Codon Usage Optimizer (CUO) is a GUI-based multiplatform software written in Java. The main function of the software is to optimize genes to be transformed into the Chlamydomonas reinhardtii chloroplast genome using an original set of algorithms for calculation, data processing and automated reasoning. Furthermore, it can be used as an electronic drawboard for gene sequence analysis and design. While the software focuses on the C.reinhardtii genome, it can also be used to optimize genes into other hosts as well. Since E.coli and S.cerevisiae are popular candidates for manipulation in the biotech industry, they will be CUO's next shift of focus in its development.
Watch the elevator pitch
In the elevator pitch we describe the unique selling point of CUO and detail our plans on how we will commercialise using the open source platform.