Ginkgo Bioworks and Syngenta Seeds Announce Collaboration to Develop New Traits for the Next Generation of Seed Technology
Ginkgo Bioworks (NYSE: DNA) and Syngenta Seeds announced a research partnership to explore novel traits for future seed development. This collaboration utilizes Ginkgo's advanced protein engineering and high-throughput screening technologies, aimed at enhancing the resilience and health of crops for farmers. The partnership reflects an increasing trend in agriculture towards collaborative innovation, addressing global agricultural challenges through diverse expertise. Ginkgo's Vice President, Magalie Guilhabert, expressed enthusiasm for leveraging their unique technologies to support Syngenta in delivering innovative products to the agricultural sector.
- Partnership with Syngenta to enhance seed trait development.
- Utilization of Ginkgo's advanced protein engineering and screening technologies.
- Supports farmers by developing healthier and more resilient crops.
- Aligns with industry trends towards collaboration in agricultural research.
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Partnership will leverage Ginkgo's cell programming capabilities to support Syngenta's ongoing seeds R&D pipeline efforts
BOSTON, April 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Ginkgo Bioworks (NYSE: DNA), which is building the leading platform for cell programming and biosecurity, and Syngenta Seeds ("Syngenta"), one of the world's leading agricultural technology companies, today announced a research partnership focused on screening a targeted genetic library for novel trait discovery. The results of this research are intended to inform future seed trait development so that farmers can grow healthier and more resilient crops.
Under the collaboration agreement, Ginkgo and Syngenta will work together by leveraging Ginkgo's extensive protein engineering capabilities and proprietary ultra high-throughput screening technologies to complement and accelerate Syngenta's efforts to design and develop innovative plant traits.
Innovative research partnerships of this kind are becoming more common in agriculture as the industry better understands the value of seeking out collaborations of all types and cross-pollinating expertise and capabilities across diverse industries. Ginkgo and Syngenta's partnership embodies the ethos of collaboration by addressing the challenges facing farmers around the world, leveraging new ideas, novel technologies, and unique partnerships.
"We are excited to leverage our proprietary ultra high-throughput single-cell encapsulation and screening platform to support Syngenta's development efforts to bring the next generation of innovative products to farmers," said Magalie Guilhabert, Vice President, Head of Ag Biologicals, Ginkgo Bioworks. "As we tackle agriculture's greatest challenges, we're excited to partner with global leaders like Syngenta and empower them to solve some of the most pressing challenges facing agriculture worldwide."
For more information on Ginkgo Bioworks' offerings in agriculture, please visit https://www.ginkgobioworks.com/offerings/agriculture.
About Ginkgo Bioworks
Ginkgo Bioworks is the leading horizontal platform for cell programming, providing flexible, end-to-end services that solve challenges for organizations across diverse markets, from food and agriculture to pharmaceuticals to industrial and specialty chemicals. Ginkgo's biosecurity and public health unit, Concentric by Ginkgo, is building global infrastructure for biosecurity to empower governments, communities, and public health leaders to prevent, detect and respond to a wide variety of biological threats. For more information, visit ginkgobioworks.com and concentricbyginkgo.com, read our blog, or follow us on social media channels such as Twitter (@Ginkgo and @ConcentricByGBW), Instagram (@GinkgoBioworks and @ConcentricByGinkgo), orLinkedIn.
Forward-Looking Statements of Ginkgo Bioworks
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