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Synthetic DNA for Health & Sustainability

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Science is stronger when everyone has a seat at the bench.

We are taking a moment today to celebrate International Women’s Day (March 8th). Cheers to our fellow female researchers, founders, students, and scientists.

#IWD2026, @twistbioscience.com

06.03.2026 14:26 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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We had 28 teams enter, with competitors from over 42 countries across the world, who were tasked to create a total of 12,000 unfiltered designs that were synthesized as DNA by @twistbioscience.com

04.03.2026 15:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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The latest in multi-cancer early detection!

Hear from Dr. Smiths S. Lueong in our recent webinar β€œMulti-cancer Early Detection by means of Cell-free DNA Methylation in Solid Tumors,” here: www.twistbioscience.com/resources/we...

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05.03.2026 14:05 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The results are finally in! πŸ†πŸ’»πŸ§¬

I'm thrilled to announce that the manuscript for the Bits to Binders protein design competition is out on bioRxiv! Here's a summary of our findings, including some simple criteria that nearly *double* success rates when applied as a filter 🧡

04.03.2026 15:01 πŸ‘ 31 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2
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How to deter biothreats in the age of gene synthesis From global DNA screening standards to safeguards for benchtop synthesizers and AI tools, a new biosecurity playbook is taking shape.

From global DNA screening standards to safeguards for benchtop synthesizers & AI tools, a new biosecurity playbook is taking shape.

Experts like our head of biosecurity, @jdiggans.bsky.social are thinking about this playbook so you don’t have to: bigthink.com/science-tech...

04.03.2026 14:04 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A new preprint from the Fleishman Lab at @weizmanninstitute.bsky.social introduces CADAbRe: a transformative structure- and energy-based design method that ensures stability is "baked in" from the start.

Read the full study here: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

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03.03.2026 14:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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ILANIT brought together an awesome group this year, and the Twist team thrilled to be part of it.

Thanks to everyone who came by the booth to discuss DNA, NGS, sequencing, and more! Martine B. & the Fugene Genetics team loved hearing about your research and sharing our latest

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02.03.2026 14:06 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Base Pair Bulletin Top news from Twist Bioscience including Invenra agreement, new products- next-generation library prep kits, biopharma in 2026, new ProLab partners, and more

The best of the best news from February awaits you in our latest newsletter!

We’re hitting you with alliteration that would make your elementary school teacher proud: products, ProLabs, partnerships, preps, and predictions.

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Our pleasure! We love @agbt.bsky.social events! 🧬

26.02.2026 14:21 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you for your support and for creating a great opportunity for leaders in the field to network and discuss the latest advances in genome science and technology.

26.02.2026 13:58 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ₯³ We were thrilled to host the Welcome Dinner Monday night atΒ AGBTΒ in Orlando!

It was fantastic meeting so many innovators, collaborators, & friends from the genomics community. The energy and enthusiasm in the room set the perfect tone for an exciting week ahead.

@agbt.bsky.social #AGBTGM26

25.02.2026 16:28 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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How Twist’s Site-Saturation Variant Libraries (SSVLs) offer scale & precision to dissect mutation interactions and their functional consequences!

Read the app-note β€œApplying Site-Saturation Variant Libraries to Stay Ahead of Viral Evolution” here: www.twistbioscience.com/resources/ap...

25.02.2026 16:27 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Individualized mRNA vaccines evoke durable T cell immunity in adjuvant TNBC - Nature In a phase 1 trial, personalized mRNA vaccines tailored to individual tumour mutations in triple-negative breast cancer induced robust, long-lasting T cell responses and improved prognosis.

Marcus Schmidt, Ugur Sahin, and team investigate leveraging mRNA vaccines against an aggressive cancer.

Individualized mRNA vaccines evoke durable T cell immunity in adjuvant TNBC:

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The David Baker lab at UW demonstrates the power and versatility of RoseTTAFold Diffusion 2 for Molecular Interfaces by designing binders for four critical phosphotyrosine sites on three clinically relevant targets:

24.02.2026 18:44 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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A potently neutralizing and protective human antibody targeting antigenic site V on RSV and hMPV fusion glycoprotein Abu-Shmais et al. isolate and characterize respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and human metapneumovirus (hMPV) cross-neutralizing antibodies. Structural analysis reveals one antibody, RM 5-1, binds an ...

We have 3️⃣ outstanding customer papers we’d like to highlight for you today!

First up:

Ivelin Georgiev, Alexandra A., and team at VUMC and @utaustin.bsky.social find a potent antibody that neutralizes two dangerous viruses:

24.02.2026 18:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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🌲 100 Trees for the Future of Biologics!

To celebrate our new partnership with Invenra and our commitment to "growing" the next generation of bispecific antibodies, we are planting 100 trees in our Tree-Nation forest.

Learn more here: investors.twistbioscience.com/news-release...

23.02.2026 13:02 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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44 Public Companies Founded by Women The list of publicly traded companies run by women entrepreneurs continues to grow - slowly, but surely.

β€œWhile there are thousands of publicly traded companies worldwide, we have only found 44 thus far that had women involved from the very beginning.”
Thrilled that the work of our CEO & co-founder, EmilyLeproust, has qualified Twist for a spot on this list:

20.02.2026 15:37 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Twist team had a fabulous time at the Genomics Birmingham Research Showcase!

We enjoyed hearing from university representatives and industry professionals about cutting-edge research, exceptional genomic and proteomic insights, and the latest from industry innovators.

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19.02.2026 15:27 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸŽ‰ We’d like to extend a warm welcome to our recent additions: ElevateBio, our newest ProLab and first in the New England area, and Firalis Molecular Precision in France and the U.S..

Browse our worldwide list of certified ProLabs hereπŸ‘‡

18.02.2026 16:06 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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NGS fans! We’ve got news for you!

Undertaking an NGS project can be challenging due to limited resources, skills, or access to necessary instruments.

Enter ProLabs- connecting customers with a certified list of partners who specialize in NGS projects.

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18.02.2026 16:05 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸŽ‰ We are excited to announce that we have entered into a licensing agreement with Invenra to extend our antibody discovery services!

Learn more in our press release here: investors.twistbioscience.com/news-release...

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17.02.2026 13:34 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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What Does 2026 Hold For Biopharma? Our president and COO, Patrick Finn shares his thoughts in this great Scrip article.

Read the article here: insights.citeline.com/scrip/scrip-...

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16.02.2026 15:40 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ’• Happy Valentine’s Day from all of us at @twistbioscience.com!

We are sharing the love this week, and hope you will too. The Twist design team has been busy creating Valentines for science fans. Please screenshot and share these digital Valentines with your fellow lab mates.

14.02.2026 15:43 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Tote-ly worth it. Tote-ly Twist.

πŸ’• Celebrate Valentine’s Day with science you love, and swag to match!

This Valentine’s Day, Twist is sharing the love. Place a qualifying order and receive a complimentary Twist tote bag on us: www.twistbioscience.com/promo/tote-l...
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13.02.2026 14:14 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Incredible discussion at MBC BioLabs on β€œValidating AI-Designed Therapeutics at Scale!”

Leaders across AI-driven drug discovery, including our CSO Colby Souders, discussed how AI-designed proteins & antibodies are making the leap from design to real-world validation.

12.02.2026 16:34 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Great strides have been made to overcome biases & gender stereotypes for girls & women in STEM. To continue that tradition, today we celebrate the contributions of #WomenInScience that are transforming biotech & our world!

Happy International Day of Women & Girls in Science!

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11.02.2026 14:49 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Read more in our press release: investors.twistbioscience.com/news-release...

Twist TrueAmp Library Preparation Kit: www.twistbioscience.com/next-generat...

Twist PCR-Free WGS Library Preparation Kit: www.twistbioscience.com/next-generat...

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10.02.2026 14:16 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸŽ‰ Announcing 2 new products: Twist TrueAmp Library Preparation Kit & Twist PCR-Free WGS Library Preparation Kit, powered by proprietary enzymes!

The kits are designed to address a wide range of sample input, including low input & challenging sample types, enabling clinical research.

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09.02.2026 14:26 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Back by popular demand! Our free print-at-home Valentines are sure to spread the love in your lab.

We LOVE our customers and fellow scientists- you all really light up our day and we think we make a great pair πŸ˜‰ πŸ’•

Simply download or screenshot and print.

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