03. a selection of people shaping teh next 10 years
christina agapakis
the biodesigner that turns biotech into lifestyle
As Creative Director at Ginkgo Bioworks, Christina Agapakis is engineering the future—literally. She designs living factories, where microbes produce materials, food, and even scents, replacing polluting industries with biology. She makes sure synthetic biology isn’t just a science experiment—but the future of design.
why she matters
Christina’s work is sublimating nature's capacities, turning biotech into an accessible tool for sustainability, one microbe at a time.