DNASTAR signs Lasergene Multi-Site License Agreement with CDC

MADISON, Wisconsin January 28, 2008 DNASTAR, a leading bioinformatics software company, announced today the signing of a broad license agreement for the use of its Lasergene sequence analysis software with the Coordinating Center for Infectious Disease (CCID) division of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) in Atlanta, GA .

Under the terms of the site license, Lasergene can be used on the Atlanta campus of CDC as well as their other campus sites in Fort Collins, CO, Anchorage, AK and San Juan, PR. Lasergene is a comprehensive sequence analysis software that provides users with tools for performing a wide range of assembly, visualization and analysis operations on data generated by the conventional Sanger sequencing method as well as Next Generation techniques. The desktop software allows users to analyze samples ranging from small plasmids up to large bacterial genomes.

Bob Steinhauser, DNASTARs Director of Marketing, The CDC is one of the premier molecular biology research centers in the world. DNASTAR has been building its relationship with the CDC for many years. Expansion of the agreement to that of a multi-site licensing arrangement is something that we are very proud to have finalized. We are very pleased that CDC chose our software for their sequence assembly and analysis research needs. We continue to see business trends where organizations elect to standardize their research platforms to make data sharing among their scientists easier and to simplify training. Lasergenes novel features make it an excellent platform choice to base their future genomic research needs.

Lasergene is a comprehensive, easy to use suite of tools for molecular biologists and geneticists used primarily in the assembly and analysis of DNA and protein sequences. The software provides researchers with a broad range of analysis tools that can be used with traditional and Next-Generation sequence analysis projects. It has been sold in over 65 countries worldwide and the CCID division of CDC joins a growing list of public and private organizations that are utilizing the Lasergene sequence analysis software program.

About the Coordinating Center for Infectious Diseases div of CDC
The Centers for Disease Control is the leading public Agency dedicated to promoting public health in the United States. The Coordinating Center for Infectious Diseases is responsible for protecting the health of all people in all communities in regards to infectious diseases. It is composed of 1) the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Disease (NCIRD), 2) the National Center for Zoonotic, Vector Borne and Enteric Diseases (NCZVED), 3) the National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP), and 4) the National Center for Preparedness, Control and Prevention of Infectious Diseases (NCPDCID). CCID supports many aspects of infectious disease and molecular biology research through the work of its scientists and support personnel dedicated to understanding a wide range of genetic conditions.

About DNASTAR
DNASTAR, Madison, Wisconsin, (www.DNASTAR.com) has been a pioneer in the development and sales of bioinformatics software used to increase researchers productivity for more than 24 years. Currently, DNASTAR produces Lasergene, a sequence analysis software suite; GenVision, a data visualization software application; and ArrayStar, a microarray gene expression visualization and analysis tool.

Contact:
Robert Steinhauser
Marketing Director
DNASTAR
3801 Regent St
Madison, WI 53705
Telephone: 608-237-3066
Toll Free: 866-511-5090
Fax: 608-258-7439
steinhauserb@dnastar.com