BioRender is a web application that can be used to create scientific figures, diagrams, and illustrations from a scientifically accurate image library.  BioRender contains thousands of pre-made icons and templates from more than 30 fields of life sciences.  Available online for any computer - no download required.  

• Browse 40,000+ scientifically accurate life science icons
• Create figures for publications, posters, and grant applications up to 50x faster
• Collaborate with your lab and track version history in BioRender’s web-based program

Benefits of NSU Licenses:

• Unlimited storage of figures
• Permission to publish figures in journals
• Ability to request custom icons

Getting Started: 

• To request one of NSU's 20 institutional licenses available to NSU Halmos College faculty, students, staff, and researchers, please contact Jaime Goldman at hjaime@nova.edu.  

You can browse templates and icons online without an account.  Don't see an icon you need? If you cannot find an icon you need for even the most specialized fields of life science, BioRender will create it in as little as 48 hours (conditions apply). 

For more information, please visit the BioRender YouTube channel.

Can't find an image you need in BioRender?  You can import images from other locations -- just make sure they have a Creative Commons license attached to them for reuse!  

A complete list of tutorials can be found here.

• Creating Grant Figures [video 50:33]
• Designing Graphical Abstracts [video 48:01]

Frequently asked questions

What is BioRender?

BioRender is an online software tool that helps scientists create and share beautiful, professional science figures in minutes.

I already have a BioRender account. How do I link it to my Nova Southeastern University - Oceanographic Campus Library account?

To link your existing account, login on the NSU portal page at: https://app.biorender.com/user/signin/nsu-oclibrary,  In order to publish any images, you will need to link your existing free account to the NSU licensed account.  Images created with a free account are not eligible for publication per BIoRender's terms.

Do I have to sign in through this portal every time?

Yes. In order to access exclusive premium features available through Nova Southeastern University - Oceanographic Campus Library’s BioRender license, you must log in through this portal (https://app.biorender.com/user/signin/nsu-oclibrary).

What happens when my NSU license is removed?

When you are finished publishing with BioRender images, you will be removed from the NSU Account.  Your account will return to the Basic/Free status, which allows 5 editable graphics at a time. Your other graphics will still be on your account, but you will only be able to view and edit the 5 most recently edited/opened files.  

In order to access the other files, you will have to remove one or more of the five recently edited/opened files.

You will also lose access to team figures, templates, and collaboration.