CLC bio is a Danish company which has appointed HRS as its NZ distributor. All purchase and support enquiries from New Zealand companies should come to HRS, at CLC@hrs.co.nz or 0800 477 776.

CLC bio is the only bioinformatics company in the world that provides a full range of desktop based bioinformatics tools for all of Mac OS X, Windows, and Linux operating systems. (Including Apple’s new powerful Intel-based computers.)

Work Benches
There are four software products in the range. Click on the product names to be taken to pages that give more details on each product.

• CLC Free Workbench, a freeware program containing a number of basic bioinformatics analyses, gathered in an integrated and user-friendly software package.
• CLC Gene Workbench, adds to the Free Workbench advanced DNA sequence analyses such as assembly of DNA sequence data, graphically and algorithmically advanced primer design, as well as user-friendly molecular cloning tools.
• CLC Protein Workbench, adds to the Free Workbench a long range of advanced protein sequence analysis tools such as 3D molecular viewing, protein structure prediction, transmembrane helix prediction, Motif search, and pattern discovery.
• CLC Combined Workbench, aggregates all bioinformatics tools available in the other products to create a powerful and integrated bioinformatics software package.

All CLC bio’s workbenches are based on a modern IT structure, resulting in a very user-friendly and graphically advanced user-interface.

Acceleration Hardware
If you want to get your results faster, CLC Bio have produced an innovative  
Acceleration Hardware device to work with the Work benches.


About CLC bio
CLC bio is a company focusing on development of bioinformatics software, data analysis, and on custom designed bioinformatics algorithms. CLC bio’s mission is to be among the most innovative bioinformatics companies in the 21st century. This is realized through

• Developing bioinformatics software based on the latest scientific developments
• User-friendly, integrated and intuitive software solutions
• Continuous focus on customer needs and on superior customer service
• Frequent product updates including the latest IT technologies and bioinformatics algorithms
• A flexible IT architecture, enabling customers to buy individualized solutions at a reasonable price