Journal Article

Clinical Tools

Why Open Source is Key to Advancing Longevity Research

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Juan Cartagena
January 22, 20264 min read

At MAFT Foundation, we believe that the greatest advances in longevity science will come not from closed laboratories, but from open collaboration. The tools to understand aging, the algorithms to calculate biological age, the integrations to track our health data, these should not be locked behind proprietary walls. They should be accessible to every researcher, every clinic, every developer who wants to contribute to extending healthy human lifespan.


Open source is a democratizing force. When a researcher in Valencia can build upon the same epigenetic clock algorithms as a team at Harvard, when a small longevity clinic can deploy the same patient management systems as a major research hospital, we accelerate the pace of discovery for everyone. Knowledge compounds faster when it flows freely.


This is why we created Longevity OSS: a curated collection of the best open source tools for longevity research. From aging clocks like pyaging and PC-Clocks, to wearable integrations for Garmin, Oura, and Whoop, to AI drug discovery frameworks, we are building a shared infrastructure for the longevity movement. We invite researchers, developers, and clinicians to join us. Contribute your tools, improve existing ones, and help us build the open foundation that longevity science deserves.