VectorBee is a free DNA software created by a talented team of biologists and IT engineers at VectorBuilder. The software's highly user-friendly interface enables users to easily design, edit and analyze DNA sequences, especially viral and nonviral vectors. VectorBee will strive to add new functionalities in the future to meet growing user demands.
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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Windows
If your organization blocks the installation of third-party software, please contact
vectorbeesupport@vectorbuilder.net. We will communicate with your organization to include our software on their approved list.
Mac
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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.
You may wonder how a sophisticated and well-crafted software like VectorBee could be free given that it takes a large team of dedicated scientists and IT engineers to create and continuously upgrade.
It all began with our fearless leader, Professor Bruce Lahn. As the Chief Scientist of VectorBee (and also VectorBuilder), Bruce, like many of you, was a grad student who loved two things: free food at seminars and free software. But as his career progressed beyond the humble grad student to positions of greater responsibilities, he realized that nothing is truly free, and someone's free food is always paid by someone else.
But Bruce also strongly believes that useful research software like VectorBee should be open to the entire research community, whether academia or industry. He thus pledges to finance VectorBee with VectorBuilder's R&D budget to keep it free for all.
In return, Bruce asks that you consider VectorBuilder's wonderful products and services, and also spread the good word about VectorBuilder and VectorBee. This would help us keep VectorBee free and continuously improved. The most heartfelt thanks from us all at VectorBuilder and VectorBee!