Ginkgo Bioworks Acquires Novogy's Microbial Engineering Platform

Ginkgo Bioworks Acquires Zymergen

July 25, 2022

Biotechnology

Ginkgo Bioworks (NYSE: DNA) will acquire Zymergen in an all‑stock transaction valuing Zymergen at about $300 million; Zymergen stockholders will receive 0.9179 Ginkgo shares per Zymergen share and will own ~5.25% of the combined company. The acquisition is intended to integrate Zymergen's automation, software, and data‑science capabilities and biological assets into Ginkgo's horizontal cell‑programming platform to expand capacity, capabilities, and efficiency across multiple end markets.

Ginkgo Bioworks Acquires Assets from Bitome

June 6, 2022

Biotechnology

Ginkgo Bioworks acquired certain assets from Bitome, a Boston-based developer of real-time metabolite monitoring technology, to integrate continuous metabolite monitoring into its cell engineering platform. The acquisition is intended to accelerate design-build-test-learn cycles and bioprocess optimization across Ginkgo’s portfolio of cell programs by providing real-time metabolic data and ML-driven insights.

Ginkgo Bioworks Acquires Patch Biosciences

February 28, 2024

Biotechnology

Ginkgo Bioworks has acquired Patch Biosciences, a startup that built an AI platform for sequence design to advance genetic medicines. The acquisition will integrate Patch's machine‑learning models and validated assays into Ginkgo's platform to expand its gene therapy, cell therapy and RNA therapeutics capabilities for biopharma customers.

Ginkgo Bioworks to Go Public via Soaring Eagle SPAC Business Combination

May 11, 2021

Biotechnology

Ginkgo Bioworks has agreed to a business combination with Soaring Eagle Acquisition Corp., which values Ginkgo at a $15.0 billion pre-money equity valuation and is expected to provide up to $2.5 billion of primary proceeds (including a $775 million PIPE). The transaction will take Ginkgo public, expand capital to scale its synthetic biology Foundry and platform capabilities across therapeutics, industrials, food and agriculture, and is expected to close in 3Q 2021 subject to customary approvals.

Solar Biotech Acquires Noblegen

July 25, 2023

Biotechnology

Solar Biotech Inc., a Norton, Virginia-based synthetic biology and bioprocessing company, has acquired Noblegen, an advanced digital biology and precision fermentation company based in Peterborough, Ontario. Noblegen will operate as Solar Biotech Canada and serve as the group's food-grade-certified biomanufacturing and R&D hub, expanding Solar Biotech's upstream/downstream capabilities and on‑the‑ground capacity in Canada.

Miltenyi Biotec Acquires lino Biotech

March 22, 2023

Biotechnology

Miltenyi Biotec has acquired 100% of lino Biotech from investors including Roche Venture Fund and Hightech-Grunderfonds. The acquisition brings lino's focal molography biosensor platform into Miltenyi's cell and gene therapy and research-tools portfolio to enhance potency assays and quality-control capabilities.