Ginkgo Bioworks Acquires Microbial Innovation Firm AgBiome's Platform Assets

Israeli-based foodtech company Imagindairy and Ginkgo Bioworks (DNA) announced Tuesday a new partnership with the aim to deliver a global solution for animal-free non-whey dairy protein production in a highly cost-effective manner.

Ahead of its presentation at the 42nd Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference later on Wednesday, Ginkgo Bioworks (DNA) said it expects to meet its previously disclosed new program and revenue guidance ranges in 2023, based on its preliminary unaudited estimates.

Brazilian agricultural biologicals company Agrivalle announced Friday a new partnership with Ginkgo Bioworks (DNA), which is building the leading platform for cell programming and biosecurity.

Infant nutrition company NAMUH and Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings, Inc. (DNA) announced Wednesday a multi-product collaboration to develop functional oligosaccharides that are structurally identical to those found in human breast milk.

Ginkgo Bioworks (DNA), the leading horizontal platform for cell programming, announced Tuesday the tuck-in acquisition of Circularis, a biotechnology company with a proprietary circular RNA and promoter screening platform.

Cell programming firm Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings, Inc. (DNA) and biotechnology company Zymergen, Inc. (ZY) announced Monday they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Ginkgo will acquire Zymergen in an all-stock transaction that values Zymergen at an approximately $300 million market capitalization.

The Taiwan stock market has moved higher in five straight sessions, gathering almost 950 points or 3.5 percent along the way. The Taiwan Stock Exchange now sits just above the 28,300-point plateau although investors figure to lock in gains on Tuesday. The global forecast for the Asian markets is flat to lower ahead of the FOMC meeting later this week. The European markets were mixed and little changed and the U.S. bourses were soft and the Asian markets figure to split the difference. The TSE finished sharply higher on Monday following gains from the financial shares and technology stocks. For the day, the index rallied 322.89 points or 1.15 percent to finish at the daily high of 28,303.78 after trading as low as 28,026.39. Among the actives, Cathay Financial collected 0.44 percent, while Mega Financial sank 0.73 percent, CTBC Financial dipped 0.16 percent, First Financial rose 0.36 percent, Fubon Financial added 0.63 percent, E Sun Financial soared 4.40 percent, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company rallied 2.40 percent, United Microelectronics Corporation improved 0.82 percent, Hon Hai Precision gained 0.43 percent, Largan Precision tumbled 1.87 percent, Catcher Technology tanked 2.98 percent, MediaTek climbed 1.05 percent, Novatek Microelectronics shed 0.52 percent, Formosa Plastics lost 0.59 percent, Asia Cement perked 0.13 percent and Delta Electronics and Nan Ya Plastics were unchanged. The lead from Wall Street is weak as the major averages opened mixed but quickly headed south and spent the balance of the session well under water.

The Singapore stock market has tracked lower in three straight sessions, slipping almost 50 points or 1.2 percent along the way. The Straits Times Index now sits just above the 4,500-point plateau and it's expected to open in the red again on Tuesday. The global forecast for the Asian markets is flat to lower ahead of the FOMC meeting later this week. The European markets were mixed and little changed and the U.S. bourses were soft and the Asian markets figure to split the difference. The STI finished modestly lower on Monday following losses from the financial shares, property stocks and industrial issues. For the day, the index shed 24.28 points or 0.54 percent to finish at 4,507.08 after trading between 4,502.88 and 4,534.44. Among the actives, CapitaLand Ascendas REIT slumped 0.72 percent, while CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust plunged 1.72 percent, City Developments declined 0.96 percent, Comfort DelGro surrendered 1.39 percent, DBS Group fell 0.35 percent, DFI Retail Group plummeted 2.20 percent, Hongkong Land and SembCorp Industries both tanked 1.50 percent, Keppel DC REIT and SingTel both lost 0.44 percent, Keppel Ltd stumbled 1.27 percent, Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial Trust and UOL Group both skidded 0.70 percent, Mapletree Industrial Trust sank 0.49 percent, Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation retreated 1.00 percent, SATS dropped 0.58 percent, Seatrium Limited shed 0.47 percent, Singapore Technologies Engineering added 0.24 percent, United Overseas Bank slipped 0.23 percent, Venture Corporation climbed 1.14 percent, Yangzijiang Shipbuilding tumbled 1.17 percent and Wilmar International, Yangzijiang Financial, Genting Singapore, Thai Beverage, CapitaLand Investment, Mapletree Logistics Trust and Frasers Centrepoint Trust were unchanged.