SECUREDNA

SecureDNA is a free screening platform that was developed to safeguard DNA synthesis everywhere. Designed to keep customer data secure, it uses a cryptographically secure algorithm that checks very short DNA subsequences from orders to see if they match known hazards or functional variants of hazards. That means extremists can't even laboriously assemble genes from short oligonucleotides or incorporate lots of mutations to evade screening... The SecureDNA team is composed of academic life scientists and cryptographers, policy analysts, information security specialists, and software engineers from many nations. They came together in 2019 to build a system capable of secure and universal DNA synthesis screening that would be suitable for stepwise or complete implementation by industry stakeholders... Our challenge is to prevent the immense power of biotechnology from being misused. Historical pandemics killed tens of millions of people, and engineered agents could be even more..

Also known as: SecureDNA Foundation

Registration numbers: CHE-269.863.420 (W)

Primary location: Zug