Private company

Gene Codes Corporation

Bioinformatics company in Michigan, US

Gene Codes Corporation is Michigan company based in Ann Arbor which specializes in bioinformatics software for genetic sequence analysis. Most notably, after the 9/11 attacks, it contributed to the identification of more than a thousand victims.2 Its chief executive is Howard Cash.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1988Founded1

Gene Codes Corporation is Michigan company based in Ann Arbor which specializes in bioinformatics software for genetic sequence analysis. Most notably, after the 9/11 attacks, it contributed to the identification of more than a thousand victims.2

The story

Gene Codes Corporation was founded in 1988 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. In 1991, its flagship software product, Sequencher, was released. Sequencher 5.4 was released in 2015.

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Leadership

Who has led Gene Codes Corporation, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Timeline

  1. 1988Founded Founded1

Funding

Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.

Money received by year$169.0K 2021–2021
Money received by yearMoney received by year, 2021–2021: $169.0K in all. PPP loans $169.0K.$0$50K$100K$150K$200K2021 · PPP loans: $169.0K2021
Figures by year
YearPPP loansTotal
2021$169.0K$169.0K

PPP loans

Paycheck Protection Program loans of $150,000 and up, approved April 2020 to July 2021, from the SBA4. Matched to this company by name and state.

  1. Feb 10, 2021$169.0K PPP loan (first draw) from PNC Bank, National Association4To GENE CODES CORP, Ann Arbor MI; $170.3K forgiven Nov 3, 2021