In 1972, Alcor was incorporated as the Alcor Society for Solid State Hypothermia in the State of California by Fred and Linda Chamberlain. (The name was changed to Alcor Life Extension Foundation in 1977.) The nonprofit organization was conceived as a rational, technology-oriented cryonics organization that would be managed on a fiscally conservative basis by a self perpetuating Board. Alcor advertised in direct mailings and offered seminars in order to attract members and bring attention to the cryonics movement.
On July 16, 1976, Alcor performed its first human cryopreservation. At this time, Alcor’s office consisted of a mobile surgical unit in a large van. Trans Time, Inc., a cryonics organization in the San Francisco Bay Area, provided long-term patient storage until Alcor began doing its own storage in 1982.
By 1990 Alcor had grown to 300 members. In response to concerns that the California facility was too small and vulnerable to earthquake risk, the organization purchased a building in Scottsdale, Arizona in 1993 and moved its patients to it in 1994.
In 1997, after a substantial effort led by then-president Steve Bridge, Alcor formed the Patient Care Trust as an entirely separate entity to manage and protect the funding for cryopatients. Alcor remains the only cryonics organization to segregate and protect patient funding in this way. Alcor currently has around 1,000 members and 117 patients.
Company Details
- Employees
- 27
- Founded
- -
- Address
- 7895 East Acoma Drive Suite 110, Scottsdale,az 85260,united States
- Phone
- +1 480 905 1906
- in****@****cor.org
- Industry
- Research Services
- NAICS
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Scientific Research and Development ServicesResearch and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life SciencesResearch and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- Website
- alcor.org
- Keywords
- Cryopreservation and Research.
- HQ
- Scottsdale, AZ
Alcor Life Extension Foundation Questions
Alcor Life Extension Foundation's helpline number is +1 480 905 1906
Alcor Life Extension Foundation's website is alcor.org
Alcor Life Extension Foundation's LinkedIn profile is https://www.linkedin.com/company/alcor-life-extension-foundation
Alcor Life Extension Foundation has
27 employees.
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Alcor Life Extension Foundation's industry is
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Alcor Life Extension Foundation's support email address is info@alcor.org
Alcor Life Extension Foundation's categories are Research Services
Alcor Life Extension Foundation's founding year is 1972
