Ginkgo Bioworks

Ginkgo Bioworks
Industry Biotechnology
Founded 2009 (2009) in Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Founders Tom Knight, Jason Kelly, Reshma Shetty, Barry Canton, Austin Che
Headquarters Boston, United States of America
Key people
 Tom Knight, Jason Kelly, Reshma Shetty, Barry Canton, Austin Che
Number of employees
 ~200
Website ginkgobioworks.com

Ginkgo Bioworks is a biotech company founded in 2009 by scientists from MIT headed by Tom Knight. The company specializes in using genetic engineering to produce bacteria with industrial applications.[1][2][3][4]

References

  1. ↑ Molteni, Megan (14 September 2017). "With Designer Bacteria, Crops One Day Could Fertilize Themselves". Wired. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  2. ↑ Herper, Mathew (8 June 2016). "Boston Startup Raises $100 Million To Use Synthetic Biology To Design Microbes For Industry". Forbes. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  3. ↑ Adams, Susan (14 September 2017). "Bayer And Ginkgo Bioworks, A Startup, Aim To Make Crops Produce Their Own Nitrogen Fertilizer". Forbes. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  4. ↑ Weisman, Robert (29 September 2016). "Ginkgo Bioworks opens production site for custom cells". Boston Globe. Retrieved 4 December 2017.


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