Twist Bioscience Corporation TWST has launched specific synthetic RNA positive controls for SARS-CoV-2 encapsulated in stainless steel mini capsules that Imagene SA provided.
- The airtight mini capsules provide a stable environment for the RNA controls, allowing cost-effective shipping and storage at room temperature of fragile RNA for an extended period.
- In particular, the product enhancement will enable Twist to serve customers in regions that do not have an effective cold chain system or easy access to ultra-cold storage and also allow the use of the controls in point of care settings.
- This is an expansion of Twist's first agreement with Imagene in July 2019 to use Imagene's DNAshell technology for long-term storage of digital data encoded in DNA. Using Imagene's encapsulation technology, Twist now can ship and store both DNA and RNA products for long periods.
- The Twist synthetic controls are designed based on specific SARS-CoV-2 variants, cover the full viral genome, and are sequence-verified.
- Price Action: TWST shares are down 4.81% at $48.14 during the market session on the last check Monday.
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