“In the beginning, people were skeptical, but I think a lot of that has kind of gone away because they see that we’re giving out the money. We want to fund this science, it’s really important for the human race.”

Stephanie Lederman, executive director, American Federation for Aging Research, or AFAR, a U.S. nonprofit that has received $7.76 million in funding from Hevolution. Saudi Arabia Is Dangling Billions for Research on Aging. Scientists Are Lining Up to Take It. [Wall Street Journal]