---
title: "Major Bank: The Immortality Industry Is the Next Hot Investment"
description: "Bank of America analysts argue that it would be wise to invest in longevity companies that are working to extend the human lifespan and erase disease."
date: "2019-05-09"
modified: "2019-05-09"
authors:
  - name: "Dan Robitzski"
    link: "https://futurism.com/authors/danrobitzski"
url: "https://futurism.com/neoscope/venture-capitalists-immortality-investment"
categories:
  - "Health & Medicine"
tags:
  - "finance"
  - "health"
  - "medicine"
  - "the digest"
---

# Major Bank: The Immortality Industry Is the Next Hot Investment

![Bank of America analysts argue that it would be wise to invest in longevity companies that are working to extend the human lifespan and erase disease.](<https://futurism.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/venture-capitalists-immortality-investment.png>)
*\<em\>Image: Pixabay/Victor Tangermann\</em\>*

## Moonshot

Bank of America analysts say that companies focused on immortality and longevity — extending the human lifespan as much as possible — are going to grow in coming years, with the market expected to be worth $600 billion by 2025.

Longevity companies have [often risen](<https://futurism.com/neoscope/clinic-sells-blood-fda-warning>) and [fallen](<https://futurism.com/neoscope/fda-warns-young-blood-transfusions-scam>) with little ado. But if these financial experts are correct that biotech companies are poised to start "bringing unprecedented increases to the quality and length of human lifespans," [per *CNBC*](<https://www.cnbc.com/2019/05/08/techs-next-big-disruption-could-be-delaying-death.html>), then we may start seeing serious results out of the industry.

## "New Frontier"

Bank of America's predictions would mean a six-fold increase in the amount of money in longevity companies. In a report to clients reviewed by *CNBC*, analysts wrote that the human lifespan may soon [extend to 100 years](<https://futurism.com/neoscope/artificial-intelligence-longevity-alex-zhavoronkov>).

"This has enabled a new frontier in precision medicine to further extend life expectancy," the report reads.

## Four Areas

The analysts identified four key areas of longevity research that they expect to grow in the coming years: genomics, big data and artificial intelligence, futuristic foods and nutrition, and healthcare companies working to eradicate diseases.

The analysts claim that "medical knowledge will double every 73 days by 2020," a claim that, given how much medical knowledge is already out there, sounds like it could be overly optimistic.

**READ MORE:** [Human lifespan could soon pass 100 years thanks to medical tech, says BofA](<https://www.cnbc.com/2019/05/08/techs-next-big-disruption-could-be-delaying-death.html>) \[*CNBC*\]

**More on longevity:** *[Disrupting the Reaper: Tech Titans’ Quest for Immortality Rages Forward](<https://futurism.com/live-forever-silicon-valley>)*

## Author
Dan Robitzki is a senior reporter for Futurism, where he likes to cover AI, tech ethics, and medicine. He spends his extra time fencing and streaming games from Los Angeles, California.

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