Twist Bioscience Corporation

Bill James Peck

Pierre F Indermuhle

Andres Fernandez

William Banyai

Siyuan Chen

Eugene P Marsh

David Stern

Brian Wayne Bramlett

Ramsey Ibrahim Zeitoun

Stefan Pitsch

Patrick A Weiss

Mary Noe

Methods, systems, compositions, and devices for the manufacturing of high-quality building blocks, such as polynucleotides, are described herein. Processes described herein provide for efficient washing of residual reagents, solvents, or byproducts from previous synthetic steps to allow for the generation of polynucleotides with low error rates. Processes described herein also provide for reduction in deletion rates during chemical nucleic acid synthesis. Further, methods and devices described herein allow for the rapid construction and assembly of large libraries of highly accurate polynucleotides.

Highly accurate de novo polynucleotide synthesis

Provided herein are compositions, devices, systems and methods for generation and use of biomolecule-based information for storage. Further provided are devices-having addressable electrodes controlling polynucleotide synthesis (deprotection, extension, or cleavage, etc.) The compositions, devices, systems and methods described herein provide improved storage, density, and retrieval of biomolecule-based information.

DNA-based digital information storage with sidewall electrodes

Provided herein are compositions, devices, systems and methods for the generation and use of biomolecule-based information for storage. Additionally, devices described herein for de novo synthesis of nucleic acids encoding information related to the original source information may be rigid or flexible material. Further described herein are highly efficient methods for long term data storage with 100% accuracy in the retention of information. Also provided herein are methods and systems for efficient transfer of preselected polynucleotides from a storage structure for reading stored information.

Nucleic acid based data storage

Defined sequence RNA synthesis by 3'&#x2192;5&#x2032; direction is now well established and currently in use for synthesis and development of vast variety of therapeutic grade RNA and Si RNA etc. A number of such synthetic RNA requires a modification or labeling of 3&#x2032;-end of an oligonucleotide. The synthesis of 3&#x2032;-end modified RNA requiring lipophilic, long chain ligands or chromophores, using 3&#x2032;&#x2192;5&#x2032; synthesis methodology is challenging, requires corresponding solid support and generally results in low coupling efficiency and lower purity of the final oligonucleotide in general because of large amount of truncated sequences containing desired hydrophobic modification. We have approached this problem by developing reverse RNA monomer phosphoramidites for RNA synthesis in 5&#x2032;&#x2192;3&#x2032;-direction. They lead to very clean oligonucleotide synthesis allowing for introduction of various modifications at the 3&#x2032;-end.

Heated nanowells for polynucleotide synthesis

Methods and devices are provided herein for surfaces for de novo nucleic acid synthesis which provide for low error rates. In addition, methods and devices are provided herein for increased nucleic acid mass yield resulting from de novo nucleic acid synthesis.

Methods and devices for de novo oligonucleic acid assembly

Devices and methods for de novo synthesis of large and highly accurate libraries of oligonucleic acids are provided herein. Devices include structures having a main channel and microchannels, where the microchannels have a high surface area to volume ratio. Devices disclosed herein provide for de novo synthesis of oligonucleic acids having a low error rate.

Devices and methods for oligonucleic acid library synthesis

De novo synthesized large libraries of nucleic acids are provided herein with low error rates. Further, devices for the manufacturing of high-quality building blocks, such as oligonucleotides, are described herein. Longer nucleic acids can be synthesized in parallel using microfluidic assemblies. Further, methods herein allow for the fast construction of large libraries of long, high-quality genes. Devices for the manufacturing of large libraries of long and high-quality nucleic acids are further described herein.

De novo synthesized gene libraries

Provided herein are compositions, devices, systems and methods for the generation and use of secured biomolecule-based information for storage. Further described herein are compositions, devices, systems and methods for bioencryption or biodecryption of information. Conversion of a digital sequence to a nucleic based sequence includes a step of selection of one or more bioencryption methods.

Nucleic acid based data storage using enzymatic bioencryption

Provided herein are compositions, devices, systems and methods for the generation and use of biomolecule-based information for storage. Further described herein are highly efficient methods for long term data storage with 100% accuracy in the retention of information. Additionally, devices described herein for de novo synthesis of oligonucleic acids encoding information related to the original source information may have a flexible material for oligonucleic acids extension.

Flexible substrates for nucleic acid synthesis

Compositions, devices, methods and systems are provided for differential functionalization of a surface of a structure to support biopolymer synthesis. Provided herein are processes which include use of lamps, lasers, and/or microcontact printing to add functional groups to surfaces for the efficient and uniform synthesis of oligonucleic acids.

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Bill James Peck