Ginkgo and Sumitomo Chemical join forces to develop more sustainable biobased chemicals


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Ginkgo Bioworks and Sumitomo Chemical have announced a R&D collaboration program to develop more sustainable biobased chemicals for multiple industries.

Figure 1. Ginkgo and Sumitomo Chemical join forces to develop more sustainable biobased chemicals

Sumitomo Chemical seeks to leverage Ginkgo's long-established expertise in organism engineering to significantly increase the production efficiency and sustainability of a key biobased commercial products. Sumitomo Chemical was founded around a mission to drive societal impact and solve environmental challenges through technology, and the company has chosen to leverage Ginkgo's extensive cell programming platform and biological codebase to explore next generation solutions as Sumitomo Chemical looks to utilize more bio-based production methods.

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