Introducing SynthID Bio

SynthID Bio is a watermarking technology that embeds imperceptible signatures directly into biological code for AI-generated proteins. The watermark remains verifiable in the physical synthesized protein itself while preserving the protein's biological function. This matters because generative AI tools now design new proteins and biological structures, but these novel designs can bypass traditional screening and risk polluting scientific databases with mislabeled synthetic structures. The watermarking approach adapts to different data types, subtly guiding choices in amino acid sequences and adjusting atomic coordinates in predicted structures, and laboratory testing confirmed the watermarks did not compromise protein function across multiple target proteins.