Company:ViaGen Pets
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| Type | Division |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2002 |
| Headquarters | Cedar Park, Texas , United States |
| Parent | Colossal Biosciences |
| Website | viagenpets |
ViaGen Pets & Equine, based in Cedar Park, Texas, is a division of Colossal Biosciences that offers animal cloning services. ViaGen's Pets division was launched in 2016.[1]
Technology and patents
ViaGen Pets offers cloning as well as DNA preservation services, sometimes called tissue or cell banking.[2]
ViaGen's subsidiary, Start Licensing, owns a cloning patent which is licensed to their only competitor as of 2018, who also offers animal cloning services.[3] The cloning process used by both ViaGen and their competitor is somatic cell nuclear transfer, the same as which was used for cloning Dolly the Sheep.[3]
History
ViaGen was founded in Austin, Texas in 2002.[4] ViaGen began by offering cloning to the livestock and equine industry in 2003,[1] and later included cloning of cats and dogs in 2016.[5]
In 2020, ViaGen achieved the first successful cloning of an endangered species in the United States, the black-footed ferret.[6] As of 2025, ViaGen had successfully cloned 15 species, including Przewalski’s horse.[6]
In November 2025, ViaGen was acquired by Colossal Biosciences.[4][7]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Castillo, Michelle (2018-03-08). "This woman paid $50,000 to clone her dead chihuahua...twice" (in en). https://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/08/viagen-pets-cloned-a-chihuahua-for-50000.html.
- ↑ Claiborne, Casey (2020-01-11). "Cedar Park company ViaGen cloning favorite pets" (in en-US). https://www.fox7austin.com/news/cedar-park-company-viagen-cloning-favorite-pets.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Baron, Jessica (2018-12-24). "If You Love Animals, Don't Clone Your Pet" (in en). https://www.forbes.com/sites/jessicabaron/2018/12/24/if-you-love-animals-dont-clone-your-pet/.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Pauda, Erica (2025-11-04). "Colossal Biosciences acquires Austin-based company, Viagen Pets and Equine". KXAN. https://www.kxan.com/news/texas/colossal-biosciences-acquires-austin-based-company-viagen-pets-and-equine/.
- ↑ "Viagen Pets take animal cloning from research lab to marketplace" (in en-US). May 18, 2020. https://www.wtoc.com/2020/05/18/viagen-pets-take-animal-cloning-research-lab-marketplace/.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Snider, Mike (2025-11-04). "Biotech company Colossal, which brought dire wolves back to life, acquires Viagen" (in en-US). https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/11/04/colossal-biosciences-acquires-cloning-company-viagen/86988964007/.
- ↑ "Colossal Biosciences acquires Texas-based biotech company specializing in animal cloning" (in en). Austin American-Statesman. https://www.statesman.com/business/technology/article/colossal-biosciences-viagen-animal-cloning-acquire-21135191.php.
External links
- ViaGen Pets official website
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