Syngenta Collaborates with Ginkgo Bioworks to Enable Faster Launch of Innovative Biologicals

Today, we announced a new collaboration with Syngenta Crop Protection, a leader in agricultural innovation, aimed at accelerating the launch of a new biological solution. We’ve previously collaborated on next-generation seed technology.

Through this new collaboration, we plan to develop and optimize a microbial strain that can meet the productivity targets of a secondary metabolite from the Syngenta Biologicals pipeline. This molecule is earmarked by Syngenta as a pioneering biological solution. Successful cost-effective and large-scale production of this targeted metabolite would significantly expedite Syngenta’s go-to-market timeline for its latest biological solution. 

To achieve this, we will use our Ag Biologicals capabilities to calculate theoretical performance and guide rational strain engineering strategies to develop the microbial strain that is robust enough to meet Syngenta’s goals. We will leverage our biological knowledge and machine learning approaches to develop insights from multiple complex data sources and apply this toward diagnosing strain performance limitations as well as biological feature discovery. 

"We are so excited to expand our relationship with Syngenta. We’ve built a successful relationship from our work together on plant traits and now look forward to doing the same with ag biologicals. Ginkgo is proud to put our excellent assets and experience against some of our customer’s toughest challenges. We’ll work to achieve productivity levels to realize commercial viability for Syngenta’s innovative ag biologicals product launch." - Magalie Guilhabert, Head of Ag Biologicals, Ginkgo Bioworks

"Biologicals are increasingly important in addressing the need for efficient and sustainable agricultural solutions worldwide. At Syngenta, we are committed to providing farmers with greater complementary product and technology choices that promote sustainable agricultural practices. We are excited to work with Ginkgo, and are confident that their distinctive capabilities will enable us to achieve our productivity goals for our targeted molecule, expediting our time to market." - Camilla Corsi, Global Head of Research at Syngenta Crop Protection

Find the full press release here along with all of the latest news from the Ginkgo team. To learn more about Ginkgo’s Ag Biologicals capabilities, visit our page here. 

Posted by Magalie Guilhabert