In October 2024, the company launched the Colossal Foundation , a non-profit dedicated to applying these technologies to today's endangered species. They are currently working on a vaccine for a deadly elephant virus (EEHV) and biobanking the "top 100" most imperiled species to ensure their genetic survival.
The story of most often refers to Colossal Biosciences , a Dallas-based biotechnology company founded in 2021 by entrepreneur Ben Lamm and Harvard geneticist George Church. Their mission is to "make extinction a thing of the past" by using advanced genetic engineering to bring back functional versions of extinct species and preserve those currently at risk. The Mission: De-Extinction and Preservation
Note: "Colossal" also refers to a 2016 sci-fi film starring Anne Hathaway, where a woman discovers she is mentally linked to a giant monster destroying Seoul. Colossal Biosciences Business Breakdown & Founding Story
: Partnering with the University of Melbourne, they have achieved over 99.9% accuracy in reconstructing the thylacine genome. The Technology "Toolkit"