S10E9 - Coding the Future: Ginkgo Bioworks' Synthesis of Biology and Technology

with 🎙️ Kimberly Kupiecki - Senior Director at Gingko Bioworks 

💧 Ginkgo Bioworks is the software company for biology, coding DNA to create custom cells that solve real-world problems.

What we covered:

🔬 Why Ginkgo Bioworks is like programming life itself - Kimberly Kupiecki unveils the art of coding cells, not just computers. 

💧 How the water sector intersects with synthetic biology - Ginkgo Bioworks eyes growth in the biosensor space. 

🏭 What's beyond water - Kupiecki's role spans from industrial applications to dabbling in pharmaceuticals. 

🧪 How Ginkgo's foundry's 'secret sauce' lies in high-throughput screening, turning outliers into discoveries. 

🌱 Why the synthesis of nature and science at Ginkgo could revolutionize materials, starting with the very building blocks. 

🚀 How agility in assimilating feedback and implementing rapid changes marks the cultural shift from DuPont to a scale-up. 

🌱 What aggressive 2025 goals balance the scale-up's growth with the necessity of becoming earnings positive. 

💡 Why building intellectual property (IP) adds layers of downstream value without expanding physical footprints. 

🎢 How embracing risk leads to personal expansion, a sentiment echoed in Kimberly Kupiecki's mentoring approach. 

🌟 Why "The Beautiful Mess" captures the essence of juggling motherhood and a career in male-dominated industries. 

🌱 What innovative approaches to carbon reduction excite industry leaders? Kimberly Kupiecki reveals a game-changing negative carbon mechanism. 

🤝 How stakeholder insight forms the backbone of success; Kimberly Kupiecki emphasizes learning from stakeholder dynamics. 

📘 Why endorsements and marketing strategies are crucial for launching your book; Kimberly Kupiecki shares her pre-launch jitters.

🔥 ... and of course, we concluded with the 𝙧𝙖𝙥𝙞𝙙 𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙚 𝙦𝙪𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 🔥

🔗 Have a look at Gingko Biowork's website 

🔗 Come say hi to Kimberly on Linkedin

➡️ Check out the entire article on Gingko Bioworks 

➡️ Reach out to me: antoine@dww.show 

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