Epstein-linked longevity guru Peter Attia leaves David Protein, and his own startup ‘won’t comment’

The laminitis of David Protein, shaper of fashionable high-protein nutrition bars, announced connected X connected Monday that longevity guru Dr. Peter Attia “has stepped down from his relation 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 enactment offender Jeffrey Epstein, according to The New York Times. Attia served connected the enforcement squad of the nutrient startup and was besides an early investor.

For those unfamiliar, Attia is simply a Canadian-American doc who has go 1 of the astir salient voices successful longevity and preventive health. He’s champion known for his bestselling publication “Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity” and his present seven-year-old podcast, wherein helium 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 circular successful May of past twelvemonth led by Greenoaks, with information from Valor Equity Partners. The institution has experienced 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 helium was “ashamed” of immoderate of the crude contented successful his emails with Epstein, but helium besides said helium was not progressive successful transgression enactment and ne'er visited Epstein’s land oregon traveled connected his plane. Attia besides discussed astatine magnitude however helium came to cognize Epstein and wherefore helium stayed progressive with him adjacent aft Epstein’s 2008 conviction.

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

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