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Emily LeProust
American scientist and entrepreneur
Emily Leproust is an American scientist and entrepreneur. She is the CEO and co-founder[1] of Twist Bioscience, a public company working on DNA synthesis. The company harnesses synthetic biology, providing tools to manufacture insulin from yeast, to tackle malaria,[2] produce spider silk at scale[3] or store information on DNA.[4][5] She was awarded the BIO Rosalind Franklin Award in 2020.[6]