Inscripta Acquires Infinome Biosciences and Sestina Bio
January 18, 2023
Inscripta, a genome engineering company based in Pleasanton, California, has acquired synthetic biology firms Infinome Biosciences and Sestina Bio to accelerate its capabilities in sustainable biomanufacturing. The acquisitions integrate Infinome's GenoScaler strain-engineering platform and Sestina's data-driven scale-up strain design to advance Inscripta's commercialization of bio-manufactured products for industrial and consumer markets.
- Buyers
- Inscripta
- Targets
- Infinome Biosciences, Sestina Bio
- Industry
- Biotechnology
- Location
- California, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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