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Silicon had its seventy years. This is DNA’s turn: DNAMIC launches as a company

For three years, DNAMIC operated as an EIC-backed research consortium testing the physical boundaries of molecular data storage. At the final project meeting in Geneva, we closed that chapter with proof in hand: storing digital data in synthetic DNA works.

Now, we are taking it out of the lab and into the market. The foundational science across our industry is proven. The next frontier is scale. We are building the industrial infrastructure to bring molecular storage to the data centre:

• From manual chemistry to photolithographic disks
• From bench experiments to end-to-end automated hardware
• From research grants to real market traction

We write data with the same light that built the chip industry, into the molecule that has preserved information since before there was a planet worth storing data about.

This is Day One.

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DNAMIC final meeting in Geneva

On 28–29 September 2026, the DNAMIC consortium came together in Geneva, Switzerland, for its final project meeting, hosted by one of the project partners – the University of Geneva (Université de Genève). It was a bittersweet moment: a chance to celebrate our achievements and come together once more as three years of collaboration came to an end. United by a shared goal, we carried out countless experiments, exchanged ideas, overcame challenges and made discoveries along the way.

While in Geneva, we also visited CERN and met with its IT department to explore how DNA could serve as a long-term archive for scientific data.

Three years of collaboration, and some of the results:

• 5+ scientific publications acknowledging DNAMIC funding, including work jointly supported by other projects
• 5+ scientific and public events showcasing DNAMIC and its results to researchers, industry and public leaders
• 4 documented methods and software solutions advancing DNA sequencing, motif generation, sequence reconstruction, and autonomous encoding and decoding
• 1 historic document preserved in DNA: a digital copy of Lithuania’s Act of the Re-Establishment of Independence

Our heartfelt thanks to the University of Geneva team for their warm welcome and hospitality, and to all DNAMIC partners for their expertise, dedication and collaboration. We thank the European Innovation Council for funding the project through EIC Pathfinder under the European Union’s Horizon Europe programme, and the Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI) for supporting our Swiss partners.

Three years of research answered one question for us: DNA data storage works. The next question is bigger: who builds it?

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DNAMIC at Storage and Computing with DNA 2026 (SCDNA26): 6th Consortium Meeting

The International Conference “Storage and Computing with DNA 2026” (SCDNA26) is dedicated to DNA data storage and DNA computing technologies, bringing together scientists, innovators and industry representatives. The conference was held on May 27–29, 2026 in Rome, Italy, and discussed the most advanced technologies related to sustainable long-term data storage, bioinformatics and DNA-based computing systems.

During the event the 6th DNAMIC project consortium meeting was held, dedicated to discussing the progress of the project, strengthening cooperation and planning further activities.

Conference website

DNAMIC participated in the MoleculArXiv 2026 event in France

DNAMIC team members participated in the international event “MoleculArXiv 2026 – 1st International Molecular Data Storage Workshop”, held on April 29–30, 2026 in Rennes, France. The event brought together an international community of scientists and innovators working in the field of DNA and molecular data storage, and promoted interdisciplinary discussions on next-generation data storage technologies, encoding methods, sequencing and data recovery.

Participation in “MoleculArXiv 2026” provided an opportunity to present the DNAMIC project and progress and increase the visibility of the project in the rapidly growing European deep learning and DNA data storage ecosystem.

MoleculArXiv 2026 Workshop

DNAMIC’s work presented to the President of the Republic of Lithuania Gitanas Nausėda and the President of Estonia Alar Karis at the Lithuanian State Modern Archives

A day that will be remembered forever! It was our pleasure to present DNAMIC’s work and the digital copy of the original Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania, stored in DNA, to the President of the Republic of Lithuania Gitanas Nausėda and the President of Estonia Alar Karis at the Lithuanian State Modern Archives. Lithuania and Estonia are connected by a strong partnership that is based on shared values and history. During the visit, data storage solutions based on DNA were presented as an innovative and sustainable alternative for archiving data of national importance.

In the context of this meeting of two Baltic states it was significant to talk about how our common history can be preserved not only in digital media, but also in a molecule that is naturally adapted to archive information. Facing the geopolitical tensions and living in the shadow of war in Ukraine, the Baltic countries are aware that the protection of cultural heritage and critical information is becoming one of the most important priorities. Countries are looking for ways not just to preserve information but also to ensure its passing to future generations.

President Gitanas Nausėda said: “I believe that stable and high-density DNA storage will eventually not only allow for more sustainable and reliable storage of a very large amount of Lithuania’s national memory, but will also be widely used worldwide.”

A gift for Lithuania’s Independence Day — the March 11 Act recorded in DNA

On the eve of March 11, the Lithuanian Independence Day, the DNAMIC team recorded a digital copy of the Act of Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania into DNA. For Lithuania, March 11 marks the historic moment in 1990 when the country’s independence was restored. The preservation of this document using DNA data storage technology symbolizes the preservation of national memory for future generations.

The initiative was implemented in cooperation with the Lithuanian Supreme Archives Service, which, together with the DNAMIC team, is exploring the possibilities of DNA as a future archiving medium. The DNAMIC project is implemented by the company “Genomika” together with partners Kaunas University of Technology, Technical University of Munich, Kilobaser GmbH, HES-SO (Haute École Spécialisée de Suisse occidentale), the University of Geneva and Imperial College London.

We sincerely thank the Chief Archivist of Lithuania Inga Zaksauskienė and the archival team — Karolina Gike, Darius Baronas and colleagues — for their cooperation in implementing this symbolic and technological initiative.

DiDAX Consortium Partners Visit to Lithuania | Genomika Meetup

Genomika had the honor of hosting DiDAX (DNA Data Applications) consortium partners in Lithuania. During the visit, partners had a chance to see the laboratories of Genomika and of one of Genomika’s partners, the Prof. K. Baršauskas Institute of Ultrasound Science (KTU).

DNAMIC at the MoleculArXiv Autumn School 2025 – Cargèse

From 10 to 14 November 2025, DNAMIC partners joined PhD students and researchers in Cargèse for the PEPR MoleculArXiv Autumn School — an immersive training event dedicated to DNA-based data storage and molecular information technologies. Ignas Galminas (Genomika Lietuva) delivered an Industry Spotlight Talk, sharing practical insights from DNAMIC’s micro-factory vision.

In the poster sessions, the Genomika Lietuva team — Kornelija Kaminskaitė, Duygucan Gül, Ignas Galminas and Simonas Juzėnas — presented their DNAMIC-developed High-Performance Protocol for UltraShort DNA Sequencing Using Oxford Nanopore Technology. From the University of Geneva, Michaël El Kharroubi showcased DNAMIC’s autonomous CODEC for long-term DNA archiving — validated on ~1 MB of synthetic DNA and being accelerated toward 1 TB decoding in under 12 hours.

A warm thank you to the organizers — Serge Kas Hanna, Michela Testolina, Vasily Shenshin and Marc Antonini — for an excellent program and for supporting the next generation of molecular storage innovators.

DNAMIC at Life Sciences Baltics 2025 – Moments to Remember

The DNAMIC team and consortium partners came together at Life Sciences Baltics 2025 for two days full of innovation, collaboration, and vision. From inspiring presentations and engaging panel discussions to the opening of the Lithuania Co-Create National Booth, consortium meetings, and the excitement of the Pitch Battle – these moments capture our journey of bringing DNA data storage from theory to practical application.

Fifth DNAMIC consortium meeting during Life Sciences Baltics 2025

The 5th DNAMIC Consortium Meeting took place during Life Sciences Baltics 2025 in Vilnius, Lithuania on September 17–18. Across two productive days, all consortium partners gathered to present the latest project updates, align on research progress, and discuss next steps in advancing DNA as a sustainable data storage medium. We thank all partners for their active contributions and commitment to pushing forward the DNAMIC mission.

DigNA Portfolio Meeting 2025

On 2 June 2025, the nine projects funded under the 2022 EIC Pathfinder Challenge: DNA-based Digital Data Storage met in Prague for the second annual DigNA Portfolio Meeting. The aim of the event was to review project progress, coordinate next steps through Working Group sessions, and define a shared roadmap for the future of DNA-based data storage.

High-Performance Protocol for UltraShort DNA Sequencing Using Oxford Nanopore Technology

We are pleased to announce the publication of a novel sequencing protocol developed within the DNAMIC project. This high-performance method enables reliable and efficient sequencing of ultra-short DNA fragments using standard Oxford Nanopore Technology reagents and equipment.

The paper is open access in PLOS One. All our publications are listed on the History page.

Fourth Consortium meeting in Germany

The fourth DNAMIC project Consortium meeting was held on March 10–11, 2025 at TUM, Munich, Germany.

Second Consortium meeting in Switzerland

The second DNAMIC project Consortium meeting was held on February 26–27, 2024 at HES-SO, HE-Arc, Campus 2, Espace de l’Europe 11, 2000 Neuchâtel, Switzerland.

Kick-off meeting

The first DNAMIC project kick-off meeting was held on October 2–3, 2023 at the Integrated Science, Studies and Business Centre “Santaka Valley”, Kaunas, Lithuania.