[October 10, 2008] CLC bio Launches CLC Genomics Workbench 2.0 Tweet (Wireless News Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) CLC bio said that it has released the next version of its flagship product: CLC Genomics Workbench 2.0. CLC bio said it has also become an Illumina Connect partner. Illumina Connect is a bioinformatics software partnership program, established by Illumina, to advance data integration and analysis. "CLC Genomics Workbench 2.0 provides scientists using Illumina's Genome Analyzer with advanced downstream analysis," says Jordan Stockton, Marketing Manager for Computational Biology at Illumina. "Not only is it fast, but the new version of CLC Genomics Workbench offers alignment and assembly functionality that previously required larger investments in computer hardware. With its intuitive graphical interface, this application provides a simple desktop solution to biologists who might otherwise require the assistance of a dedicated bioinformatics professional." As an Illumina Connect partner, the company noted, CLC bio has access to information in the ongoing development of Next Generation Sequencing tools, ensuring that CLC bio's solutions will be able to fully support Illumina's tools, including new releases. Director of Scientific Software Solutions at CLC bio, Dr. Roald Forsberg noted: "This release is inspired by the great advances in human genetics that are being powered by Next Generation Sequencing technologies, like Illumina. Large scale projects like the Cancer Genome Project and the 1000 Genomes Project are creating a vast amount of data that will transform biomedical research. However, before the revolution in human genetics can be fully realized by the research community there is a dramatic need for bioinformatics solutions that will allow biomedical researchers to handle and analyze sequencing projects at the human genomics scale - something we aim to solve with this and upcoming releases." ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) ((Distributed on behalf of 10Meters via M2 Communications Ltd - http://www.m2.com)) ((10Meters - http://www.10meters.com)) Copyright ? 2008 Wireless News [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]