Expanding human healthspan

About

About us.

Our story.

VivoXpand grew out of VivoArchitect, the contract research organisation (CRO) our founder, Alberto Parras, set up at Biopôle Lausanne to run in vivo aging studies for biotech and pharma companies.

Running those studies showed us a gap. Few longevity products sold to consumers had ever been tested the way the industry tests its own candidates: in living organisms, with physiologically relevant readouts. So we built a company to make them. That company is VivoXpand.

The two companies have the same founder but different roles. VivoXpand develops, formulates and owns its products, and all our intellectual property is held by our Spanish company, VivoArchitect Ibérica, S.L., in Sevilla. VivoArchitect remains our CRO: it runs our in vivo studies as a paid service provider and holds none of our IP.

Biotech rigour at consumer speed.

Our mission.

Our mission is to tackle health problems that are not diseases but still affect our quality of life, and to identify effective products to solve them.

The VivoXpand team in green T-shirts

Our team.

Founding team

  • Florinda Meléndez

    Florinda Meléndez

    Scientific Projects Lead

    PhD · Molecular Biology

  • Javier Rueda

    Javier Rueda

    Scientific Projects Lead

    PhD · Biomedicine and Biotechnology

  • Elisa Marín

    Elisa Marín

    In vivo Scientist

    PhD Student

  • Alba Paz

    Alba Paz

    Jr in vivo Scientist

    Mouse studies

    PhD Student

  • Marina Parras

    Marina Parras

    VivoGraphic

    Marketing and graphical assets

  • Mery Sanromán

    Mery Sanromán

    Social Media & Office Manager

Advisors.

  • Angel Cebolla

    Angel Cebolla

    Biotech Advisor

  • Pedro J. Rodríguez

    Pedro J. Rodríguez

    Human Health Advisor

Talent programme.

  • Rabab El Oubbadi

    Rabab El Oubbadi

    Scientist

  • James Jordan

    James Jordan

    Scientist

  • Antonio Bellido

    Antonio Bellido

    Bioinformatician

  • Jose F. Verdugo

    Jose F. Verdugo

    Bioinformatician

  • Leire Montero

    Leire Montero

    Scientific communication

  • Sofia Lage

    Sofia Lage

    Scientific communication

Where we are

Our offices and operational labs.

Our partners

VivoArchitect logo VivoArchitectIn vivo research and preclinical validation in mice VivoGraphic logo VivoGraphicBranding, packaging and label design
Sevilla TechPark logo Sevilla TechParkHome to our office
Bioga logo BiogaBiotechnology and life sciences business cluster of Galicia
Universidade de Santiago de Compostela logo Universidade de Santiago de Compostela
Universidad Pablo de Olavide logo Universidad Pablo de Olavide
Selyvion logo Selyvion

Recognised and funded by leading organisations.

Award

Top 101 Spain Up Nation 2026

Selected as one of the 101 most impactful startups in Spain.

Organisations funding us