US EditionColossal Biosciences Buys Cloning Leader Viagen
Colossal Biosciences acquired Viagen Pets and Equine to combine cloning expertise and de-extinction goals, enabling breakthroughs with 80% cloning success rates in endangered species.
- Colossal Biosciences acquired Viagen Pets and Equine, marking Colossal's first acquisition since its 2021 launch with Viagen operating as a wholly-owned subsidiary.
- Earlier this year, Colossal Biosciences made headlines after de-extincting dire wolves following 12,500 years of extinction and had drawn attention in 2021 for plans to bring back the woolly mammoth.
- Viagen Pets and Equine, founded 2002 , has cloned 15 species including black-footed ferret and Przewalski's horse, optimized protocols with 80% success, and biobanked over 40 species including 22 threatened.
- Viagen President Blake Russell will continue to run operations after a 25-year career, and Ben Lamm, Founder and CEO of Colossal, said the merger advances biodiversity-saving efforts.
- Combining Viagen's cloning stack with Colossal's resources could scale conservation cloning, as Viagen's cryopreservation expertise will fuel Colossal's Bio Vaults and leverage Roslin Institute of Edinburgh licensing.
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Colossal Biosciences acquires Austin-based company, Viagen Pets and Equine
Editor's Note: The video above is from KXAN's newscast on Aug. 20, 2025. AUSTIN (KXAN) -- An Austin-based company was acquired by Colossal Biosciences, a biosciences company that has claimed to "de-extinct" animals, according to a Tuesday announcement. Viagen Pets and Equine is "the global leader and expert in animal cloning," according to the release. Viagen, along with its 25 employees, will remain at its Texas headquarters and will integrate …
De-extinction 'decacorn' Colossal opens wallet for first acquisition - Dallas Business Journal
Colossal announced Nov. 4 it has acquired ViaGen Pets and Equine, a firm that’s considered a leader in animal cloning. This deal marks a union between two life sciences companies that have a similar goal of preserving endangered species through the use of cloning technology.
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