Epstein-linked Longevity Guru Peter Attia Leaves David Protein, And His Own Startup ‘won’t Comment’

The laminitis of David Protein, shaper of celebrated high-protein nutrition bars, announced connected X connected Monday that longevity guru Dr. Peter Attia “has stepped down from his domiciled arsenic Chief Science Officer astatine David.”

The announcement comes aft Attia’s sanction appeared successful much than 1,700 documents, including email correspondence, released connected Friday arsenic portion of a monolithic record dump related to convicted activity offender Jeffrey Epstein, according to The New York Times. Attia served connected nan executive squad of nan nutrient startup and was besides an early investor.

For those unfamiliar, Attia is simply a Canadian-American expert who has go 1 of nan astir salient voices successful longevity and preventive health. He’s champion known for his bestselling book “Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity” and his now seven-year-old podcast, wherein he explores optimization strategies. He was besides hired conscionable past period arsenic a contributor to CBS.

Three-year-old, New York-based David Protein raised a $75 cardinal Series A backing information successful May of past twelvemonth led by Greenoaks, pinch information from Valor Equity Partners. The institution has knowledgeable important maturation since launching its flagship macromolecule barroom successful September 2024, a merchandise it describes has having 28 grams of protein, zero sugar, and 150 calories.

In a lengthy post connected X, Attia wrote that he was “ashamed” of immoderate of nan crude contented successful his emails pinch Epstein, but he besides said he was not progressive successful criminal activity and ne'er visited Epstein’s land aliases traveled connected his plane. Attia besides discussed astatine magnitude really he came to cognize Epstein and why he stayed progressive pinch him moreover aft Epstein’s 2008 conviction.

The fallout appears to widen beyond David Protein. It besides appears that Biograph, nan wellness attraction testing and longevity startup that Attia co-founded pinch entrepreneur John Hering, whitethorn beryllium distancing itself from nan physician. The institution declined to remark connected Attia’s ongoing information pinch nan startup aliases astir nan pages connected its website that utilized to mention him but now omit his sanction aliases return a “file not found” error.

Biograph came retired of stealth a twelvemonth ago, TechCrunch antecedently reported, pinch backing from investors that see Vy Capital, Human Capital, Alpha Wave, and WndrCo, on pinch angel investors including Balaji Srinivasan. Like a increasing number of concierge aesculapian work companies, Biograph offers premium preventive wellness services to subscribers who salary betwixt $7,500 to $15,000 per year. Attia was antecedently named connected nan company’s property release and tract arsenic a co-founder.