Church's $10M Biotech Empire

Ten CRISPR ventures from organ transplants to mammoth DNA revival

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The $10 Million Investment Plan (July 2014)

George Church presented Epstein with a portfolio of ten CRISPR ventures — from organ transplants to mammoth DNA revival — seeking $10M in investment.

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Ventures: eGenesis ($1.5M, CRISPR organ transplants), gene drives ($1M, Kevin Esvelt), aging reversal ($800K), Space Genetics ($250K, engineering humans for space), cold-resistant elephants ($200K, mammoth DNA)

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The Leon Black Genomics Fund (December 2014)

Epstein brokered Leon Black's donation to the "Genomics and Synthetic Biology Research Fund" at Harvard Medical School for Church's work.

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Harvard: "Please let Mr. Epstein know that we are so grateful for him for trying to expedite this gift — and of course to Mr. Black for his support!"

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"The Collaboration Was Induced By You" (April 2017)

Martin Nowak explicitly credited Epstein with creating the Church-Nowak CRISPR gene drive collaboration that produced published research.

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Nowak: "great new paper out today on how to use CRISPR gene drive technology in natural populations — the collaboration with George Church was induced by you!!"

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CNN: Epstein Paid for Novel Genetic Testing (Feb 2026)

Reporting on Thakuria $193K invoice

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STAT: Epstein Blood Samples at Harvard (Feb 2026)

Investigation into Epstein cell lines at Church lab

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