We fund bold science. We partner with leading scientists, physicians, innovators, and consumer brands. And we work to elevate public understanding of the essential role mitochondria and cellular energy play across the full spectrum of human health.
The countdown to a new era of health.
Accelerating mitochondrial science and medicine to transform how we prevent disease, extend healthspan, and shape a new era of health.
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Not just a charity.
A movement.
Countdown is a non-traditional nonprofit driving a global shift in how we think about health, moving the conversation upstream, to the cellular layer where resilience, vitality, and longevity actually begin.
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Our Story
Countdown was born from a lifetime of questions.
A personal search across motherhood, medicine, and the rooms where no one was looking at the whole picture.
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CEO of Countdown
Julie Teer joins Countdown as Chief Executive Officer.
A new chapter for the movement, led by a veteran of mission-driven organizations.
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Partnership
Young Goose × Countdown: every C.A.R.E. purchase funds the science.
$1 from every C.A.R.E. purchase supports mitochondrial research, education, and the breakthroughs reshaping how we understand health.
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Science & Research
Research Announcement: The cell has a mitochondrial repair system. We just funded the key.
The cell has a mitochondrial repair system. We just funded the key. Dr. Elias Adriaenssens | Research Institute of Molecular Pathology (IMP) | Vienna, Austria Countdown Funding Pillars: Advanced Therapeutics & Frontier Innovation; Chronic Disease & Aging;Primary Mitochondrial & Rare Disease What If We Could Activate the Cell’s Own Repair System — Without the Risks? For years,
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Q&A Feature / Women’s Health Month
Spotlight: Natalie Yivgi-Ohana, PhD Natalie Yivgi-Ohana, PhD., is the Co-Founder & CEO of Minovia Therapeutics and a member of Countdown’s Scientific & Medical Advisory Board. A biochemist with over two decades of experience in mitochondrial research, she is pioneering novel mitochondrial cell therapies aimed at addressing the root causes of disease at the cellular level. Q&A What influenced your
Wellness & Living
Your Summer Reading List, From a Cellular Perspective
Your Summer Reading List, The Energy Edition Books that support your cellular energy It’s beach season — which means it’s also the season of stacking up books you’ve been meaning to read, packing them in your bag next to the sunscreen, and (let’s be honest) reading maybe three of them. This summer, Countdown wants to
Scientific & Medical Advisory Board
The science behind the movement.
Our advisory board brings the world's foremost mitochondrial scientists and physicians into the work — guiding what we fund, what we endorse, and how this field enters the cultural conversation.
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Countdown Insiders
Your Insider access to the future of health.
Countdown Insiders is a membership for curious minds investing in the future of human health — supporting breakthrough research while gaining exclusive access to education, trusted products, expert conversations, and member experiences.