While AI startups grab headlines, Addgene operates as the essential plumbing of modern biotech—moving 558,664 monthly research visits through a nonprofit plasmid repository that has become the de facto standard for sharing genetic materials. This isn't just a database; it's the physical infrastructure of scientific collaboration.

"Addgene has solved the reproducibility crisis in biology by making the sharing of genetic materials as reliable as sharing a Google Doc."

What makes Addgene uniquely defensible is its nonprofit structure combined with commercial-grade infrastructure. Unlike traditional repositories that feel like digital graveyards, Addgene operates with Silicon Valley efficiency—using Google Analytics, Cloudflare, and modern tech stacks while maintaining academic trust. Their 39% direct traffic proves researchers bookmark and return daily, not just when assigned.

• Solved the 'materials transfer' bottleneck that historically delayed research by months
• Created a citation economy where depositing plasmids directly impacts academic impact
• Built a trust layer for reproducibility that journals increasingly require
• Operates as a nonprofit but scales like a SaaS business