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Investments and Equity Method Investments
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2022
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]  
Investments and Equity Method Investments

4. Investments and Equity Method Investments

The Company partners with other investors to form business ventures, including Joyn Bio, LLC (“Joyn”), Motif FoodWorks, Inc. (“Motif”), Allonnia, LLC (“Allonnia”), Arcaea, LLC (“Arcaea”), Verb Biotics, LLC (“Verb”), subsequent to the deconsolidation of Verb as discussed in Note 5, and BiomEdit, LLC ("BiomEdit") (collectively "Platform Ventures"). The Company also partners with existing entities, including Genomatica, Inc. (“Genomatica”) and Synlogic, Inc. (“Synlogic”) (collectively, “Structured Partnerships”) with complementary assets for high potential synthetic biology applications. The Company holds equity interests in these Platform Ventures and Structured Partnerships. The Company also holds equity interests in other public and private companies as a result of entering into collaboration and license revenue arrangements with these entities.

The Company accounts for its investments in Platform Ventures under the equity method. The Company's marketable equity securities consist of Synlogic common stock, Synlogic warrants and the shares of common stock of other publicly-traded companies. Marketable equity securities are measured at fair value with changes in fair value recorded in other income (expense) in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss. Prior to the third quarter of 2021, the Company's investment in Synlogic common stock was classified as an equity method investment based on the Company’s ownership interest in Synlogic and accounted for under the fair value option. Due to a decrease in the level of ownership interest during the third quarter of 2021, the investment was reclassified from equity method investments to investments on the condensed consolidated balance sheet, and from loss on equity method investments to (loss) gain on investments on the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss for all periods presented. However, the Company continues to account for its investments in Synlogic at fair value.

 

The Company’s non-marketable equity securities consist of preferred stock of Genomatica and other privately-held companies without readily determinable fair values. Non-marketable equity securities are initially recorded using the measurement alternative at cost and subsequently adjusted for any impairment and observable price changes in orderly transactions for the identical or a similar security of the same issuer. During the three months ended June 30, 2022, the Company recorded a $10.1 million impairment charge, included as a component of (loss) gain on investments in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss, due to the decline in the fair value of the Company's investment in Genomatica preferred stock. There were no impairments recorded during the three or six months ended June 30, 2021 and no adjustment from observable price changes has been recognized during any of the periods presented.

Investments and equity method investments consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

 

As of June 30,

 

 

As of December 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Genomatica, Inc. preferred stock

 

$

44,885

 

 

$

55,000

 

Synlogic, Inc. common stock

 

 

7,292

 

 

 

15,345

 

Synlogic, Inc. warrants

 

 

2,930

 

 

 

6,166

 

Marketable equity securities

 

 

16,223

 

 

 

10,331

 

Non-marketable equity securities

 

 

17,738

 

 

 

15,195

 

Total

 

$

89,068

 

 

$

102,037

 

Equity method investments (1):

 

 

 

 

 

 

Joyn Bio, LLC

 

$

1,283

 

 

$

11,694

 

BiomEdit, LLC

 

 

4,321

 

 

 

 

Other

 

 

1,310

 

 

 

1,500

 

Total

 

$

6,914

 

 

$

13,194

 

(1) Equity method investments in Platform Ventures with a carrying value of zero as of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 were excluded from the table.

(Losses) gains on investments and equity method investments consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

(Loss) gain on investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Synlogic, Inc. common stock

 

$

(7,926

)

 

$

1,965

 

 

$

(8,053

)

 

$

10,969

 

Synlogic, Inc. warrants

 

 

(3,185

)

 

 

790

 

 

 

(3,236

)

 

 

4,408

 

Genomatica

 

 

(10,115

)

 

 

 

 

 

(10,115

)

 

 

 

Marketable equity securities

 

 

(17,447

)

 

 

 

 

 

(16,819

)

 

 

 

Total

 

$

(38,673

)

 

$

2,755

 

 

$

(38,223

)

 

$

15,377

 

Loss on equity method investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Joyn Bio, LLC

 

$

(5,424

)

 

$

(4,346

)

 

$

(10,411

)

 

$

(8,375

)

Allonnia, LLC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(12,698

)

Arcaea, LLC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(11,897

)

Verb Biotics, LLC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(15,900

)

 

 

 

BiomEdit, LLC

 

 

(4,552

)

 

 

 

 

 

(4,552

)

 

 

 

Other

 

 

(190

)

 

 

 

 

 

(190

)

 

 

 

Total

 

$

(10,166

)

 

$

(4,346

)

 

$

(31,053

)

 

$

(32,970

)