Boston Robotic Lab Slated for NSF X-Labs Under Ginkgo Pledge
Ginkgo Bioworks announced on Thursday, October 8, 2026, that it will provide in-kind access to its autonomous laboratory in Boston to research teams participating in the National Science Foundation's X-Labs program, contributing cloud lab time and protein testing services to the $1.5 billion, decade-long federal initiative. The company's support was announced the same day by Michael Kratsios, director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, at the Science: A New Golden Age…