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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Managed health care |
| Founded | 2012 |
| Defunct | 2015 |
| Headquarters | New York, New York, United States |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Jaan Tallinn – Founder |
| Products | Personalized medical research |
| Website | www.metamed.com |
MetaMed Research was an American medical consulting firm aiming to provide personalized medical research services. It was founded in 2012 by Michael Vassar (previously of the Singularity Institute[1]),[2] Jaan Tallinn (co-founder of Skype and Kazaa),[3][4] Zvi Mowshowitz,[3] and Nevin Freeman[5] with startup funding from Silicon Valley investor Peter Thiel.[4] MetaMed stated that its researchers were drawn from top universities, as well as prominent technology companies such as Google.[6] Many of its principals were associated with the Rationalist movement.
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