Intelligence Layer · DNA Data Storage

The frontier is being encoded in nucleotides.

Every breakthrough in storing digital information inside synthetic DNA — cataloged, benchmarked, and dispatched to 4,200+ researchers, CTOs, and analysts tracking the nucleotide economy.

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Updated Feb 25, 2026 · 20:05 UTC

Feb 19, 2026DENSITY

Catalog DNA — Achieves 1 exabyte/gram density milestone in peer-reviewed trial

Feb 12, 2026COST

Twist Bioscience — Synthesis cost curve breaks $0.001/nt barrier in commercial run

Jan 31, 2026LATENCY

Iridia — Electrochemical write cycle drops to 14ms — 3× faster than prior record

Jan 22, 2026THROUGHPUT

DNA Script — Enzymatic synthesis throughput: 10^14 molecules/hour on benchtop unit

Jan 09, 2026ACCESS

Microsoft Research — Random-access retrieval demonstrated at 1 petabyte scale, error rate <0.001%

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Spec Sheet · Iridia v4.1EXPANDED

Write Cycle Latency14 ms

Read Cycle Latency22 ms

Write Density2.18 × 10¹⁸ b/g

Error Rate (raw)0.0008%

Synthesis MethodElectrochemical

Durability (est.)2,000+ years

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Catalog DNA · 1 Exabyte/gramTwist Bioscience · $0.001/ntIridia · 14ms write latencyDNA Script · Enzymatic synthesisMicrosoft Research · Petabyte retrievalHelixworks · Error correctionBiomemory · Commercial cold storageMolecular Assemblies · ORCA platformCatalog DNA · 1 Exabyte/gramTwist Bioscience · $0.001/ntIridia · 14ms write latencyDNA Script · Enzymatic synthesisMicrosoft Research · Petabyte retrievalHelixworks · Error correctionBiomemory · Commercial cold storageMolecular Assemblies · ORCA platform

01 · Landscape Map

The Nucleotide Economy

214 organizations tracked across synthesis, storage, sequencing, and infrastructure. Updated weekly from patent filings, preprints, and primary sources.

Catalog DNAUS

SynthesisSeries B

Write enzymes, mass encoding

Twist BioscienceUS

SynthesisPublic

Oligonucleotide synthesis

IridiaUS

StorageSeries A

Electrochemical DNA synthesis

DNA ScriptFR

SynthesisSeries C

Enzymatic DNA writing

HelixworksIE

InfrastructureSeed

DNA storage as a service

BiomemoryFR

StorageSeries A

Commercial DNA cold storage

Molecular AssembliesUS

SynthesisSeries B

ORCA enzymatic platform

NucleraUK

SequencingSeries B

Desktop DNA printing

Seagate + Univ. of WAUS

InfrastructureR&D

Automated DNA storage

Western Digital + TwistUS

StorageR&D

Consumer DNA archive

Illumina VenturesUS

SequencingCVC

Read infrastructure

EMBL DNA StorageEU

InfrastructureAcademic

Long-term archive protocols

Microsoft Research DNAUS

InfrastructureR&D

Automated read/write system

Georgia Tech DNA LabUS

SequencingAcademic

Error-correction codes

KilobaserAT

SynthesisSeed

Benchtop DNA synthesizer

EvonetixUK

SynthesisSeries B

Parallel synthesis array

Ribbon BiolabsAT

SynthesisSeries A

Long-read synthesis

Agilent TechnologiesUS

SequencingPublic

Synthesis + sequencing tools

Ginkgo BioworksUS

InfrastructurePublic

Foundry + storage platform

Colossal BiosciencesUS

StorageSeries B

Biological data archiving

SynBioBeta PortfolioUS

InfrastructureVarious

Nucleotide economy index

Pacific BiosciencesUS

SequencingPublic

Long-read sequencing

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02 · Synthesis Tracker

Read/Write Benchmarks

Latency, density, error rate, and cost-per-nucleotide across active platforms. Methodology notes available in the full dispatch.

Last updated: Feb 25, 2026

Synthesis Cost Curve$/nucleotide · commercial synthesis · log scale

2020–2026

2020

$1.00

2021

$0.42

2022

$0.18

2023

$0.06

2024

$0.02

2025

$0.0030

2026*

$0.0010

* 2026 projection based on Twist Q1 commercial pricing

Platform Comparison Matrixn=6 platforms · verified Q1 2026

Platform	Method	Write	Read	Error Rate	Cost/nt
Iridia v4.1	Electrochemical	14 ms	22 ms	0.0008%	$0.0009
Catalog DNA v3	Enzymatic (mass)	180 ms	310 ms	0.0012%	$0.0006
Twist Bio Pro	Column synthesis	4.2 hrs	6.1 hrs	0.0031%	$0.0011
DNA Script SYNTAX	Enzymatic (TdT)	22 ms	38 ms	0.0019%	$0.0014
Helixworks Arc	Hybrid	55 ms	91 ms	0.0015%	$0.0008
Molecular Assemblies ORCA	Enzymatic	31 ms	47 ms	0.0022%	$0.0010

3 more platforms — Dispatch #041 subscribers only

Best write latency:Iridia · 14ms

Lowest cost/nt:Catalog · $0.0006

Best error rate:Iridia · 0.0008%

Highest density:Iridia · 2.18×10¹⁸

03 · Funding Radar

Deal Flow Intelligence

Every funding round in the nucleotide economy — amount, lead investor, strategic rationale. Cross-referenced against patent activity and hiring signals.

$242M

Q1 2026 deployed

rounds tracked

Recent RoundsSorted by date · Q4 2025–Q1 2026

Date	Company	Round	Amount	Lead Investor
Feb 2026	Iridia	Series B	$47M	Andreessen Horowitz
Jan 2026	DNA Script	Series C	$100M	Sofinnova Partners
Jan 2026	Ribbon Biolabs	Series A	$28M	Wellington Partners
Dec 2025	Molecular Assemblies	Series B	$35M	Northpond Ventures
Nov 2025	Biomemory	Series A	$18M	Elaia Partners
Oct 2025	Kilobaser	Series A	$14M	Speedinvest

8 more rounds + strategic rationale notes

Active Investors

a16z BioTier 1

8 dealsSynthesis infra

Northpond VenturesSpecialist

5 dealsStorage platforms

Sofinnova PartnersTier 1

4 dealsEU biotech

Illumina VenturesStrategic

6 dealsSequencing ecosystem

Microsoft M12Strategic

3 dealsInfra + cloud DNA

Wellington PartnersTier 2

4 dealsDeep tech EU

04 · Community

4,247 researchers, CTOs, and analysts — in one room.

Private Slack channels where Twist Bioscience scientists discuss synthesis protocols next to enterprise architects evaluating DNA cold storage alternatives to LTO-9 tape.

Recent Members

Dr. Priya Nambiar

Postdoc · MIT Synthetic Biology

Feb 2026

James Okafor

VP Engineering · Seagate Research

Jan 2026

Dr. Chen Wei

PI · ETH Zürich DNA Lab

Jan 2026

Anika Svensson

Analyst · Northpond Ventures

Dec 2025

Dr. Rohan Mehta

Scientist · Twist Bioscience

Dec 2025

Camille Beaumont

CTO · Biomemory

Nov 2025

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#synthesis-protocols

312 members4 min ago

Anyone benchmarked TdT fidelity at 40°C vs 37°C? Seeing 2× error increase...

#cost-curves

248 members12 min ago

Twist just updated their commercial pricing API — $0.00094/nt for 200mers

#funding-signals

189 members1 hr ago

New patent filing from Microsoft Research on automated fluidic handling...

#read-write-bench

421 members2 min ago

Iridia v4.1 latency numbers are in — posting full methodology shortly

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