Mimulus and GenScript Partner to Scale Zero-Watt Molecular Data Storage

Mimulus Corp and GenScript Biotech Corporation have announced a multi-year partnership to scale DNA-based data storage, according to a press release. The collaboration combines Mimulus’s molecular storage architecture with GenScript’s high-throughput DNA synthesis capabilities to develop what the companies describe as a zero-watt, off-grid archival infrastructure for enterprise data.

Under the agreement, GenScript will industrialize DNA synthesis to mass-produce Mimulus’s Glacier Data Storage Cards, which store data permanently on a credit-card-sized device requiring no power or cooling. Mimulus has also secured an option for an exclusive license to certain GenScript intellectual property related to digital DNA data storage, subject to milestones.

The partnership aims to enable large-scale deployment of the Glacier Cards and launch what Mimulus calls the “Forever Archive,” a molecular storage system designed for long-term data permanence. The system is intended to eliminate the power and maintenance demands of traditional tape and disk archives, freeing energy capacity for AI compute workloads.

Both companies are co-developing a manufacturing pipeline and S3 API compatibility to support enterprise pilots and eventual hyperscale production targeted by the end of the decade.