Ginkgo Bioworks was started by a team of MIT scientists in 2009, intent on building made-to-order microbes that enable customers to grow rather than manufacture better products. Diruptor50
Headquarters: BostonIndustry: Fragrances, food ingredients, sweetenersGinkgo Bioworks was started by a team of MIT scientists in 2009, intent on building made-to-order microbes that enable customers to grow rather than manufacture better products. The Boston-based company calls itself the"organism company," because it designs and prints DNA, the building blocks that support all living things.
Last year the company launched Bioworks4, its latest biological engineering foundry. This will allow Ginkgo to apply its automated processes to engineer mammalian cell genomes, which are essential in pharmaceutical research and manufacturing. It will allow the company to more quickly prototype and test new therapies, reducing time and costs during the development cycle.
And with better data during the pre-clinical stage, researchers wind up with the best possible drug candidates before moving on to expensive animal testing and clinical trials. Earlier this year, Ginkgo announced a $100 million partnership with Cronos Group, the leading Canadian cannabis company, to produce cultured cannabinoids in an economically sustainable way.
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