Neochromosome Inc

City-funded organization

Neochromosome Inc is a Long Island City synthetic-biology company (a wholly owned subsidiary of Opentrons Labworks) spun out of NYU's Boeke lab synthetic-yeast research; it holds one negotiated Department of Health and Mental Hygiene contract worth $56.9 million for whole-genome sequencing of SARS-CoV-2 variants through FY2029.

Industry (per city contracts)
Human Services
City contracts (active)
$56,904,000 · 1 contract
Awarded all-time
$56,904,000 · 1 since 2023, incl. expired
Paid to date
$2,416,725
Won without a fresh bid
100% of contract value · $56,904,000 · 1 contract

Holds contracts at

City contracts

Registered city contracts, largest first by current contract value (not amount spent): running now, then registered to start later, then ended. Totals count every registered contract. Each line shows its Checkbook contract ID. The tag on each row is how it was awarded (“no-bid” = non-competitive).

Federal awards

Federal awards made directly to this organization in fiscal years 2023 through 2026. Each amount is what the federal government has OBLIGATED on that award as recorded on USAspending.gov as of 2026-08-31 — money committed, not money paid out. These are prime awards only: federal money this

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