Features Partner Sites Information LinkXpress hp
Sign In
Advertise with Us

Download Mobile App




DNA Synthesis Specialists Acquire Advanced Software Design Capabilities

By LabMedica International staff writers
Posted on 21 Apr 2016
An American biotech firm that develops and produces synthetic DNA has established an international presence by purchasing an Israeli genetic design software company.

Twist Bioscience Corporation (San Francisco, CA, USA), a company specializing in rapid, high-quality DNA synthesis, announced that Genome Compiler Corporation (Tel Aviv, Israel) has become its first international site.

Genome Compiler Corporation developed the Genome Compiler graphical user interface (GUI) for scientists in the fields of genetic engineering, molecular biology, and synthetic biology, providing a tool for DNA design and visualization, data management, collaboration, and seamless DNA ordering. More...
Genome Compiler software is also used by pharmaceutical, biotechnology, academic, and clinical researchers.

Twist Bioscience reportedly intends to leverage Genome Compiler’s technology and expertise to drive a digital products portfolio, including an eCommerce solution with gene design capabilities, which is expected to be available in the second half of 2016.

“Twist’s beta program is progressing well and our first customer shipments are underway,” said Dr. Emily M. Leproust, CEO of Twist Bioscience. “Over the next few months we expect to scale our gene volume substantially, enabling us to offer market-leading production levels by this summer. We are delighted to bring the Genome Compiler technology, network, and expert team into the Twist Bioscience organization. They are the leader in developing software that allows design of gene sequences for synthetic and molecular biology experiments. We intend to build an elegant, intuitive eCommerce solution with a deep pipeline of digital products to follow that will enable our customers to reimagine their research by providing seamless integration of the design and build of their synthetic DNA.”

“We are extremely excited to join forces with Twist Bioscience,” said Dr. Omri Amirav-Drory, CEO of Genome Compiler Corporation. “By combining our advanced software design capabilities with the technology leader in DNA synthesis, our customers will be able to streamline the design-build-test cycle. We believe the synthetic and molecular biology communities will find the integrated offering a great platform to accelerate their research.”

Under the terms of the agreement, the Genome Compiler research and development center in Israel will become Twist Bioscience’s first international site. Twist Bioscience intends to expand the center in Tel Aviv to advance its digital product and gene design capabilities.

Related Links:
Twist Bioscience
Genome Compiler


New
Gold Member
Automatic Hematology Analyzer
DH-800 Series
Portable Electronic Pipette
Mini 96
New
Gold Member
Immunochromatographic Assay
CRYPTO Cassette
New
Gel Cards
DG Gel Cards
Read the full article by registering today, it's FREE! It's Free!
Register now for FREE to LabMedica.com and get access to news and events that shape the world of Clinical Laboratory Medicine.
  • Free digital version edition of LabMedica International sent by email on regular basis
  • Free print version of LabMedica International magazine (available only outside USA and Canada).
  • Free and unlimited access to back issues of LabMedica International in digital format
  • Free LabMedica International Newsletter sent every week containing the latest news
  • Free breaking news sent via email
  • Free access to Events Calendar
  • Free access to LinkXpress new product services
  • REGISTRATION IS FREE AND EASY!
Click here to Register








Channels

Hematology

view channel
Image: New research points to protecting blood during radiation therapy (Photo courtesy of 123RF)

Pioneering Model Measures Radiation Exposure in Blood for Precise Cancer Treatments

Scientists have long focused on protecting organs near tumors during radiotherapy, but blood — a vital, circulating tissue — has largely been excluded from dose calculations. Each blood cell passing through... Read more

Immunology

view channel
Image: The VENTANA HER2 (4B5) test is now CE-IVDR approved (Photo courtesy of Roche)

Companion Diagnostic Test Identifies HER2-Ultralow Breast Cancer and Biliary Tract Cancer Patients

Breast cancer is the most common cancer in Europe, with more than 564,000 new cases and 145,000 deaths annually. Metastatic breast cancer is rising in younger populations and remains the leading cause... Read more

Technology

view channel
Image: Conceptual design of the CORAL capsule for microbial sampling in the small intestine (H. Mohammed et al., Device (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.device.2025.100904)

Coral-Inspired Capsule Samples Hidden Bacteria from Small Intestine

The gut microbiome has been linked to conditions ranging from immune disorders to mental health, yet conventional stool tests often fail to capture bacterial populations in the small intestine.... Read more
Copyright © 2000-2025 Globetech Media. All rights reserved.