Inside Ginkgo Bioworks: High-Throughput Biology Meets AI

🎙 Tech and Drugs – Episode #10A special inside look at Ginkgo Bioworks, where automation, biology, and AI collide.I sat down with John Androsavich (GM, Ginkgo Data Points) and Jason Hocking (VP Engineering) to explore how Ginkgo generates huge multimodal datasets, automates complex biology at scale, and builds the infrastructure that today’s AI models desperately need.What we cover:✅ How Ginkgo evolved from synthetic biology to high-throughput data generation✅ Why clean, diverse datasets — not models — are the real AI bottleneck✅ A look at Ginkgo’s automation: modular “Rack” systems, NGS pipelines, and scalable cell models✅ Making data usable for both scientists and ML teams✅ The future of AI-guided labs and closed-loop experimentation✅ How shifting away from animal testing could accelerate human-relevant drug discoveryWhether you're in pharma, biotech, or AI for science, this episode is packed with insights on where R&D is headed next.