---
id: "entity-ginkgo-bioworks"
type: "entity"
entityType: "organization"
canonicalName: "Ginkgo Bioworks"
aliases: []
source_timestamps: ["§ Artificial Intelligence Meets Organoid Intelligence"]
tags: ["biotech", "synthetic-biology"]
related: ["concept-generative-biology"]
sources: ["futures"]
sourceVaultSlug: "hbr-seg-futures"
originDay: 2
articleStem: "hbr-foci-73-living-intelligence"
sourceUrl: "https://hbr.org/2025/01/why-living-intelligence-is-the-next-big-thing"
sourceTitle: "Why “Living Intelligence” Is the Next Big Thing"
---
# Ginkgo Bioworks

**Ginkgo Bioworks** is a biotechnology company using [[concept-generative-biology|Generative Biology (genBio)]] to design and create **custom enzymes** for industrial processes. The author notes they use generative algorithms to engineer enzymes capable of breaking down complex molecules like **plastics and pollutants**.

**Role in this source:** A present-day proof point that AI-driven bioengineering is already producing functional, purpose-built biological components — grounding [[claim-bioengineering-gpt]].

> *Canonical reference (enrichment):* Official company site; often cited in discussions of AI-enabled bioengineering.