Emily Leproust
@EmilyLeproust
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Entrepreneur & CEO @TwistBioscience. Fascinated by #synbio and #genetics
San Francisco, CA
Joined February 2013
🧬 Happy 25th anniversary to the Human Genome Project!! 🎉 In this @GENbio article, leading scientists including our own @EmilyLeproust, reflect on the acceleration in genomics, innovations in diagnostics & therapeutics & more— made possible by the HGP!
genengnews.com
Here GEN asked eight industry leaders in the genomics space to share their perspectives on the 25th anniversary of HGP.
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Get ready for Hyperscale Biology! @SynBioBeta kicks off next week in San Jose — it's a who’s who of AI and bio. Synthetic biology is here, and it’s reshaping trillion-dollar industries. This is where the future is being built, so don't miss it: https://t.co/no1dinxdO3
syntheticbiologysummit.com
Join top innovators, leaders, and investors using synthetic biology to build a better world—from health to ag, materials & more. This year, explore the game-changing convergence of synbio + AI. Be...
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🥳 It’s our 12th birthday! 🥳 Twelve years ago, we set out to revolutionize synthetic biology with our groundbreaking DNA synthesis technology. Today, we're proud to be empowering customers across healthcare, agriculture, data storage, and beyond. 🧬 @TwistBioscience
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Congratulations to our CEO and co-founder @EmilyLeproust for being awarded one of the Top 100 Biotech Leaders In The World! 🎉 👉 https://t.co/Q7ayMruAMV
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🎉 We are excited to announce our collaboration with @CurioGenomics to accelerate the adoption of NGS workflows in agrigenomics by offering Twist’s FlexPrep™ Ultra-High Throughput Library Prep Kit with Curio’s bioinformatics software & data platform! 👉 https://t.co/MMQwxwIT2D
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DNA offers a long term, stable, eco-friendly, & relevant solution to the data storage crunch. “The goal is to write DNA at terrific speeds and on a vast scale.” @EmilyLeproust Read more about DNA data storage in this @NewYorker piece by @SilverJacket
https://t.co/bEjkRT5NtB
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In 2024, for the first time, we worked on a collaborative group project on phage therapy where @MIT, @Harvard, and global students designed their own lysis proteins. @TwistBioscience synthesized their DNA designs and we expressed the proteins via @nuclera digital microfluidics:
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@EmilyLeproust @TwistBioscience CEO confirmed for @SynBioBeta 2025! Her DNA synthesis tech is literally rewriting the future of bio. Catch her game-changing insights May 5-8 in San Jose. Complete list of speakers found here: https://t.co/0t1As1oPyP
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New and very important preprint from notable industry leaders on AI and nuclei acid screening! Congratulations to @erichorvitz, and all the authors at @MSFTResearch, @aclid, and @EngBioRC, including @TwistBioscience’s James Diggans.
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If you know, you know 💕 Wordle 1,254 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟨⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Things in biotechnology that just make sense: the pairing of @TwistBioscience and @Absci, & AI + DNA! @AlexWestchester of @GENbio recently spoke with Twist CEO @Emily Leproust & Absci CEO @SeanRMcClain about the partnership👇 https://t.co/EMA1Na6eh6
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Big news! We are collaborating with @abscibio! Absci’s AI de novo design capabilities + @TwistBioscience’s silicon-based synthesis platform, including Multiplexed Gene Fragments = 💪 Press release: https://t.co/HVMLFRLg3Q
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Happy IPO anniversary to @TwistBioscience! Ringing that bell was exciting and the momentum continues to grow! 🧬 #WeMakeDNA
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We 💚 @iGEM! Thanks to all who came out for @EmilyLeproust’s keynote: “Pushing the Boundaries of Synthetic Biology: How Current Advancements Will Help You Shape the Future.” @iGEMCommunity #iGEM2024 #GrandJamboree #WorldExpoSynbio
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Join us tomorrow for our Advancement Keynote with Emily Leproust, CEO of Twist Bioscience, and learn how Twist is revolutionizing the field of DNA synthesis by miniaturizing the chemistry involved. https://t.co/2iA7Qn05G0
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Huge congratulations to David Baker, Demis Hassabis and John Jumper for their Nobel win! Working with @UWproteindesign has been an absolute pleasure, and we could be more thrilled. Well deserved! 🧬 https://t.co/yUYBGZPU95
washingtonpost.com
The prize was awarded Wednesday for research that cracked the code of proteins.
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🌟 Exciting news! 🌟 We are partnering with @MedGenomeLabs, to establish the HOPE for Rare Diseases Program, which provides heavily discounted whole exome sequencing for economically disadvantaged families. Read more about it on the #TwistBlog: https://t.co/kHTjlapHQJ
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I love it when accurate science is shared widely—let's make sure it outshines misinformation! W. Ian Lipkin of @ColumbiaMSPH sets the record straight about childhood vaccines is this fantastic article. Please share these facts with your network! https://t.co/jyRPKSzJl8
thehill.com
As fewer children die or are debilitated due to measles, mumps, rubella, diphtheria, tetanus and polio, we tend to forget that this is the result of an evidence-based childhood vaccination program.
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