Ginkgo Bioworks put $80 million into Synlogic (NSDQ:SYBX) last week in a deal to use its cell programming technology to accelerate development of Synlogic’s synthetic biotic medicine program.
Boston-based Gingko acquired some 6.3 million SYBX shares and warrants for another 2.5 million shares at $9 apiece; Synlogic then paid $30.0 million back to Gingko for five years worth of synthetic biology services. The deal gives Cambridge, Mass.-based Synlogic exclusive rights to any synthetic biotic medicines that come out of the collaboration, including intellectual property.
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