Ginkgo Bioworks expands autonomous lab network to Caltech, MIT, Maryland and Northwestern

• Ginkgo Bioworks expanded its autonomous lab network with four new cloud-accessible lab initiatives at Caltech, MIT, Maryland, Northwestern.
• Projects add new nodes to NSF’s PCL Test Bed network; MIT Media Lab node funded via a Massachusetts Life Sciences Center grant.
• Deployment plan calls for Reconfigurable Automation Carts with Catalyst Software to enable remote, “walk-away” lab automation.
• Maryland node slated for about 11 automation carts; Northwestern node slated for five, extending Ginkgo’s installed automation footprint.

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