Benzinga | May 3, 2021 09:02AM EDT

Ginkgo Bioworks And Quest Diagnostics To Provide K-12 COVID-19 Testing Services To Schools Nationwide

Ginkgo Bioworks ("Ginkgo") today announced a collaboration with Quest Diagnostics (NYSE:DGX) to provide COVID-19 Kindergarten through Senior (K-12) school testing services to support classroom learning nationwide. The services are based on recommendations provided by the Rockefeller Foundation in its K-12 National Testing Action Program: Connecting Schools with the Nation's Leading Testing Companies to Safely Reopen, which provides a testing roadmap for schools and cites both Quest and Ginkgo for their COVID-19 testing expertise.