Public companyVertical + EnterpriseGrowth

Ginkgo Bioworks

Ginkgo Bioworks is trying to turn its large biological foundry and data engine into a durable AI advantage for biological design, drug discovery, and engineered-organism workflows.

Boston, US

Founded

2008

Region

North America

Website

https://www.ginkgobioworks.com

Current snapshot

Lifecycle position

Research

New work, prototypes, or early papers.

Preview

Selective access, early demos, or limited pilots.

Growth

Repeatable distribution, partnerships, or ecosystem pull.

Current position

Deployment

Wide production use and durable market presence.

Founded

2008

Watch cadence

Weekly

Last verified

2026-03-31

Focus

Biological design and model-driven organism engineering

Latest move

Trying to translate long-built biological infrastructure into defensible AI leverage.

Category and subcategory context

Academic + NonprofitBiotechVertical + Enterprise

Competitive context

RecursionAbsciSchrodinger

Recent models

protein design modelscell-programming modelsbiological foundation models

Products

Ginkgo Datapoints

Open weights

API access

Watch level

Weekly

Signals

Synthetic biologyWet labPlatform

Recent coverage of Ginkgo Bioworks

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ProQR Announces Partnership with Ginkgo Bioworks and Formation of AI Advisory Board

ProQR Announces Partnership with Ginkgo Bioworks and Formation of AI Advisory Board Yahoo Finance

Yahoo Finance•Apr 8

Ginkgo Bioworks Launches Ginkgo Datapoints to Transform AI Model Training in Biology

Ginkgo Bioworks Launches Ginkgo Datapoints to Transform AI Model Training in Biology PR Newswire

PR Newswire•Sep 18

Ginkgo Bioworks Launches New Protein LLM and Model API Built on Google Cloud Technology

Ginkgo Bioworks Launches New Protein LLM and Model API Built on Google Cloud Technology Google Cloud Press Corner

Google Cloud Press Corner•Sep 17

Exclusive: Google Cloud And Ginkgo Bioworks Partner To Launch New Protein LLM and API

Exclusive: Google Cloud And Ginkgo Bioworks Partner To Launch New Protein LLM and API Forbes

Forbes•Sep 17

Prozomix, Ginkgo Bioworks Partner to Build Out Production of Next-Gen Enzyme Plates

Prozomix, Ginkgo Bioworks Partner to Build Out Production of Next-Gen Enzyme Plates Contract Pharma

Contract Pharma•Apr 3

Ginkgo Bioworks Acquires Reverie Labs Platform, Enhancing AI-Driven Drug Discovery Capabilities for Customer Programs

Ginkgo Bioworks Acquires Reverie Labs Platform, Enhancing AI-Driven Drug Discovery Capabilities for Customer Programs PR Newswire

PR Newswire•Feb 28