Ginkgo Bioworks announced a significant layoff, affecting over one-third of its workforce. The company will lay off 158 employees in Cambridge, Massachusetts, by year-end, and 35 in Emeryville, California, in August. The decision follows a period of declining revenues.
Ginkgo Bioworks $DNA 35% RIF, including 158 employees based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, who will be laid off at the end of the year, and 35 based in Emeryville, California, who will be laid off in August according to notification filed with the respective states. https://t.co/I8LhPy2g76
Ginkgo Bioworks said it would lay off more than one-third of its workers as the Boston life sciences firm slashes costs in the face of plunging revenues. https://t.co/2GBBREQdm8
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We completed layoffs yesterday at Ginkgo and had to let go of many truly excellent Bioworkers. This was the hardest change we've made at @Ginkgo and it's on myself and leadership for the decisions that led up to it. People come to Ginkgo because they want to develop new…
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