuring and was co-founded by former Genentech Chairman and CEO Arthur D. Levinson, PhD. It was incorporated into Alphabet with Google's other sister divisions in 2015.

In Google's 2013 Founders Letter, Larry Page described Calico as a company focused on "health, well-being, and longevity" and the company's name additionally as a play on "California Life Company.

Calico Features

We are curious by nature. We love science and have the sense of wonder that is required to succeed in an uncharted area such as aging. We’re excited and humbled by the opportunity.

We are deliberate about creating a community in which Calico scientists and engineers have the freedom to explore, take chances and follow their own scientific pursuits and passions, wherever they may lead. We focus intensely on interdisciplinary collaboration within Calico, and with our external partners, because we believe that breakthroughs occur when curious people work together to solve what others believe are intractable challenges.