Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings, Inc. develops platform for cell programming. Its platform is used to program cells to enable biological production of products, such as novel therapeutics, food ingredients, and chemicals derived from petroleum. The company serves various end markets, including specialty chemicals, agriculture, food, consumer products, and pharmaceuticals. Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings, Inc. was founded in 2008 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.
IPO Year: 2021
Exchange: NYSE
Website: ginkgobioworks.com
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5/15/2024 | Neutral → Sell | BTIG Research | |
5/10/2024 | Mkt Perform → Underperform | William Blair | |
11/14/2023 | $3.50 → $2.50 | Outperform → Mkt Perform | Raymond James |
11/9/2023 | Buy → Neutral | BTIG Research | |
6/2/2023 | $3.00 → $1.25 | Neutral → Sell | Goldman |
5/11/2023 | Outperform → Mkt Perform | William Blair | |
11/29/2022 | $6.00 | Buy | Berenberg |
10/4/2022 | $5.00 | Equal-Weight | Morgan Stanley |
5/18/2022 | $3.00 | Neutral → Underperform | BofA Securities |
3/2/2022 | $12.00 | Outperform | Cowen |
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Ginkgo announces several initiatives to accelerate path to Adjusted EBITDA breakeven by end of 2026 Initiatives include a reduction of $200 million in annualized run-rate operating expenses by mid-2025, with anticipated substantial reduction occurring in 2024 BOSTON, May 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:DNA, ", Ginkgo", ))), which is building the leading platform for cell programming and biosecurity, today announced its results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2024. The update, including a webcast slide presentation with additional details on the first quarter and supplemental financial information, will be available at investors.ginkgobioworks.com.
Presentation and Q&A session scheduled for post-market on Thursday, May 9, 2024 BOSTON, May 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:DNA, ", Ginkgo", ))), which is building the leading platform for cell programming and biosecurity, today announced that it plans to host a presentation and Q&A session reviewing business performance for the first quarter ended March 31, 2024, on Thursday, May 9, 2024, beginning at 5:30 p.m. ET. The presentation details and webcast link will be available on Ginkgo's investor relations website at https://investors.ginkgobiowor
USA News Group Commentary VANCOUVER, BC, April 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Across several sectors the use of artificial intelligence (AI) is making a huge impact, with healthcare emerging as possibly receiving the largest boost. According to a new research report from analysts at Mordor Intelligence, the market for artificial intelligence in health care is set to explode at a CAGR of 42.20% through 2029. As the tech sector races to provide the market with solutions, several companies are emerging as leaders in aiding the healthcare sector, including Avant Technologies Inc. (OTC:AVAI), Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) (NEO:MSFT), Health Catalyst, Inc. (NASDAQ:HCAT), Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings,
BOSTON, April 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Ginkgo Bioworks (NYSE: DNA), which is building the leading platform for cell programming and biosecurity, announced the acquisition of AgBiome's platform assets, including over 115,000 fully sequenced and isolated strains, over 500 million unique gene sequences, and relevant functional data and metadata, as well as AgBiome's development pipeline. These assets will be integrated into Ginkgo Ag Biologicals Services, established with the acquisition of a Bayer agricultural biologicals R&D facility in 2022, and will expand Ginkgo's proprietary unified metagenomics database. Combined, this creates one of the deepest and most advanced ag biological dis
BOSTON, April 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Ginkgo Bioworks (NYSE:DNA), which is building the leading platform for cell programming and biosecurity, announced the acquisition of Modulus Therapeutics' cell therapy platform assets, including their chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) and switch receptor libraries. Modulus Therapeutics is a cell engineering company focused on the design of next-generation cell therapies for autoimmune diseases. In contrast to legacy cell therapy design, the company uses a combinatorial approach to build and screen cell therapy components that work in
BOSTON, Feb. 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Ginkgo Bioworks (NYSE:DNA), which is building the leading platform for cell programming and biosecurity, announced the acquisition of Proof Diagnostics, an innovative life sciences tools, diagnostics and computational discovery company which uncovered genome engineering tools for both therapeutic and diagnostics applications while developing a smart, portable system for the detection of infectious and other diseases. Proof was founded by gene editing pioneer Dr. Feng Zhang of the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Drs. Omar Abudayy
BOSTON, Feb. 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Ginkgo Bioworks (NYSE:DNA), which is building the leading platform for cell programming and biosecurity, announced the acquisition of key assets of Reverie Labs, which built and used AI/ML tools to accelerate drug discovery. Ginkgo has acquired Reverie's infrastructure and software for training large-scale AI foundation models and four of Reverie's key AI team members will join Ginkgo. The acquisition is intended to strengthen Ginkgo's AI/ML-driven discovery services offering and to accelerate Ginkgo's work to build next-generation biological foundation models.
BOSTON, Feb. 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Ginkgo Bioworks (NYSE:DNA), which is building the leading platform for cell programming and biosecurity, announced the acquisition of Patch Biosciences, which has built an AI platform for sequence design that enables more effective, specific, and durable genetic medicines and was backed by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) Bio + Health, Casdin Capital, and S32. The acquisition is intended to strengthen Ginkgo's Gene Therapy Services, Cell Therapy Services, and RNA Therapeutics Services. Ginkgo does not have a product portfolio or drug pipe
Expects to meet 2023 new program and revenue guidance ranges Ended the year with nearly $950 million in cash and cash equivalents, a strong balance sheet providing multi-year runway as Ginkgo sees operational efficiencies in the business Strong growth among blue chip pharma and biotech ("biopharma") customers including Pfizer, Novo Nordisk, Merck and Boehringer Ingelheim Management to highlight updates today at the 42nd Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference at 9:45 a.m. PT (12:45 p.m. ET) BOSTON, Jan. 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Ginkgo Bioworks (NYSE:DNA), which is building the leading platform for cell programming and biosecurity, today announced preliminary performance updates for the year
BOSTON, Jan. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Ginkgo Bioworks (NYSE:DNA), which is building the leading platform for cell programming and biosecurity, today announced the formation of its new Biopharma Advisory Board. This council of experts from across the biopharmaceutical industry will provide critical insight into the development of Ginkgo's core platform service offerings across target discovery, drug discovery, optimization, and manufacturing. The group, which will conduct regular meetings at Ginkgo and with its partners, includes (in alphabetical order): Norbert Bischofberger, P
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On Wednesday, Cathie Wood-led Ark Invest made a notable move by offloading a significant number of shares in Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA), despite the recent rally driven by the company’s impressive second-quarter delivery numbers. The Tesla Trade Ark Invest reduced its stake in Tesla across its ARK Innovation ETF (NYSE:ARKK), selling 13,213 shares. This transaction came as a surprise, given that Tesla’s shares had recently soared 10.20% on Tuesday, marking the best intraday session since late April. Notably, on Tuesday, Ark Invest sold Tesla shares worth $14.5 million. The boost was primarily driven by the Elon Musk-led company’s second-quarter performance. Tesla reported 443,956 delive
On Wednesday, Cathie Wood-led Ark Invest made significant trades in Roku Inc (NASDAQ:ROKU) and Coinbase Global Inc (NASDAQ:COIN), amidst a volatile market. These prominent trades were part of a series of transactions carried out by Ark’s various ETFs. The ROKU Trade ARK Innovation ETF (NYSE:ARKK) and ARK Next Generation Internet ETF (NYSE:ARKW) bought 127,540 shares in Roku Inc. The ARKK fund acquired 106,420 shares, while the ARKW fund added 21,120 shares. The transaction amounted to $7.3 million. On Wednesday, Roku shares closed 4.6% higher at $57.16 in the regular session. Notably, Wood’s firm purchased $5.3 million worth of Roku shares a day earlier. These moves come amidst Roku
BTIG analyst Mark Massaro maintains Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings (NYSE:DNA) with a Sell and lowers the price target from $0.5 to $0.2.
On Tuesday, June 25, 2024, Cathie Wood-led Ark Invest made significant trades in NVIDIA Corp (NASDAQ:NVDA) and Roku Inc (NASDAQ:ROKU), amidst considerable market volatility. These trades were part of a series of transactions carried out by Ark’s various ETFs. The NVIDIA Trade The firm’s ARK Autonomous Technology & Robotics ETF (BATS:ARKQ) sold 33,834 NVIDIA shares on Tuesday. The transaction was valued at $4.3 million. On the day, Nvidia shares closed 6.8% higher at $126.09. This move comes in the wake of a significant market cap loss for the tech giant, which saw a $550 billion drop since Thursday. Despite this, NVIDIA managed to rebound by over 6% on Tuesday, regaining its positio
As previously announced, on May 9, 2024, in connection with the Company’s multi-year plan to reduce operational expenditures, management approved a plan for restructuring actions, including an expected reduction in labor expenses of at least 25% and a planned consolidation of certain of its facilities. On June 17, 2024, the Company, with approval of its Board of Directors, began implementing its restructuring plan with headcount reductions, which the Company expects to result in a total reduction of at least 35% of the workforce when all impacted employees have departed. The Company continues to expect the headcount reductions to be substantially completed in 2025, subject to local laws.
U.S. stocks were mixed, with the Dow Jones index gaining around 300 points on Monday. Shares of ResMed Inc. (NYSE:RMD) fell sharply during Monday's session following sleep apnea data from Lilly. Citigroup analyst Mathieu Chevrier downgraded ResMed from Buy to Neutral. ResMed shares dipped 10.4% to $184.35 on Monday. Here are some other big stocks recording gains in today’s session. Molecular Partners AG (NASDAQ:MOLN) shares dipped 22.6% to $7.43. Cryoport, Inc. (NASDAQ:CYRX) fell 19.9% to $7.77. Cryoport announced a strategic partnership with Minaris Regenerative Medicine for cell and gene therapies advancement. BridgeBio Pharma, Inc. (NASDAQ:BBIO) dipped 19.2% to $22.1
Cathie Wood‘s flagship ARK Innovation ETF (NYSE:ARKK) has been navigating through significant losses, showcasing the challenges faced by some of its major holdings. What Happened: Since its peak in February 2021, the fund has experienced substantial losses. The ARKK ETF has declined by 72% since its peak on Feb. 19, 2021. During this period, the Nasdaq 100, its primary benchmark, has surged by 39%, reaching record highs. Year-to-date, the ARKK ETF has decreased by 15%, while the Nasdaq 100 has increased by 12%. Data from Cathie’s Ark, a platform monitoring ARK Invest’s ETFs’ daily trades, reveals that only Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA), among ARKK’s top 10 stock holdings, has shown a positi
Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings's (NYSE:DNA) short percent of float has risen 7.94% since its last report. The company recently reported that it has 289.73 million shares sold short, which is 23.51% of all regular shares that are available for trading. Based on its trading volume, it would take traders 5.39 days to cover their short positions on average. Why Short Interest Matters Short interest is the number of shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. Short selling is when a trader sells shares of a company they do not own, with the hope that the price will fall. Traders make money from short selling if the price of the stock falls and they lose if it rises. Sh
Ark Investment Management, led by star investor Cathie Wood, is facing a harsh reality in 2024. While the broader market is hitting record highs, Ark’s actively managed funds are lagging far behind, raising concerns about their future viability. One investment advisor has sounded a stark warning, suggesting Ark’s funds could even go under. What Happened: Ram Ahluwalia of Lumida Wealth pointed to Ark’s flagship ETF, Ark Innovation ETF (NYSE:ARKK), which is currently trading over 70% below its all-time high, a stark contrast to the S&P 500’s recent record highs. ARKK had its heydays amid the recent pandemic as a significant share of its holdings were COVID-19 plays, which capitalized on
BTIG Research downgraded Ginkgo Bioworks from Neutral to Sell
William Blair downgraded Ginkgo Bioworks from Mkt Perform to Underperform
Raymond James downgraded Ginkgo Bioworks from Outperform to Mkt Perform and set a new price target of $2.50 from $3.50 previously
BTIG Research downgraded Ginkgo Bioworks from Buy to Neutral
Goldman downgraded Ginkgo Bioworks from Neutral to Sell and set a new price target of $1.25 from $3.00 previously
William Blair downgraded Ginkgo Bioworks from Outperform to Mkt Perform
Berenberg initiated coverage of Ginkgo Bioworks with a rating of Buy and set a new price target of $6.00
Morgan Stanley initiated coverage of Ginkgo Bioworks with a rating of Equal-Weight and set a new price target of $5.00
BofA Securities downgraded Ginkgo Bioworks from Neutral to Underperform and set a new price target of $3.00
Cowen resumed coverage of Ginkgo Bioworks with a rating of Outperform and set a new price target of $12.00
BOSTON, May 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Ginkgo Bioworks (NYSE:DNA), which is building the leading platform for cell programming and biosecurity, today announced that management will be participating in two investor conferences in May. TD Cowen's 2nd Annual Sustainability Week: Ginkgo's Senior Director of Policy and Partnerships, Ryan Morhard, will participate in the virtual Sustainable API Manufacturing panel at 4:25 pm ET on May 22, 2024.Leerink Partners Healthcare Crossroads Conference: Ginkgo's Chief Business Officer, Ena Cratsenburg, will host a fireside chat at 10:40 am CT (
Sojitz intends to use its extensive network to help Ginkgo foster business connections within the Japanese bioeconomy TOKYO and BOSTON, May 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Sojitz, a large Japanese general trading company with extensive networks within the Japanese bioeconomy, and Ginkgo Bioworks (NYSE:DNA), which is building the leading platform for cell programming and biosecurity, today announced that they have entered into a binding definitive agreement. Together, Sojitz and Ginkgo aim to build connections with key Japanese businesses and encourage the use of synthetic biology to develop sustainable production processes.
Ginkgo's Class A Common Stock continues to trade on the NYSE BOSTON, May 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:DNA, ", Ginkgo", or the ", Company", ))), which is building the leading platform for cell programming and biosecurity, today announced that it received a notice on May 7, 2024 from the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") informing the Company that it is not in compliance with Section 802.01C of the NYSE Listed Company Manual because the average closing price of the Company's Class A common stock was less than $1 per share over a consecutive 30 trading-day period. The notice does not result in the immediate delisting of the Company's Class A common stock from the
Ginkgo announces several initiatives to accelerate path to Adjusted EBITDA breakeven by end of 2026 Initiatives include a reduction of $200 million in annualized run-rate operating expenses by mid-2025, with anticipated substantial reduction occurring in 2024 BOSTON, May 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:DNA, ", Ginkgo", ))), which is building the leading platform for cell programming and biosecurity, today announced its results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2024. The update, including a webcast slide presentation with additional details on the first quarter and supplemental financial information, will be available at investors.ginkgobioworks.com.
To scale up its production of brazzein, GreenLab will leverage its proprietary technology to grow proteins inside corn kernels, optimizing its process with Ginkgo's Plant Trait Services, Protein Services, and Deployment Capabilities JONESBORO, Ark. and BOSTON, May 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- GreenLab, an emerging next generation plant-biotechnology company producing complex proteins in corn, and Ginkgo Bioworks (NYSE:DNA), which is building the leading platform for cell programming and biosecurity, today announced a new partnership. Together, GreenLab and Ginkgo aim to enable production of brazzein, a sweet-tasting protein found in the fruit of the native West African Oubli plant, at commercial
BOSTON, May 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Ginkgo Bioworks (NYSE:DNA), which is building the leading platform for cell programming and biosecurity, today announced its participation in the 27th American Society of Gene & Cell Therapy (ASGCT) Annual Meeting, May 7-11, in Baltimore, MD. Ginkgo will present three posters in cell therapy and give one oral presentation in mRNA therapeutics. These presentations demonstrate the power of Ginkgo's platform to drive innovation in the discovery and development of genetic medicines. Two cell therapy posters present results which extend the scree
Presentation and Q&A session scheduled for post-market on Thursday, May 9, 2024 BOSTON, May 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:DNA, ", Ginkgo", ))), which is building the leading platform for cell programming and biosecurity, today announced that it plans to host a presentation and Q&A session reviewing business performance for the first quarter ended March 31, 2024, on Thursday, May 9, 2024, beginning at 5:30 p.m. ET. The presentation details and webcast link will be available on Ginkgo's investor relations website at https://investors.ginkgobiowor
BOSTON, April 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Ginkgo Bioworks (NYSE: DNA), which is building the leading platform for cell programming and biosecurity, announced the nomination of Myrtle Potter and Ross Fubini for election as independent directors at Ginkgo's upcoming annual meeting, scheduled to be held on June 13, 2024. Marijn Dekkers, who has served on Ginkgo's Board since 2019 and as Ginkgo's Board Chair from 2019 through 2023, and Reshma Kewalramani, who joined Ginkgo's Board in 2021 and serves as Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Chair, will not stand for ree
USA News Group Commentary VANCOUVER, BC, April 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Across several sectors the use of artificial intelligence (AI) is making a huge impact, with healthcare emerging as possibly receiving the largest boost. According to a new research report from analysts at Mordor Intelligence, the market for artificial intelligence in health care is set to explode at a CAGR of 42.20% through 2029. As the tech sector races to provide the market with solutions, several companies are emerging as leaders in aiding the healthcare sector, including Avant Technologies Inc. (OTC:AVAI), Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) (NEO:MSFT), Health Catalyst, Inc. (NASDAQ:HCAT), Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings,
IGDI will leverage Ginkgo's Adaptive Laboratory Evolution technology to improve its sourdough starter culture product PADUA, Italy and BOSTON, April 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Il Granaio delle Idee (IGDI), an innovative international developer and provider of clean label baking ingredients, and Ginkgo Bioworks (NYSE:DNA), which is building the leading platform for cell programming and biosecurity, today announced a new collaboration. IGDI has identified a new sourdough bakery strain that can improve the flavor and aroma profile of baked goods via its starter culture product, Pater®. This collaboration will leverage Ginkgo's Adaptive Laboratory Evolution (ALE) technology to accelerate the growt
Sojitz intends to use its extensive network to help Ginkgo foster business connections within the Japanese bioeconomy TOKYO and BOSTON, May 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Sojitz, a large Japanese general trading company with extensive networks within the Japanese bioeconomy, and Ginkgo Bioworks (NYSE:DNA), which is building the leading platform for cell programming and biosecurity, today announced that they have entered into a binding definitive agreement. Together, Sojitz and Ginkgo aim to build connections with key Japanese businesses and encourage the use of synthetic biology to develop sustainable production processes.
Ginkgo customers will now have access to IdeeLab's local strain discovery capabilities, as well as the ability to manufacture next-generation products in IdeeLab's manufacturing facilities PIRACICABA, Brazil, April 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- IdeeLab Biotechnology, a Brazilian company aiming to develop innovations and biological solutions for agriculture, today announced that is has entered into an agreement with Ginkgo Bioworks (NYSE:DNA), which is building the leading platform for cell programming and biosecurity, to join the Ginkgo Technology Network. The Ginkgo Technology Netw
The companies plan to join forces to set up pathogen monitoring programs utilizing Illumina technology across Concentric's global network BOSTON and SAN DIEGO, Jan. 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Concentric by Ginkgo, the biosecurity and public health unit of Ginkgo Bioworks (NYSE:DNA), which is building the leading platform for cell programming and biosecurity, today announced that it has entered into a Co-Marketing Agreement with Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN), a global leader in DNA sequencing and array-based technologies, to partner on expanding biosecurity capabilities globally.
Mr. Coen brings over 30 years of public accounting and corporate finance leadership experience, most recently as Corporate Vice President and Corporate Controller at Charles River Laboratories Marie Fallon to step down as CAO effective May 15, 2023 BOSTON, May 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:DNA, ", Ginkgo", or the ", Company", ))), which is building the leading platform for cell programming and biosecurity, today announced the appointment of Steven P. Coen, CPA, a seasoned finance executive with more than 30 years of public accounting and corporate finance leadership experience, as Chief Accounting Officer ("CAO"), effective May 15, 2023. Most recently, Mr. Coen
Newest foundry increases capacity in biopharmaceuticals, biomanufacturing and general mammalian programming for therapeutic applications BOSTON, Jan. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Ginkgo Bioworks (NYSE:DNA), which is building the leading platform for cell programming and biosecurity, today announced the opening of Bioworks7, the latest expansion of its biological engineering foundry. With this new space, Ginkgo increases its capacity and capabilities to serve its partners in the spaces of cell and gene therapy, biomanufacturing and general mammalian programming for therapeutic applications and new biopharmaceutical modalities. Ginkgo's foundry automates and scales the process of organism engineeri
BOSTON, Sept. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ginkgo Bioworks (NYSE:DNA), the leading horizontal platform for cell programming, today announced that Behzad Mahdavi, Ph.D., MBA, has joined as senior vice president of biopharma manufacturing and life sciences tools. In this new role, Dr. Mahdavi will lead Ginkgo's commercial efforts in the growing areas of bio-reagents, cell and gene therapies and new biopharmaceutical modalities. Dr. Mahdavi brings more than 20 years of experience in developing and leading innovative patient-centric growth strategies in challenging environments in the biopharmaceutical, cell and gene therapy, personalized medicine and life sciences sectors.
Health and wellness industry veteran will lead the company to scale sustainable bioactives using plant cell technology instead of agriculture BOSTON, Aug. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ayana Bio, the plant cell technology company making sustainable bioactives for consumer products, today announced the appointment of Frank Jaksch as the company's chief executive officer. Jaksch founded, was the longtime CEO and presently serves as Board Chair of health and wellness company ChromaDex, manufacturer of popular NAD product, Tru Niagen (NASDAQ:CDXC).
BOSTON, Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ginkgo Bioworks (NYSE:DNA), the leading horizontal platform for cell programming, today announced that Kathy Hopinkah Hannan, PhD, CPA has joined its Board of Directors, effective August 2, 2022. Dr. Hannan brings over thirty years of experience as a senior C-Suite executive, corporate advisor, independent board director and strategist leading significant operations and high priority initiatives. "As a pioneer in synthetic biology, Ginkgo Bioworks is undertaking critical work to make biology easier to engineer and to enable a more sustainab