Imagene

Imagene is a French biotechnology company specializing in smart biopreservation technologies for the long-term storage of nucleic acids, biospecimens, and bioreagents at room temperature. Its core technology, patented under the DNAshell and RNAshell brands, involves encapsulating highly dehydrated biological materials within sealed stainless steel minicapsules. By providing a stable, inert environment without the need for energy-intensive cold chain storage, the company's solutions ensure the preservation of genetic information for subsequent analysis. The company operates as a service provider, equipment manufacturer, and reagent supplier, offering turnkey platforms and custom encapsulation services to its clients.

The company's solutions are designed to support critical applications across life sciences, biotechnology, healthcare, and forensics, where sample stability, security, and scalability are essential. By replacing traditional cold storage methods, Imagene helps organizations reduce costs and simplify logistics while maintaining sample integrity for biobanking and research purposes. Furthermore, the company has expanded its focus to the emerging sector of digital data storage in DNA, leveraging its encapsulation technology to provide high-density information storage solutions. Imagene was established by a multidisciplinary team of scientists from the University of Bordeaux and the CNRS, and it continues to support projects ranging from medical diagnostics to historical document preservation.