Concentric by Ginkgo
Building global infrastructure for pathogen detection and response to predict, prevent, and react to biological threats.

Executive Summary
Ginkgo Biosecurity, formerly known as Concentric by Ginkgo, serves as Ginkgo Bioworks' dedicated biosecurity and public health unit. Its core mission is to establish and operate global infrastructure for advanced pathogen detection and rapid response. The unit leverages cutting-edge, technology-first solutions to predict, prevent, detect, characterize, attribute, and effectively respond to a wide spectrum of biological threats, thereby enhancing global public health security.
Use Cases
- Global pathogen surveillance and detection
- Prediction and prevention of biological threats
- Characterization and attribution of novel pathogens
- Rapid response to emerging biosecurity incidents
- Development of national and international biosecurity infrastructure
Technical Specifications
- API Available
- Yes
AI/ML Stack
- Frontier AI
- Computational biology
About Ginkgo Bioworks
Ginkgo Bioworks is a biotechnology company that builds a leading platform for cell programming and biosecurity, providing automated organism engineering services. They leverage AI and robotics in their autonomous labs to accelerate bioengineering across biopharma, agriculture, and industrial biotech industries, enabling customers to program cells as easily as computers.
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