We are an innovative biotechnology company, specialized in molecular breeding and bioinformatics of agri-, horticultural crops and ornamentals. We develop independent technologies and new tools for molecular breeding to create a competitive advantage for our shareholders. Genetwister develops its own proprietary software for database management, data-analysis and data-mining. Genetwister is proud to have five internationally renowned breeding companies as its shareholders.
Genetwister investigates new methods to integrate phenotypic data into genetic models to support breeding
Using the state-of-the-art technologies such as long read sequencing technologies, Genetwister is able to build high quality genome assemblies of novel species, and obtain long range genomic information such as haplotypes and structural variants.
At Genetwister, tools are developed using distributed computing models and technologies like Spark and Hadoop.
Genomic selection (GS) is an alternative to marker-assisted selection, which can accelerate the genetic gain through shorter breeding cycles. Genetwister is implementing new breeding schemes and methods that integrate GS for crop improvement.
Tailored marker selection allowing for genotyping regardless of species, genome size and ploidy level.
High parallel computing version of a sequence alignment application.
With the increasing demands for DNA molecule size and purity on the newest long read sequencing platforms, comes the need for developing new protocols for DNA isolation from different biological sources in the laboratory at Genetwister.
CROPaware – A web based software platform for breeding and genomics data management.
With increasing sample numbers comes the need for automating the most valuable and applied protocols at Genetwister.
Appropriate experimental design and data analysis of breeding trials are essential. Genetwister offers assistance in the designing of experiments, taking into account the breeding program’s practical considerations.