UCSF Chimera and UCSF ChimeraX are each licensed commercially based on a non-exclusive, nontransferable, 3-year license. The two programs are licensed separately. In other words, your company will need to purchase a separate license for each.
Cost:
Licensing costs are based on the number of users per Company's Site Location:
These non-refundable fees are assessed per entity and do not include a company's affiliates or subsidiaries. Each affiliate or subsidiary must acquire a separate license from UCSF.
There are no free evaluation or trial licenses offered for this software. For-profit entities must execute a License Agreement to gain access.
License Agreements:
If your company is interested in pursuing a License Agreement,
please click the applicable link above to download the selected License
Agreement, complete the fillable fields and an authorized signature
for the entity, and email the partially-executed version to
chimera@cgl.ucsf.edu.
Important Note: Since the software is provided for a nominal fee compared to similar products on the market, we don’t negotiate changes to the language of the License Agreements.
In addition to the partially-executed License Agreement(s), please provide the following information in your email:
Company Name: Company Site Mailing (Street) Address: Number of Users: Chimera or ChimeraX: Primary User Name: Primary User Email: Accounts Payable Physical Address: Accounts Payable email address:
Payment:
Payment can be made via bank wire transfer or ACH transfer.
Details will be provided in response to your email submission of a
partially-executed License Agreement.
Confirmation of payment (e.g., a bank confirmation)
is required before software access will be granted.