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Colossal Biosciences (Colossal)

Genetics and biosciences company focused on de-extinction

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Headquarters: Dallas, United States
Founded year: 2021
Company type: Private company
Number of employees: 50–300
Industry: Biotechnology & Medical Research

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Latest news about Colossal Biosciences (Colossal)

In short: Colossal reached a $10.2 billion valuation as it advanced its mission to revive extinct species and launched global conservation efforts.

Company announcements

July 1 Colossal

Colossal tackles devil facial tumour disease with oral vaccine

The Colossal Foundation partners with University of Tasmania to develop a field-ready vaccine and explore genetic resistance using a dunnart colony.

June 25 Colossal

Colossal and US Fish and Wildlife biobank endangered species

The partnership aims to collect genetic material from over 2100 listed species for conservation and potential de-extinction.

June 15 Colossal

Colossal proposes gene drive to eliminate screwworm

The technology spreads infertility through the population, potentially clearing the parasite in months instead of decades.

June 15 Colossal

Colossal announces repatriation of Vietnam pheasants to Vietnam

Twenty birds bred in Europe are being sent to Vietnam to restore the wild population.

Media coverage

August 7 Longreads

Colossal Biosciences Said It Cloned Red Wolves. Is It for Real? - Longreads

"The red wolf has long been a contentious species. The debate over its preservation got even messier last year, when Colossal said it had cloned...

July 28 MSN

The woolly mammoth is coming back, says Colossal Biosciences founder

Colossal Biosciences founder Ben Lamm discusses his company's efforts to bring back extinct species, including the woolly mammoth, dire wolf and saber-toothed tiger. He explains...

July 15 MSN

The company that revived the dire wolf now says a mammoth calf is coming by 2028

Colossal Biosciences announced on April 7, 2025, that it had achieved what it calls the world’s first de-extinction through the birth of three dire wolves...

June 25 Reuters

US to create genomic and cellular BioVault for endangered species

Endangered Species Act in a project to safeguard roughly 2,300 types of animals and plants deemed th...

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