What's New:
  • Multiple BlastStation-Workgroup licenses have been sold since its release in November 2011.  Due to this popularity, we decided to extend introductory discount period until 3/31/2012.  Live demo is available here and trial is available here. (1/31/2012)
  • BlastStation-Workgroup version 1.1 is released.  This is a bug fix release. (11/28/2011)
  • We are pleased to announce the release of our new product, BlastStation-Workgroup version 1.0.  BlastStation-Workgroup is a web-based 64-bit local BlastStation designed for small to mid-sized groups.  BlastStation-Workgroup works in the browser, however it works just like desktop BlastStation with the power of HTML5 technology.  Furthermore, it provides automatic database synchronization with NCBI databases such as nt or nr, search result sharing and local blast database sharing with other users in the workgroup.  Different from NCBI wwwblast or sequenceserver, BlastStation-Workgroup has built-in job scheduler, which means even if multiple users submit blast jobs at once, BlastStation-Workgroup will not overload the server and perform blast searches stably.  If you think NCBI or EBI BLAST servers are too restrictive and/or too crowded for your research group, BlastStation-Workgroup is the answer.  BlastStation-Workgroup sever running on 2-core iMac with 8GB memory performs BLAST searches almost as fast as NCBI BLAST server does.  Benchmark results are available here.   Take a look at product details and experience the next generation BLAST at Live demo.  (11/16/2011)
  • BlastStation-Free is back.  BlastStation-Free version 2.0 for Mac OS X is released.  Please visit the  product page for details. (8/14/2011)
  • All of BlastStation version 2.72, BlastStation-Local64 version 1.3, and BlastStation-Local version 1.5 for Mac OS X work fine on Mac OS X 10.7 Lion. If you have any problem with the previous version of BlastStation, please upgrade. (7/21/2011)
  • BlastStation-Local version 1.5 for Mac OS X is released.  New features include 1) Built-in NCBI BLAST is upgraded to 2.2.25, the most recent version of NCBI BLAST. 2) Creates database from FASTQ as well as FASTA file. Plain, .gz, .Z, and .zip text files are accepted.  3) Supports to change database folder location. 4) Displays alignment details.  Please download it from here.  (7/12/2011)
  • BlastStation-Local64 version 1.3 for Mac OS X is released.  New features include 1) Built-in NCBI BLAST+ is upgraded to 2.2.25, the most recent version of NCBI BLAST+. 2) Creates database from FASTQ as well as FASTA file. Plain, .gz, .Z, and .zip text files are accepted.  3) Supports to change database folder location. 4) Displays alignment details.  Please download it from here for 14-day free trial. (7/11/2011)
  • BlastStation version 2.72 for Mac OS X is released.  New features include 1) Built-in NCBI BLAST is upgraded to 2.2.25, the most recent version of NCBI BLAST. 2) Creates database from FASTQ as well as FASTA file. Plain, .gz, .Z, and .zip text files are accepted.  3) Supports to change database folder location. 4) Displays alignment details.  Please download it from here.  (7/11/2011)
  • BlastStation-Local was used to examine gene expression profiles in control and PCB-treated killifish embryos by Biology Department, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in BMC Genomics 2011, 12:263 (6/3/2011)
  • BlastStation-Local64 version 1.2 for Windows is released.  This is a specialized version of BlastStation-Local for 64-bit Windows.  Please download it from here for 14-day free trial. (2/6/2011)
  • BlastStation2 was used for the sequence analyses of termites by Department of Entomology, Kansas State University in BMC Genomics 2010, 11:463 (11/13/2010)
  • Our new product, BlastStation-Local64 version 1.0 for Mac OS X is released.  This is a specialized version of BlastStation-Local for 64-bit Macs, such as Mac Pro.  Built-in 64-bit NCBI Blast+ 2.2.24 performs NCBI Blast+ searches almost twice as fast as 32-bit NCBI Blast+ and NCBI Blast.  Benchmark tests results are here.  BlastStation-Local64 also supports large virtual database to tie up multiple databases.  For example, it enables blastp searches over nr.00, nr.01, nr.02, nr.03, and nr.04.  Please download it from here for 14-day free trial. (10/12/2010)

Fungus/Mushroom Resource and Research Center, Tottori University, Japan purchased volume licenses of customized BlastStation2.  Customized version of BlastStation2 will be used for the Blast searches against the mushroom gene database developed in the Center.  This decision was made because of the intuitive manner of operation, amazing easy-to-use interface, and low customization cost.
  • BlastStation-Free version 1.1 for Windows is released.  BlastStation-Free is a Free Edition of BlastStation2 with some limitations.  Please visit the  product page for details. (9/22/2010)
  • BlastStation-Local version 1.4 for Windows is released.  New features include 1) Displays sequence by clicking ID for local database without NCBI format deflines.   2) Exports search result sequences in FASTA format. 3) Supports to delete, backup and restore  BlastStation jobs.  Please download it from here for 14-day free trial.  (8/8/2010).
  • BlastStation version 2.70 for Windows is released.  New features include 1) Communicates with the EBI Blast server using REST web service instead of SOAP web service. 2) Exports search result sequences in FASTA format. 3) Supports to delete, backup and restore  BlastStation jobs. 4) Exports search results faster than before.  Please download it from here.  (7/25/2010).
 

BlastStation2 is an All-in-One solution for BLAST searches.  BLAST is one of the most popular and widely used Bioinformatics applications.  BlastStation2 supports NCBI-Blast, WU-Blast2, and standalone local Blast searches with the same easy-to-use interface.  BlastStation automatically detect and utilizes multi core processors for fast local Blast searches.  For example, Macintosh or PC with Core 2 Duo processor performs local BLAST searches 50 % faster than before.  BlastStation is very effective interface program that makes BLAST (Basic Local Alignment Search Tool) faster and easier to use.  . 

BlastStation reads and splits whole sets of multi-FASTA data, and then continuously submits each set of data to the BLAST server.  Search results are displayed in both bar graph and summary table format with full Definitions.  Summary tables can be exported in CSV format and transferred to a spreadsheet program.  Perhaps more importantly, BlastStation makes it simple for users to organize search results.    Download BlastStation now (a 14-day free trial is available) and experience the power of BlastStation.

 

BlastStation2 is available for Mac OS X and Windows. 
  Supported Mac OS X: 10.4 Tiger, 10.5 Leopard, 10.6 Snow Leopard, and 10.7 Lion
  Supported Windows: Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7
 
 
 Testimonials:
  • BlastStation really makes NCBI BLAST user friendly.  I always felt it was inconvenient to only have truncated Definitions with search results.  I was delighted to see that BlastStation automatically displayed full Definitions when creating tables.  Enabling the easy export of data to Excel is another helpful feature.
  • Organizing BLAST search results used to be a nightmare.  Thanks to BlastStation, I can now clearly see the results from each search job.  The graphic display of search results is easy to grasp.
 
 Selected List of Our Users:
  USA Baylor College of Medicine, Brown University, Columbia University, Cornell University, Dartmouth College, Duke University, Kansas State University, Harvard University, Massachusetts General Hospital, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, National Institute of Health, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Princeton University, Stanford University, University of California, Irvine, The University of Georgia, University of Kentucky, University of Hawaii at Hilo, University of Washington, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
  Argentina CONICET
  Australia CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation), The University of Melbourne, The University of Queensland
  Austria Institute of Molecular Biotechnology
  Belgium Université catholique de Louvain
  Brazil Unicamp
  Canada Queen's University University of Calgary, Université de Sherbrooke
  China NanJing Normal University, Nanjing Agricultural University, National Institute of Biological Sciences, Beijing
  Finland University of Helsinki
  France Centre national de la recherche scientifique, Ecole Centrale de Lyon, Institut de Génétique et Microbiologie, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, National Institute for Agricultural Research
  Germany Bielefeld University, LMU Munich, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry
  India Institute of Lifesciences
  Ireland National University of Ireland, Galway
  Israel TransAlgae
  Italy University of Padova
  Japan The University of Tokyo, Kyoto University, Nagoya University, University of Tsukuba, National Institute of Polar Research, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, National Institute for Basic Biology
  Korea Ewha Womans University, Korea Basic Science Institute, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience & Biotechnology, Korea University
  Netherlands University of Amsterdam, InteRNA Technologies B.V.
  New Zealand University of Otago
  Norway Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Norwegian School of Veterinary Science, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, University of Oslo
  Saudi Arabia King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
  Spain University of Murcia, CBMSO
  Sweden Karolinska Institute, Uppsala University
  United Kingdom Imperial College London, Newcastle University, University of Cambridge, University of Oxford
 

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