Colossal Biosciences: Work For A Biotech Pioneer
Colossal Biosciences is a pioneering biotech startup aiming to be the first de-extinction.
3 min read 02 Mar, 2023
What are the aims of Colossal Biosciences?
Colossal Biosciences is a biotechnology and de-extinction company with aims to resurrect the Wooly Mammoth, Tasmanian Tiger and the Dodo. Recently Colossal Biosciences have also expressed an interest to contribute to the conservation of the Sumatran Rhino using advanced reproduction technology. Colossal Biosciences hopes to have the first wooly mammoth hybrid calves by 2027 with a plan to reintroduce them to their historical range in the Arctic Tundra.
Who are the founders of Colossal Biosciences?
Colossal Biosciences was founded by George Church and Ben Lamm in 2021. Dr. George Church is a genetics professor at Harvard Medical School, known for his pioneering work in gene editing and synthetic biology. He has co-founded several biotech companies and is renowned for his contributions to the field of genomics. Ben Lamm is a serial entrepreneur and has previously co-founded several technology companies.
How is Colossal Biosciences funded?
Colossal Biosciences recently raised $150 million led by the US Innovative Technology Fund. Much of this will go towards their new Avian Genomics Group to support their aims in bringing back the Dodo. Their previous round of funding was $50 million and was led by Thomas Tull and At One Ventures.
What skills do you need to work at Colossal Biosciences?
Embryologist
For Embryologist roles you will need:
- MS/DVM/PHD in biological sciences, veterinary medicine, bioengineering, molecular biology, genetics, or any science related field.
- At least three years of experience in the generation of genetically engineered model organisms (nuclear transfer, pronuclear and cytoplasmic injections of one-cell zygotes, electroporation of embryos, and ES cell injections blastocysts)
- Strong expertise in nuclear transfer, microinjection and cryopreservation and reproductive biology workflows
Scientist in Genome Engineering
For Scientist roles in Genome Engineering you will need:
- PhD/MS in synthetic biology, bioengineering, molecular biology, genetics or related field is required, or 3+ years hands-on expertise in genetics and genomic manipulation
- Solid understanding and hands-on experience with current editing techniques, including CRISPR-Cas9
- Experience with cell culture, DNA/RNA transfection, bacterial culture, recombinant DNA cloning techniques, primer design and PCR, gel electrophoresis, nucleic acid extraction and purification
- High throughput screening experience or automation methods
- NGS library prep, immunostaining and flow cytometry experience
- Animal tissue culture experience
- Current experience with next-generation editing tools
Colossal Biosciences Articles
Colossal Biosciences Secures $150M Series B and Announces Plan to De-Extinct the Iconic Dodo
Colossal Biosciences Wants To Bring Back The Dodo Bird And Other Extinct Animals
Meet Form Bio, The Spinout From The Woolly Mammoth Company That Just Raised $150 Million
Conversation With: The Man Who Wants to Bring Back the Woolly Mammoth
This Capital City Technopreneur Wants to Resurrect the Woolly Mammoth
Company seeks to resurrect the woolly mammoth, return extinct animal to the Arctic
Scientists Hope to ‘Genetically Resurrect’ Woolly Mammoths to Help Combat Climate Change
Lab-grown woolly mammoths could walk the Earth in six years if geneticist’s new start-up succeeds
A New Company With a Wild Mission: Bring Back the Woolly Mammoth
Scientists want to resurrect the woolly mammoth. They just got $15 million to make it happen
Mammoth-elephant hybrids could be created within the decade. Should they be?
A Colossal $60 million Series A
This Texan Aims to Resurrect the Woolly Mammoth to Save the Planet
New Company With $15 Million in Funding Hopes to Bring Back the Woolly Mammoth From Extinction
This New Company Says It’s Bringing Back the Woolly Mammoth, As A Way to Fight Climate Change
The Woolly Mammoth Will Be Back In 6 Years
How An Army of Mammoths Could Curb Global Warming
The Complicated Ethics of Genetic Engineering
‘De-extinction’ of the Woolly Mammoth: A Step Closer
George Church: The Future Without Limit
Colossal Biosciences Blog
Deep Learning Meets the Deep Sea
The 2022 Nobel Prizes—Honoring Disruptive Science
Ad Honorem: A Tribute to Proboscideans
The Thylacine: An Exemplary Candidate for De-Extinction
From Evolution to the BioRevolution: Welcome to the Future
Sciencing Our Way Out of Catastrophe
Complexity and Resilience: A Biodiversity Manifesto
Rewilding: Case Reports and Lessons for the 21st Century
How De-Extinction Works: Methods, Examples and Step-by-Step Process
Why Radical Transparency Is Not A Luxury but A Prerequisite for Effective Engagement
Disruptive Conservation: Breakthrough Solutions to Imminent Threats
The Rise and Fall of the World’s Megafauna
What Is Disruptive Conservation?
The Genius of Genetics: Past, Present, and Future Promise
CRISPR and The Woolly Mammoth – A 21st Century Genetic Renaissance
Pleistocene Park: Return of the Mammoth’s Ecosystem
Protection of Permafrost Soils from Thawing by Increasing Herbivore Density
Untamed: Rewilding the Arctic to Curb Climate Change
Ecological and Evolutionary Legacy of Megafauna Extinctions
Transforming Ecology and Conservation Biology Through Genome Editing
Colossal Biosciences Twitter
Colossal Biosciences Podcasts
How Colossal Biosciences is Bringing Back The Wooly Mammoth
The CIA's Investment in Colossal Biosciences to Bring Back the Wooly Mammoth and the Tasmanian Tiger
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