Colossal Biosciences Confirms UAE Biovault Partnership and Opens Its Dallas Lab to Media for the First Time

Colossal Biosciences opened its new Dallas labs to journalists, the first media tour the organization has done. The company recently announced a partnership with the United Arab Emirates to build a research lab at Dubai’s Museum of the Future. The lab will have an accompanying biovault designed to securely store DNA and other biological samples from many species. It is to be the first in a global network of interconnected biovaults preserving key DNA information for thousands of regionally important species.

The UAE’s interest includes a desire to save the critically endangered Arabian leopard, the smallest and rarest of big cats, which is locally extinct in the Emirates and culturally important throughout the Arabian peninsula. The Colossal Foundation finances tech transfer and support for universities, non-profits and Indigenous groups working on related research. The tour is part of a broader interest in outreach to universities, educators, museums and the public.

This story is based on original reporting by David Bloom for Forbes. Read the full feature on Forbes → https://www.forbes.com/sites/dbloom/2026/03/12/behind-the-scenes-at-colossals-615m-project-to-revive-extinct-species/