Innovation Showcase

STEM CELLS FOR SPECIES DE-EXTINCTION AND CONSERVATION

Colossal is a breakthrough bioscience and genetic engineering company that builds radical new technologies to advance the field of genomics. Colossal creates disruptive technologies for extinct species restoration, critically endangered species protection and the repopulation of critical ecosystems that support the continuation of life on Earth. The company is the first to apply CRISPR technology for the purposes of species de-extinction, beginning with the woolly mammoth, Tasmanian tiger, and dodo. Colossal is accepting humanity’s duty to restore Earth to a healthier state, while also solving for the future economies and biological necessities of the human condition through cutting-edge science and technologies.

In this presentation we will discuss Colossal Bioscience’s recent work reprogramming iPSCs of multiple species, including the Asian Elephant. The reprogramming of these species required novel reprogramming protocols and tools that may be of interest to the broader stem cell community attending ISSCR.