Colossal Foundation and University of Tasmania Partner to Combat Devil Facial Tumour Disease with Vaccines and Gene Editing
- Written by: Business Daily Media
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The collaboration leverages Colossal's marsupial de-extinction and conservation biotechnology platform to save the Tasmanian devil from a contagious cancer that has driven 80% population declines across Tasmania
DALLAS and HOBART, Australia, July 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Colossal Foundation, the nonprofit conservation arm of Colossal Biosciences, today announced a new partnership with the University of Tasmania to support efforts to combat Devil facial tumour disease (DFTD), a fatal transmissible cancer that has devastated wild Tasmanian devil populations and threatens the iconic marsupial with extinction.







