Case Study: Zymergen achieves unified workflows and accelerated research with Benchling

Zymergen unifies workflows and accelerates research with Benchling

Zymergen is a high‑growth biotechnology company that programs microbes using robots, big data and proprietary algorithms to produce commercial molecules. Rapid expansion left its R&D teams working in siloed custom systems, making it difficult to organize a growing staff, share knowledge across strain optimization and fermentation teams, and integrate bespoke software and algorithms with best‑in‑class tools.

Benchling replaced scattered systems with a single collaborative research platform—centralized ELN, version control, sequence analysis, and granular access controls—that integrated with Zymergen’s custom tools. The result was faster onboarding and strong end‑user compliance within days, prevention of data loss and duplication, seamless use of proprietary algorithms, and a scalable workflow that accelerated research and streamlined cross‑team collaboration.

Zymergen

Aaron Kimball

Chief Technology Officer