About us
Backed by Europe’s flagship innovation programmes, DATANA has turned a research vision into proprietary technology that makes scalable, failure-proof DNA data storage a reality for the AI and quantum age.
RETHINKING STORAGE FOR THE NEXT CENTURY
The Future of Data
Lives in DNA
DATANA was born from a simple but urgent realization – humanity is running out of sustainable ways to preserve its exponentially growing digital world. As data volumes surge and cyber threats intensify, existing storage infrastructure is becoming increasingly vulnerable, energy intensive, and unsuited for preserving humanity’s most valuable information for the long term.
We believed the future of secure data preservation would require something fundamentally different. So we turned to the most powerful information storage system ever created: DNA.
Originally developed within BioSistemika, a spin-off from the Slovenian National Institute of Biology, DATANA combines biotechnology, software engineering, and advanced hardware systems to transform synthetic DNA into an ultra-secure digital storage medium capable of preserving data for centuries – without power consumption, cloud exposure, or degradation from time.
MANAGEMENT
The team building the
future of storage
Decades of combined expertise across bioinformatics, DNA synthesis, chemistry and venture building.
Klemen Zupančič, PhD
CEO
PhD in Bioinformatics
- Previous successful exits
- Former CEO of SciNote
- Co-founder of BioSistemika
- Designed the original concept
Tjaša Stare, PhD
CTO
PhD in Biosciences
- Expert in DNA synthesis
- 65 scientific publications
- 15 years in laboratory research
- Experience in life science SWD
Luka Zupančič, MsC
CCO
MSc in Biotechnology
- 3 successful STEM ventures
- 100 GBH Young Biotech Leaders
- €8M non-dilutive capital raised
- EIC Ambassador
Tom De Greef, PhD
CSO
PhD in Chemistry
- Full Professor at TU Eindhoven
- DNA Storage & Computing PI
- 100 articles in top-tier journals
- VICI, VIDI, and VENI laureate
PIONEERING PRACTICAL DNA STORAGE AT SCALE
From Research Vision to
Global Innovation
What began as a research vision evolved into one of Europe’s leading DNA data storage initiatives, supported by flagship European innovation programmes including the European Innovation Council EIC Accelerator, EIC Pathfinder, and NATO DIANA. Along the way, DATANA developed proprietary technologies spanning DNA encoding, biochemical synthesis, and high-throughput liquid handling systems that enable practical and scalable DNA data storage for the first time.
Today, DATANA is building the next generation of secure data infrastructure – designed for a world shaped by AI, cyber warfare, quantum computing, and the growing need for sovereign, resilient storage systems. Our technology is being developed for applications where failure is not an option: encryption keys, institutional archives, defence infrastructure, digital assets, and other mission-critical information requiring the highest levels of integrity and permanence.
We are not just creating a new storage device.
We are redefining how humanity preserves its most valuable digital information for generations to come.
TRACTION
Funded, patented,
commercially validated.
€5M non-dilutive funding
4 patents & trademarks
4 pilots concluded
2 commercial agreements
EU COMMISION
EIC Accelerator
€2M
2021–2024
R&D · TRL 6–8 · Single-applicant
EU COMMISION
EIC Pathfinder
€2M
2024–2026
R&D · TRL 2–4 · Consortium of 6
NATO
DIANA Accelerator
€100k
2025
Defense (dual-use) · Single-applicant
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Store your Data in DNA
Datana — molecular data storage. A next-generation medium for the world’s most critical information.
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