Ginkgo Bioworks’ Materials Support mRNA Vaccine

May 7th, 2020

Michele Behrens

Ginkgo BioWorks

Ginko Bioworks Moderna

Known to cosmetics for its microbe-sourced ingredients, Ginkgo Bioworks has announced it will be supporting Moderna with raw materials to manufacture mRNA vaccines—including mRNA-1273, Moderna’s vaccine candidate against COVID-19.

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Reportedly, this vaccine is the first to enter clinical trials.

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