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Ginkgo Bioworks

Boston, MA

Ginkgo Bioworks is a biotech company from the United States founded in 2009 by scientists from MIT and headed by Tom Knight. The company specializes in using genetic engineering to produce bacteria with industrial applications. Ginkgo Bioworks is an analytics company that designs organisms for customers in a range of industries. It is the self-proclaimed "Organism Company" and is one of the world's largest privately held biotech companies. As of 2019, it was valued at $4.2 billion.

https://www.ginkgobioworks.com/

Company Details

Founded

2008

Employees

Between 1,000 - 2,000 employees

Raised

$1,575,403,008

Headquarters Location

Boston, MA

Public

Yes

Acquired

No

CEO

Jason Kelly

Founders

Barry Canton
Barry Canton
Reshma Shetty
Reshma Shetty
Tom Knight
Tom Knight
Austin Che
Austin Che
Jason Kelly

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