CodonCode Corporation Announces Free License Program for DNA Sequence Assembly Software

Dedham, MA, May 07, 2009 --(PR.com)-- CodonCode Corporation has announced a program under which researchers can obtain free licenses for CodonCode Aligner, the company's program for DNA sequence assembly and alignment. Free licenses will be awarded to selected researchers who need CodonCode Aligner in their research, but lack the funds to purchase licenses. Researches can apply for free licenses by email.

CodonCode Aligner is a program for DNA sequence analysis that is used by hundreds of laboratories worldwide. Scientists use the software in many different biomedical research areas, including HIV research, medical genetics and diagnostics, and evolution and environmental research areas. CodonCode's software enables scientists to piece together short sequence pieces into longer, contiguous regions, and to compare these regions to other DNA sequences, for example to identify mutations that may cause genetic diseases.

"While we offer our software at prices that are substantially lower than prices for competing products, we realize that many researchers lack the funds to purchase license, in particular researchers in developing nations", says Dr. Peter Richterich, CEO of CodonCode Corporation. "Our free license program will enable some of these researchers to analyze their data substantially faster, so that they can spend more of their research time on important biomedical issues."

Researcher can apply for free licenses by submitting an application by email, describing how they plan to use CodonCode Aligner in their research. From the pool of submitted applications, CodonCode Corporation will select recipients of the free license grants based on factors like potential impact, research area, and economic need. Grant recipients will be announced monthly at www.codoncode.org. Free trial versions of the sequence assembly software CodonCode Aligner are available at www.codoncode.com/aligner.

About CodonCode Corporation:

CodonCode Corporation, a company based in the Boston, Massachusetts, area, provides user-friendly, affordable, and powerful software for DNA sequence assembly and alignment for Windows and Mac OS X. For more information, please visit www.codoncode.com.

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