TransOMIC Adopts SnapGene Format

SnapGene Viewer allows transOMIC customers to view sequences and maps

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GSL Biotech and transOMIC technologies announced today that they have collaborated to present transOMIC’s plasmid information in the rich .dna format offered by GSL Biotech’s SnapGene software. transOMIC has been a long-time user of SnapGene for the design and documentation of new plasmids and for sequence analysis. Now transOMIC provides sequences and maps to their customers as .dna files, which can be opened with the free cross-platform SnapGene Viewer. In addition, GSL Biotech provides .dna files for many of the transOMIC plasmids, including CRISPR/Cas9 and shRNA vectors, on snapgene.com.

Dr. Rusla du Breuil, Chief Technology Officer at transOMIC, said: “SnapGene has made it much easier for us to design new plasmids, thanks to its rich visualization and error prevention capabilities. Now we want our customers to see the same convenient maps and annotations, and to discover SnapGene for themselves. We have posted our plasmid files in SnapGene format on our website so that our customers can browse the sequences and maps using SnapGene Viewer.”

Aline Glick, Vice President of Product Management at GSL Biotech, said: “We are thrilled to partner with transOMIC to make their plasmid information accessible to all. transOMIC does a beautiful job of designing cutting edge tools for gene editing and regulation, and it is a pleasure to work with them. SnapGene’s .dna format is becoming the industry standard for viewing plasmid information. I’m delighted that transOMIC adopted SnapGene for their own work, and that they chose our .dna file format to share data with customers.”

About GSL Biotech

GSL Biotech was founded by scientists and software designers to meet the everyday needs of molecular biologists. GSL’s SnapGene software (snapgene.com) provides a simple yet powerful way for researchers to plan, visualize, document, and share their everyday molecular biology procedures. Free trials of the software are available from the SnapGene website.

In addition to the fully functional paid product, GSL Biotech offers the free SnapGene Viewer, which includes the key visualization tools of SnapGene, and allows researchers to make DNA maps and design primers. The annotated sequence files can be shared with colleagues or customers.

About transOMIC technologies, inc.

transOMIC technologies is a biotechnology company focused on providing the life science research market with innovative technologies and research tools to accelerate the quest towards elucidating the complexity of life and human disease. These research tools for gene manipulation provide investigators with high-quality RNAi tools, CRISPR tools and delivery reagents for gene function analysis in relation to oncology, neuroscience and metabolic disorders. For more information, visit transOMIC technologies’ website: http://www.transomic.com.