BioRender is a web-based tool designed specifically for creating scientific figures and illustrations. It offers a vast library of pre-made icons and templates tailored to various fields of biology and medicine, making it easier for researchers, scientists, and educators to produce high-quality visuals for publications, presentations, protocols, posters, grant applications, brainstorming, graphing, and educational materials. The platform is user-friendly, allowing for customization and efficient figure creation without needing advanced graphic design skills.
Licensing
Dartmouth College community members can now purchase a BioRender Premium License at a significant discount through the Computer Store online request form. Contact The Computer Store if you have any questions about license purchase. Yearly licensing starts on July 1 of every year, and the cost is prorated monthly. Order the license and wait for the confirmation email that your order has been processed before getting started with BioRender (usually within 2 business days).
In addition to all BioRender Basic features, BioRender Premium users unlock the following additional features and benefits:
• Unlimited illustrations
• High-resolution export (png, jpg, pdf)
• Transparent background with no watermark
• Permission to publish in journals
• Custom icon requests
• Access to all icons and templates
If you already have purchased a "personal" BioRender license and would like to convert your license to benefit from the negotiated discount:
- Join our institutional license, purchased via the Computer Store.
- Successfully log into BioRender using your institutional credentials.
- Request a prorated refund through the BioRender Support directly, stating that you are joining the Dartmouth College group license.
If you did not use your institutional email (@dartmouth.edu) to purchase your personal license, you can update your account’s email using the Settings section of the BioRender portal.
Contact BioRender Support directly with any license switching related questions.
If you are a Dartmouth Health Medical Center (DHMC) researcher, staff, faculty, or employee:
- if you have a Dartmouth College NetID, you are all set, simply use it to purchase an academic license and use your NetID to authenticate to the BioRender login (see below).
- if you do not have a Dartmouth College NetID, you will need a permanent Dartmouth College faculty or staff to sponsor you for a Research Sponsored Account. Once you have received confirmation of approval of your sponsored account, and claimed your account, you will be able to follow the process above to purchase an academic license as a Dartmouth College community member.
Bulk Purchasing
If you would like to purchase multiple license for your team/lab member using a singe method of payment/chart string, please contact the contact The Computer Store directly and we will be happy to facilitate a bulk purchase.
Logging In
Once the order is processed, log into BioRender's portal at https://biorender.dartmouth.edu/. After passing through Dartmouth's Single Sign-on, you will be presented with the BioRender Gallery page where you can start creating new projects.
Swapping Users
If you have purchased a license for yourself or a lab/team member, and need to swap an existing institutional license to a new person, simply contact the contact The Computer Store directly or email Research.Computing@dartmouth.edu and we will be happy to reassign an existing license to a new user.
Getting Started
Please see Biorender's official website and especially their recorded webinar series on how to get started and make use of all the BioRender features.