VectorBee | Comprehensive Vector Design with Unlimited Customization

About VectorBee

VectorBee is a highly user-friendly genetic engineering software for viewing, editing and analyzing DNA and protein sequences. It is developed by a talented team of biologists and IT engineers led by Professor Bruce Lahn. As the Chief Scientist of VectorBee (and also VectorBuilder), Bruce has decades of knowhow in molecular biology with over 100 publications, so he knows intuitively what functionalities his peers need in VectorBee. Importantly, Bruce is committed to supporting the research community by making VectorBee 100% free for all and forever.

Since its launch in 2024, VectorBee has amassed hundreds of thousands of users and is quickly becoming one of the most popular software in life sciences, earning glowing testimonials from countless users. Meanwhile, we are working tirelessly to add new features while improving existing ones to meet growing user demands.

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Getting Started with VectorBee

Designing and Editing Vectors with VectorBee

Comprehensive VectorBee Tutorial

About VectorBuilder

VectorBuilder is a global leader in gene delivery technologies that offers a wide spectrum of gene delivery solutions covering all research and clinical needs, including vector design, plasmid cloning, virus packaging, cell line engineering, directed evolution, GMP manufacturing, and many more. VectorBee is the latest addition to this growing portfolio. Having serviced tens of thousands of labs and biotech/pharma companies across the globe, VectorBuilder's goal is to make research easy and fun. Give VectorBee a try and get amazed by how this little bee can empower your research!

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Highlights of VectorBee

View, edit, and annotate sequences with ease

Enjoy unlimited customization in how you view and annotate your DNA, especially viral and nonviral vectors.

Seamless integration with VectorBuilder

Import vectors from VectorBuilder's vast vector database or from your own VectorBuilder account.

Order services for your vectors from VectorBuilder

Order services for your vectors from VectorBuilder, including cloning, plasmid prep, virus packaging, library construction, stable cell line engineering, and many more.

Visualize restriction digestion

Select from nearly 700 enzymes to view and simulate restriction digestion of your vectors.

Translate sequences in every possible way

Translate your DNA in all frames and automatically detect open reading frames (ORFs).

Design primers with ease

Select a region of interest and product size, adjust primer characteristics like GC content and melting temperature, and receive candidate primers for you to choose from.

Pairwise or multiple sequence alignments

Access to a variety of alignment tools, including pairwise alignment, dot plot alignment to visualize complex sequence structure, and multiple-sequence alignment that allows sequence editing.

Visualize GC content and CpG islands

View maps of GC content and CpG/GpC frequency, along with automatic detection of CpG islands.

Import NCBI genes

Import genes from NCBI, including genomic, transcript or CDS sequences, with automatic annotation.

Organize your vectors

Use the project dashboard to open and manage multiple sequence projects within a single file.

Testimonials

Anne Macy University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix, USA

These are the nicest looking maps I've seen, and I'd like to include them in my publication (citing VectorBee, of course).

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Dr. Charles Xu The Rockefeller University, USA

VectorBee is an amazing software for molecular cloning designs and sequence alignments. It is the best alternative to other commercial software. And it is offered free of charge. Thank you so much for providing such great service to the research community!

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Dr. Ekaterina Boyarchuk Centre national de la recherche scientifique, France

Congratulations to your company on creating such excellent software. It's a real timesaver!

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Dr. Fraser Johnson Netherlands Cancer Institute, Netherlands

I really like this software. It's a great free alternative to paid software.

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Angelique Krempler Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Germany

First of all, I adore your program, it is really nice to work with.

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Dr. Vinod Kumar Subramani Sungkyunkwan University, South Korea

The color combination for the application is refreshing.

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Jump to	Topic	Jump to	Topic
00:00	Introduction	16:48	Import Gene from NCBI
02:11	VectorBuilder + VectorBee	18:22	Recovering Closed Projects
03:17	Opening Files in VectorBee	18:44	Ordering Vectors from VectorBuilder
04:14	Changing View Options	20:48	Restriction Digestion Simulation
07:14	View and Edit Features	23:32	Primer Creation and Design
10:27	Organization in the Project Dashboard	27:24	Multiple Sequence Alignment
12:50	Editing Vectors- Inserting Components, Adding/Deleting Sequences	30:28	Summary