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Kern Systems (YC S19) — Using DNA to store data

DNA has emerged as a compelling data storage medium due to its density, longevity, and eternal relevance compared to current memory technologies. However, the high price of synthesizing DNA remains a major bottleneck for adoption of this promising storage solution.

Kern Systems is a Y Combinator company in the Summer 2019 batch. Its directory entry describes it as: Using DNA to store data. The founder listed is Henry Lee (Founder) (Y Combinator directory entry, May 2, 2019).

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Kern Systems

New accelerator entry · 2019-05-02 · the record

Summer 2019
batch
3
people
Early
stage
United States of America
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BatchSummer 2019
Announced2019-05-02
StageEarly
StatusActive
Team size3
IndustryHealthcare
Sub-industryHealthcare -> Industrial Bio
SectorsGenomics, Nanotechnology
RegionsUnited States of America, America / Canada
BasedBoston, MA, USA
HiringNo
Sitehttps://www.kernsystems.com

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DNA has emerged as a compelling data storage medium due to its density, longevity, and eternal relevance compared to current memory technologies. However, the high price of synthesizing DNA remains a major bottleneck for adoption of this promising storage solution. We are pioneering new approaches to synthesizing DNA for data storage with enzymes and custom digital codecs. We are building an interdisciplinary team to build the world's most scalable information infrastructure in DNA. We seek technical experts in enzyme engineering, chemistry, hardware engineering, and information theory. We also seek business development to identify emerging markets for early use cases of our technology.

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