Ginkgo Bioworks to Provide Autonomous Lab Access to NSF X-Labs Researchers, Contributing Cloud Lab Time and Protein Testing Services to $1.5 Billion Breakthrough Science Program
Business Wire•08/10/2026•16:10 ET
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Key Highlights
- ➤NSF X-Labs launches $1.5 billion, decade-long breakthrough science initiative
- ➤Ginkgo (DNA) contributes autonomous Boston lab access to NSF X-Labs researchers
- ➤Ginkgo provides cloud lab time and protein testing services in-kind
- ➤Ginkgo’s cloud lab offers remote access to more than 70 instruments
- ➤Ginkgo expects to provide RACs and software to cloud lab nodes at three universities
Expert Statements
Jason Kelly, Co-founder and CEO of Ginkgo Bioworks
“Autonomous labs are a key part of the U.S. government’s vision for a golden age of American science, and we’re proud to put our autonomous lab to work for NSF X-Labs teams”
Jason Kelly, Co-founder and CEO of Ginkgo Bioworks
“Robotic labs are key to competing with China and to improving the reproducibility and output of U.S. science.”
Jason Kelly, Co-founder and CEO of Ginkgo Bioworks
“We believe robotic labs should be at every university and biopharma company, and programs like X-Labs show how quickly researchers can move when they have access to them.”
Ginkgo Bioworks to Provide Autonomous Lab Access to NSF X-Labs Researchers, Contributing Cloud Lab Time and Protein Testing Services to $1.5 Billion Breakthrough Science Program
Ginkgo Bioworks (NYSE: DNA) today announced that it will provide in-kind access to its autonomous laboratory in Boston to support the National Science Foundation’s X-Labs program. Ginkgo’s support was announced today by Michael Kratsios, Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), at the Science: A New Golden Age Summit in Washington, D.C.
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