08:43 AM EDT, 10/31/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Ginkgo Bioworks ( DNA ) said it extended its multiyear partnership with Bayer to develop biological products for agriculture by adding microbial nitrogen fixation.

Under the renewed agreement, Bayer will keep the rights to commercialize resulting biological products as supplements to synthetic fertilizers, the company said.

Ginkgo said Bayer remains a partner in its agricultural biologicals platform, which focuses on biological crop protection, nitrogen fixation, and carbon sequestration.

Shares of the company were up 2.7% in recent Friday premarket activity.