Top 10 Synthetic Biology Companies

Any doubts about synthetic biology’s attractiveness to investors were likely shattered during the first quarter, when investors pumped $4.6 billion into such companies—more than four times the $904.7 million invested in the sector during Q1 2020, according to figures compiled by SynBioBeta, a community of engineers, investors, and other synbio stakeholders.

“It’s Silicon Valley investing in the next big thing, and the next exciting thing, and paying it forward to the next generation of entrepreneurs,” John Cumbers, SynBioBeta’s founder, explained during a recent GEN Live focused on synthetic biology’s growth and challenges.

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