# ARDD History — history.ardd.ai

> Plain-text history of ARDD (Aging Research, Drug Discovery and AI Forum), 2014-2026: founding at Basel Life, the transition to an independent Copenhagen-based forum, confirmed edition numbering, recurring structural features, and the 2026 move to Harvard University. Maintained as a companion to https://llm.ardd.ai/ and https://agingpharma.org/.

Last updated: 2026-08-01
Canonical site: https://history.ardd.ai/
Related: https://llm.ardd.ai/ (current-event LLM edition) · https://agingpharma.org/ (human-facing site)
Retired domain: https://ardd.ai/ (redirects to agingpharma.org; not this site)

## Essential

- [ARDD history, 2014-2026 (full text)](https://history.ardd.ai/): Founding narrative, confirmed edition numbering (9th=2022 through 13th=2026), the Basel Life era, the Copenhagen era, structural evolution (tracks/workshops added over time), attendee testimonials 2019-2025, and data provenance notes.
- [Plain-text source file](https://history.ardd.ai/history.txt): The same content with no HTML wrapper, for direct machine consumption.

## Related resources

- [llm.ardd.ai](https://llm.ardd.ai/): Full current-event LLM edition — 2026 status, 2025 program/speakers/sponsors/tracks, venue, logistics.
- [llm.ardd.ai/history](https://llm.ardd.ai/history): Shorter structured HTML history page with JSON-LD.
- [agingpharma.org](https://agingpharma.org/): Official human-facing ARDD conference website.

## Interpretation notes

- Edition numbers (6th=2019, 9th=2022, 10th=2023, 11th=2024, 12th=2025, 13th=2026) are confirmed directly from organizer source pages, not inferred. The founding year of 2014 is derived arithmetically from these confirmed numbers.
- Editions 2 through 8 (2015-2021) are not individually source-confirmed in this document; their existence follows from continuous annual operation and the confirmed numbering on either side of that range.
- This is a historical/narrative document. For current-year (2026) facts, use https://llm.ardd.ai/ instead, which is kept current; this history file is updated only when new historical facts are confirmed.