Introduction

A comprehensive workbench for advanced DNA, RNA, and protein analyses

The functionalities of CLC Main Workbench are used by tens of thousands of researchers all over the world for DNA, RNA, and protein sequence data analysis, such as gene expression analysis, primer design, molecular cloning, phylogenetic analyses, and sequence data management, amongst a wide variety of other features – all wrapped in an intuitive graphical user-interface.

CLC Main Workbench is available on Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux platforms.

You can make your computer a high performance computing center. You can use CLC Assembly Cell to accelerate reference assembly and de novo assembly of next generation sequencing data.

Your research work will be easy to carry out as the program is graphically based, intuitive, and very user-friendly. You can also easily share your data with colleagues using our database solution, CLC Bioinformatics Database.

The program continouosly evolves and frequent updates keep you up to date with the latest scientific developments.

You can customize your workbench through our Software Developer Kit which allows you to develop and integrate features of your choice to the workbench.

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You will have easy access to a large number of integrated research tools as

Editor for graphically and algorithmically advanced primer design
Assembly of DNA sequence data
Molecular cloning
Advanced RNA structure prediction and editing
Integrated and advanced gene expression analysis
Integrated 3D molecule view
Sharing of data among researchers
All actions performed are logged automatically for later review or printing
And many more…

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Features

The functionalities of CLC Main Workbench are used by tens of thousands of researchers all over the world for DNA, RNA, and protein sequence data analysis, such as gene expression analysis, primer design, molecular cloning, phylogenetic analyses, and sequence data management, amongst a wide variety of other features.

Student discount

To support academics, CLC Main Workbench is available for students at a permanent discounted price

Calling all students: CLC Main Workbench for only $79

We offer a special student license for CLC Main Workbench for all types of students, including PhD-students. The $79 license is a stand-alone license for a single computer and is valid for 12 months from the time of purchase.

Can I buy the $79 license?

To be qualified for the $79 CLC Main Workbench one-year license, you have to be a student with valid student credentials. As part of the online shop checkout process, you will be asked to upload a picture or scan of your student ID. Webcam and phone pictures are ok, as long as your name, school, and study expiry date are clearly readable. We don’t require the $79 student license to be paid with a personal credit card, enabling organizations to pay for individual students.