All of Twist2 solutions are built on an open Java platform and could be run on all major Windows versions, Linux and MAC. J2SE Swing, Java 2D, Java 3D, Hibernate persistence and Oracle Database technologies are extensively used in Twist2 solutions. All the solutions are easy to configure, extend and integrate into other systems.

Twist2 offers two major products, Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) -On-Demand framework and Knowledge Management System (KMS) framework.

Why do we develop a framework instead of a complete system? Please visit Twist2 Service page. There are some reasons over there.

Twist2 - LIMS - OD framework is packaged with Projects Management, Bioinformatics modules, Cheminformatics modules, Open Workflow technology and 2D, 3D Scientific Data Visualization to provide research scientist an integrative informatics platform. (following the link on right part to see the Twist2 - LIMS detail features)

The Twist2 - KMS framework System is to centralize knowledge generated by scientists working within and across functional areas, and to organize that knowledge such that it can be easily accessed, searched, browsed, navigated, and curated. The Twist2 - KMS is easy to extend, customize and integrate with other systems, such as Twist2 - LIMS framework. (following the link on right part to see the Twist2 - KMS detail features)

The Twist2 - Visualization Modules provide 2D visualization of DNA, RNA, Protein Sequence data, which could be connected to NCBI, EMBL, etc., on the fly through Twist2 imbedded IE Browser to fulfill auto-downloading and auto-storaging into Oracle BioSql database schema tables. Those modules also include Organic chemical 2D, 3D Visualization and 2D Chemical Drawing. All major file formats, such as mol, mol2, CML, PDB etc., are supported. Twist2 also provides tabular data's real-time 2D, 3D plotting to fit researches various needs. (following the link on right part to see the Twist2 - Visualization modules detail features)

DEFINITION: Framework - A framework is a semi-complete application. A framework provides a reusable, common structure that can be shared between application. Developers incorporate the framework into their own application and extend it to meet their specific needs. Frameworks differ from toolkits by providing a coherent structures, rather than a simple set of utility classes.