{"id":2540,"date":"2025-11-04T23:06:02","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T23:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/colossal.com\/?p=2540"},"modified":"2025-12-10T21:34:58","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T21:34:58","slug":"colossals-billionaire-founder-ben-lamm-from-dire-wolf-to-whats-next","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/colossal.com\/colossals-billionaire-founder-ben-lamm-from-dire-wolf-to-whats-next\/","title":{"rendered":"Colossal\u2019s Billionaire Founder Ben Lamm: From Dire Wolf to What\u2019s Next"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\n  \"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n  \"@type\": \"NewsArticle\",\n  \"mainEntityOfPage\": {\n    \"@type\": \"WebPage\",\n    \"@id\": \"https:\/\/colossal.com\/colossals-billionaire-founder-ben-lamm-from-dire-wolf-to-whats-next\/\"\n  },\n  \"url\": \"https:\/\/colossal.com\/colossals-billionaire-founder-ben-lamm-from-dire-wolf-to-whats-next\/\",\n  \"headline\": \"Billionaire Ben Lamm on Colossal\u2019s Dire Wolf\u2014and What\u2019s Next\",\n  \"description\": \"In a new interview, billionaire Ben Lamm details how Colossal built the colossal dire wolf and plans to scale de-extinction\u2014melding science, partners, and conservation.\",\n  \"articleSection\": \"News\",\n  \"inLanguage\": \"en\",\n  \"keywords\": [\n    \"colossal dire wolf\",\n    \"colossal dire wolves\",\n    \"Ben Lamm\",\n    \"Colossal Biosciences\",\n    \"de-extinction\",\n    \"conservation\",\n    \"dire wolf\"\n  ],\n  \"isBasedOn\": \"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/business\/business-news\/ben-lamm-de-extinction-science-dire-wolf-colossal-interview-1236412831\/\",\n  \"image\": [\n    \"https:\/\/colossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ben-lamm-colossal-founder-portrait-2025.webp\"\n  ],\n  \"thumbnailUrl\": \"https:\/\/colossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ben-lamm-colossal-founder-portrait-2025.webp\",\n  \"author\": {\n    \"@type\": \"Organization\",\n    \"name\": \"Colossal Biosciences Newsroom\",\n    \"url\": \"https:\/\/colossal.com\/news\/\"\n  },\n  \"publisher\": {\n    \"@type\": \"Organization\",\n    \"name\": \"Colossal Biosciences\",\n    \"url\": \"https:\/\/colossal.com\/\",\n    \"logo\": {\n      \"@type\": \"ImageObject\",\n      \"url\": \"https:\/\/colossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/colossal-logo.png\",\n      \"width\": 500,\n      \"height\": 500\n    }\n  },\n  \"datePublished\": \"2025-11-04T16:00:00-06:00\",\n  \"dateModified\": \"2025-11-04T16:00:00-06:00\",\n  \"potentialAction\": {\n    \"@type\": \"ReadAction\",\n    \"target\": \"https:\/\/colossal.com\/colossals-billionaire-founder-ben-lamm-from-dire-wolf-to-whats-next\/\"\n  }\n}\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>In a new interview, billionaire Ben Lamm outlines how Colossal Biosciences is turning headline breakthroughs into a scalable de-extinction platform. 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