For AI/ML teams in drug discovery

Great models demand great data

Go from in silico design to physical characterization with Twist.
Get sequence-perfect antibodies, a suite of characterization assays, and AI-ready data in as few as 20 days.

High-fidelity data.
20-day velocity

Iterate your AI models without bottlenecks with reproducible binding and developability in weeks

130K+Antibodies assayed
>200KProteins exressed
<20 daysTurnaround time
7MData points generated
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The challenge

AI is a powerful tool, but it can’t replace the wet lab

AI-based discovery teams often encounter three problems when bridging the gap from code to biology. Only Twist has the specialized capabilities to solve all three:

How it works

Power your AI-guided drug discovery

Twist connects sequence generation to documented, model-ready data through an integrated suite of products and services.

Design
Step 1: Design

Submit sequences

Input your sequences from your Gen AI platforms to generate DNA or protein production for wet-lab validation.

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Build
Step 2: Build

Protein production & data generation

With high-quality datasets, researchers can train and refine their AI models. Validate those models with Twist Express Antibodies and high-throughput characterization services to generate data from sequences in as few as 20 days.

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Test
Step 3: Test

Data delivery

Twist enables the validation of your AI outputs for thousands of proteins for binding and developability characteristics. Twist offers custom data delivery formats that are benchmarked against clinical antibody controls to ensure high-quality datasets ready for direct use in your AI and machine learning models.

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Learn
Step 4: Learn

Training & iteration

Twist connects your sequences to documented and predictable data sets that you can use to integrate into your models improve your drug discovery and development efforts. Need help designing a program or interpreting your data?

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Why Twist

10+ characterization assays, all in one workflow

Others can only provide binding confirmation. Twist delivers the full developability picture: every data type your AI model needs to train, rank, and advance leads to clinical validation.

Binding assessment assays

Developability assays

Cell-based functional assays

Binding Kinetics: Affinity Ranking (SPR)

Full kinetic characterization across a concentration series with global $K_D$ fits (Blue: data; Red: fit).

Data visualization for Binding Kinetics: Affinity Ranking (SPR)

Solubility, Aggregation, Stability - DLS/NanoDSF

Assess biophysical properties including thermal stability (Tm, Tagg), self-association (AC-SINS), and hydrophobicity (HIC) to de-risk lead solubility and aggregation.

Data visualization for Solubility, Aggregation, Stability - DLS/NanoDSF

Biophysical Characterization: Epitope Binning (SPR)

Identify antibody communities and distinct binding epitopes via classical SPR cross-competition for diverse lead selection.

Data visualization for Biophysical Characterization: Epitope Binning (SPR)

Biophysical Properties - Various

Benchmark manufacturing feasibility and sample quality by quantifying production yield, monomeric purity (aSEC), and particle size distribution (DLS).

Data visualization for Biophysical Properties - Various

Solubility, Aggregation, Stability - DLS/NanoDSF

Assess biophysical properties including thermal stability (Tm, Tagg), self-association (AC-SINS), and hydrophobicity (HIC) to de-risk lead solubility and aggregation.

Data visualization for BiSolubility, Aggregation, Stability - DLS/NanoDSF

Off-Target Binding - ELISA or HPLC

Evaluate developability and pharmacokinetic risk by quantifying off-target binding and self-association via BVP-ELISA and CIC profiling.

Data visualization for Off-Target Binding - ELISA or HPLC

Thermostability - SPR and Various

Quantify monovalent affinity and selectivity via SPR, integrated with full developability profiling across both binders and non-binders.

Data visualization for Thermostability - SPR and Various

Binding Kinetics: Iso Affinity (SPR)

Validate antagonistic function and signaling activity through high-throughput cAMP, Beta-arrestin recruitment, and PBMC activation assays.

Data visualization for Binding Kinetics: Iso Affinity (SPR)

Let's talk about your pipeline

Tell us where you are in your AI drug discovery journey. Our scientific team will reach out within one business day to discuss how Twist can accelerate your work.

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