In 2009 Bejo Zaden B.V. and East-West Seed Group acquired shares of the company, and in 2011, Agribio, now named Dümmen Orange, joined as shareholder. In 2013 Known You Seed Co., Ltd joined as a shareholder and in January 2014, Sakata Seed Corporation became a shareholder of Genetwister.
With increasing sample numbers and marker panel sizes, it is valuable to increase the throughput of sequencing and genotyping procedures. Genetwister develops cost-effective methods and applies available methods for allowing high-throughput genomics.
CROPaware – A web based software platform for breeding and genomics data management.
Acceleration and cost reduction in plant breeding with improved genotype/phenotype relations, utilizing linked variants.
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.
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.
Tailored marker selection allowing for genotyping regardless of species, genome size and ploidy level.
Improved genomic selection and breeding utilizing high quality reference genomes
Advanced statistical models are needed to increase the power to discover (new) associations between genetic and phenotypic variation
At Genetwister, tools are developed using distributed computing models and technologies like Spark and Hadoop.