Yesterday, we were thrilled to join Secretary of Energy Chris Wright in dedicating the new Anaerobic Microbial Phenotyping Platform, known as AMP2, at the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL) situated on the campus of the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL). The 1,800-square-foot facility will begin operations this month and will be available to scientists around the nation working with DOE to explore the characteristics of microbes that thrive in environments that lack oxygen. PNNL scientists believe that AMP2 is the world’s largest autonomous-capable science system for anaerobic microbial experimentation in the world. This dedication marks a major step in redefining how biological science is done in the United States. AMP2 gives researchers the speed and scale needed to accelerate biotechnology discovery and strengthen the U.S. bioeconomy. Scientists will use AMP2 to explore questions about bacteria and fungi that play important roles in industrial processes to make chemicals, energy, fuels and biomaterials. Ginkgo was honored to be chosen to build not just AMP2, but the larger facility for which it is a prototype: the Microbial Molecular Phenotyping Capability or M2PC. That facility will include 32,000 square feet filled with more than 100 high-tech instruments, all fully connected and automated. PNNL expects to break ground on M2PC next year. Both facilities integrate three main components that are central to Ginkgo’s mission to make biology easier to engineer: AI-guided software, lab robotics capable of autonomy, and scientific expertise to power our economy and our planet. Learn more here: prnewswire.com/news-releases…

See a tour of the new AMP2 lab at Pacific Northwest National Lab, the largest anaerobic autonomous lab in the world, built by Ginkgo.