Dr Emil KendziorraFounder & CEO

My motivation has never really changed since I was a teenager. I always enjoyed life and wanted to understand how people could live as long as they would like to. I am fascinated by the future and wanted to dedicate my career to solving one of humanity's biggest challenges.

I originally planned to become a researcher, but I became frustrated by how slowly research moves. Building companies allowed me to learn business, develop new skills, and eventually return to longevity science with the tools needed to create a larger impact.

My earlier companies were stepping stones. They helped me learn how to build teams, raise capital, manage growth, and solve problems. While those businesses were successful, they were never my final destination. They gave me the experience needed to pursue the mission I truly cared about.

This is not a company I want to build and sell. It is deeply connected to my personal mission. I started it because I believe cryopreservation is currently the best opportunity available for extending human life and giving people access to future medical advances.

Many companies focus on helping people stay healthier for longer, which is valuable. However, I have not seen another approach that offers a realistic path for preserving people until future technologies can potentially treat conditions that are currently incurable.

If someone is diagnosed with a terminal illness and current medicine cannot help them, they can choose cryopreservation instead of burial or cremation. The goal is to preserve them in a stable state and give future medical technology an opportunity to address their condition.

Many people think it belongs entirely in science fiction. In reality, preservation is already possible today. The challenge is future revival. We are very transparent about that. Nobody can currently bring a cryopreserved person back, but the goal is to create that possibility through future scientific progress.

I never describe it as a guarantee. Cryopreservation is about improving your odds. If someone chooses burial or cremation, the chance of returning is effectively zero. Cryopreservation offers at least a possibility, and our job is to keep improving those odds through research, governance, and long-term planning.

Deep conviction matters. If you're working on a moonshot idea, you need a strong personal reason to continue. Difficult missions take years of effort, and external motivation is rarely enough. A founder needs genuine belief in what they are building.

If making money were the only goal, there are easier opportunities available. I work on cryopreservation because I believe it can make a meaningful difference. The mission comes first, and business success follows if you create something people truly value.

There are multiple levels of success. One is making cryopreservation financially sustainable. Another is improving quality and accessibility. Long term, success would mean proving preservation and revival technologies can work, but that may require decades of research and development.

We want cryopreservation to become available to far more people. Costs are currently high because the industry is still small. As adoption increases, economies of scale can dramatically reduce costs and make the technology much more accessible over time.