Biology is the technology of everything. Our mission is to make it accessible to everyone. Ailurus builds biological programs, the "software" of living systems, and ultimately, a truly general-purpose technology powered by biology.
We are driven by a vision of a future where engineering the physical world can become as intuitive as programming the digital world. And biology is the key to that future: as it is the only platform that we know can directly organize information, matter, and energy at once.
Our mission is to place this "technology of everything" in human hands, empowering humanity to transcend traditional labor constraints and fostering a new era of innovation and exploration.
To achieve this mission, we must make biology truly programmable, transforming biotechnology from craftsmanship to scalable engineering.
To fulfill our mission, we need to create the 'computer science' of biology. Our journey begins by developing bioprograms, the genetic programs that instruct the development and function of organisms, much like living software written in DNA code.
We focus on developing methodologies to transform living cells into microscopic workforces, streamlining a variety of complex processes. By combining modern artificial intelligence, robotic automation, and massively parallel synthesis and sequencing, we are paving the way for fully autonomous scientific discovery in the near future.
Traditionally, biologists and bioengineers must be highly trained in a series of complex techniques and workflows to conduct their research, engineering, or final biological productions.
While rigorous procedures are essential for scientific discoveries, we believe this status quo is not an ideal situation. We should spend less time at the bench and more time on ideation, analysis, and creation.
By embedding essential functions into DNA instructions, we program cells to handle many tasks for you, making your life easier. Welcome to the new age of lab automation, driven by biology itself.
Traditionally, biochemical and genetic assays were conducted in test tubes, shaking flasks, micro-well plates one by one.
We transform a small vial of cells into trillions of independent micro-laboratories operating in massive parallelism. This accelerates wet-lab validation and data acquisition by orders of magnitude.
Our proprietary workflow has already generated millions of wet-lab data points across over 100 custom projects, exceeding conventional limits, and we are eager to extend this technology to a broader audience.
To fully automate scientific discovery, this system operates across three distinct layers. AI agents act as the brain, making decisions and learning from experimental outcomes. Bioprograms serve as the engine, driving the actual biological automation and executing complex molecular operations. Meanwhile, robotic hardware provides the chassis, establishing the stable physical environment these living systems need to run reliably.
But unlike digital computers, biology did not come with a manual. To master it, we must learn by doing. Each bioprogram we build is a step towards this larger goal.
By testing their performance across diverse customer needs, we deepen our understanding of the underlying principles. This operational data brings us closer every day to a unified architecture for programming the infinite possibilities of biology.
Join us in shaping the world line.