02.06.2026 07:00
It has been claimed that the Kremlin is carrying out a project worth approximately 26 billion dollars in line with Russian President Vladimir Putin's goal of extending the human lifespan to 150 years. Within the program, gene therapies to slow down aging and technologies for laboratory-grown organ production are being developed. While scientists aim to transplant an artificially produced organ into a human by 2030, some experts argue that the scientific data on the project is insufficient and the claims may be exaggerated.
It has been claimed that Russian President Vladimir Putin's vision of "living to 150 years old," which he voiced years ago, has turned into a massive state-supported project. Under a program for which the Kremlin has allocated approximately $26 billion, scientists are working on gene therapies to slow aging and the production of organs in the laboratory.
PUTIN'S REMARKABLE COMMENTS BACK ON THE AGENDA
Russian President Vladimir Putin's statements during a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping last year have resurfaced. Putin said that in the past, people struggled to reach the age of 70, but today, thanks to organ transplants and medical advances, they can live much longer.
The Russian leader noted that within this century, people could live up to 150 years, highlighting scientific developments aimed at extending human lifespan.
$26 BILLION MEGA PROGRAM
According to a report by the American Wall Street Journal, the Kremlin has allocated a budget of approximately $26 billion for a strategic program called "New Health Protection Technologies."
In the project, Russian scientists are working on advanced gene therapies that could slow aging at the cellular level. One of the program's main goals is to develop technologies that could significantly extend human lifespan.
THEY AIM TO PRODUCE ORGANS IN THE LABORATORY
The most striking aspect of the project is bioprinting technologies. Scientists are trying to produce new organs using three-dimensional printers to replace aging or dysfunctional organs.
According to claims, Russian researchers are also conducting studies on the possibility of growing human organs inside pigs' bodies. Additionally, it is reported that human cartilage tissue and a mouse thyroid gland have been produced using three-dimensional printing technology.
FIRST TRANSPLANT TARGETED FOR 2030
The scientific team's biggest goal is to successfully transplant a laboratory-produced organ into a human by 2030.
The project is led by Putin's endocrinologist daughter, Maria Vorontsova, and the head of the Kurchatov Institute, Mikhail Kovalchuk. Kovalchuk argues that efforts to increase the human body's capacity for self-renewal are yielding promising results.
MET WITH SKEPTICISM IN THE SCIENTIFIC WORLD
However, there are also criticisms of the project. Alexander Ostrovsky, one of Russia's leading bioprinting experts, notes that despite the multibillion-dollar budget, there are no concrete studies published in international peer-reviewed scientific journals.
Some experts argue that the goals set out in the project are shaped more by political and economic expectations than scientific reality, and that claims may be exaggerated to secure a share of large-budget state funds.