Zymergen Buy Will Enhance Ginkgo’s Services, Accelerate Growth
Deal Valued At $300m
Executive Summary
Troubled Zymergen will continue its ongoing restructuring efforts and Ginkgo, which has seen its own challenges since going public, will use Zymergen’s automation expertise to accelerate its growth.
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