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Design agent, 1,921 templates, 20,809 icons

Publication-ready scientific figures, designed with you in minutes

Describe the figure and BioGein's design agent plans it, builds it on a real vector canvas and checks its own layout. Or start from a template. Every cell, arrow and label stays yours to edit.

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  • Every element editable
  • Original artwork, no attribution needed
  • Journal sizes and 600 dpi export
EGFR to MAPK signalling pathwayTemplate, ready to edit
1,921editable templates
20,809original scientific icons
25fields of science
18journal canvas presets
6export formats up to 600 dpi

Everything a scientific figure needs, in one editor

An agent that designs with you, a library made for science and a vector canvas you keep full control of.

A design agent built for scientific figures

It asks the questions that matter, plans the layout, places every element from the BioGein library, then reviews its own work for overlaps, small text and balance. Ask for changes in plain words and it edits the figure you have, instead of starting again.

  • Plans, builds and self-checks the layout
  • Reads your abstract, PDF or Word manuscript
  • Edits on request: "make the nucleus larger"
How it works

Make scientific figures in minutes

Start from 1,921 editable templates in 25 fields of science, made with BioGein's own icons and checked for scientific accuracy.

Graphical abstracts 84 Cell biology 48 Signalling pathways 103 Immunology 91 Oncology 64 Drug delivery and nanomedicine 156 Pharmacology 140 Molecular biology and genetics 46 Genomics and omics 25 Neuroscience 92 Microbiology 75 Virology and vaccines 26 Physiology and anatomy 58 Cardiovascular and blood 47 Metabolism and biochemistry 64 Stem cells and regeneration 24 Plant biology and agriculture 77 Ecology and environment 77 Laboratory methods 154 Animal and preclinical studies 24 Clinical research and public health 148 Chemistry and materials 138 Biotechnology and bioprocessing 46 Layouts and posters 88 Nobel Prize discoveries 26
Standard parts of a synthetic gene circuitInfographic Atherosclerotic plaque formation: from LDL to foam cellMechanism The ubiquitin-proteasome systemMechanism Scaffold architecture: what the design has to satisfyInfographic Sepsis recognition and the first hourWorkflow PAMAM dendrimer: core, generations and surfaceAnatomy Greenhouse gas emissions by sector and gasInfographic EGFR to MAPK signalling pathwayPathway Liposomal doxorubicin: from injection to tumour cell deathGraphical abstract Next-generation sequencing workflowWorkflow Follicular helper T cells and the delivery of B cell helpMechanism Cytotoxicity assays and what each measuresComparison Graphical abstract frame: square snake journeyLayout Type 1 diabetes: autoimmune beta-cell destructionMechanism
Quorum-sensing circuit for population controlMechanism Myocardial ischaemia-reperfusion injuryMechanism N-glycan maturation through the GolgiMechanism Osseointegration of a titanium implantMechanism Acute chest pain triage with high-sensitivity troponinWorkflow Divergent and convergent dendrimer synthesisWorkflow Carbon capture and storage routesComparison Beta-arrestin and biased agonismComparison Targeting cccDNA towards a functional cure of hepatitis BGraphical abstract Sanger chain-termination sequencingProtocol T cell exhaustion: from effector to terminal stateMechanism Quantifying cellular uptake by imagingWorkflow Blank hub and spoke frame with six spokesLayout Ectopic lipid and insulin resistanceMechanism
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Recorded builds

Watch the agent build cellular mechanisms

Unedited time-lapses of real sessions. Each one starts from the command shown and ends with a figure whose every membrane, vesicle, arrow and label can still be edited.

Command
Time-lapse of a real BioGein session, played back about 9 times faster. The agent took 4 min 45 s and placed 163 separate, editable elements.

Figures the agent has built

Each figure below was produced by the design agent from the text prompt shown, without manual editing. Open any of them in the editor and every part can still be changed.

Graphical abstract: liposomal doxorubicin, built by the BioGein design agent
Graphical abstract: liposomal doxorubicin Prompt: "Graphical abstract: PEGylated liposomes loaded with doxorubicin are injected intravenously, accumulate in a tumour through leaky blood vessels (EPR effect), are taken up by cancer cells by endocytosis and release the drug in the acidic endosome, which triggers apoptosis. Left to right, clearly labelled, white background." 131 editable elements, built in 1 min 58 s
Mechanism: folate-targeted nanoparticle delivery, built by the BioGein design agent
Mechanism: folate-targeted nanoparticle delivery Prompt: "Mechanism of action inside one large cut-away cancer cell: folate-decorated polymeric nanoparticles loaded with doxorubicin bind folate receptors on the membrane, enter by receptor-mediated endocytosis, the endosome matures and acidifies, doxorubicin is released into the cytoplasm, enters the nucleus and intercalates into DNA, leading to apoptosis. Number the steps along curved arrows and label every structure." 163 editable elements, built in 4 min 45 s
Mechanism: mRNA lipid nanoparticle to antigen presentation, built by the BioGein design agent
Mechanism: mRNA lipid nanoparticle to antigen presentation Prompt: "Cellular delivery mechanism of an mRNA vaccine: an mRNA lipid nanoparticle is taken up by a dendritic cell by endocytosis, the ionisable lipid enables endosomal escape, the mRNA is released and translated by ribosomes into the antigen protein, which is processed and presented on MHC class I and II at the cell surface to a T cell. Large cut-away cell, numbered steps, label every structure." 136 editable elements, built in 4 min 34 s
Mechanism: siRNA lipid nanoparticle in a hepatocyte, built by the BioGein design agent
Mechanism: siRNA lipid nanoparticle in a hepatocyte Prompt: "Mechanism schematic inside one large cut-away hepatocyte: an siRNA lipid nanoparticle binds the LDL receptor through ApoE, enters by clathrin-mediated endocytosis, escapes the endosome, the siRNA loads into RISC and cleaves the target mRNA, so less protein is made. Number the steps 1 to 5 along curved arrows, label every structure." 105 editable elements, built in 3 min 21 s
Signalling pathway: EGFR to MAPK with a MEK inhibitor, built by the BioGein design agent
Signalling pathway: EGFR to MAPK with a MEK inhibitor Prompt: "Mechanism figure: EGF binds EGFR on the plasma membrane, the receptor dimerises and autophosphorylates, activates RAS → RAF → MEK → ERK, ERK enters the nucleus and switches on proliferation genes; show an inhibitor blocking MEK. Use the parametric assets (membrane, receptors, signalling cascade, nucleus) and label everything." 64 editable elements
Methods: chitosan nanoparticle preparation and testing, built by the BioGein design agent
Methods: chitosan nanoparticle preparation and testing Prompt: "Methods figure: preparation of chitosan nanoparticles by ionic gelation with sodium tripolyphosphate under magnetic stirring, purification by centrifugation, freeze-drying, then characterisation by DLS, zeta potential, TEM and FTIR, and in vitro drug release at pH 7.4 and pH 5.5. Left-to-right workflow with laboratory equipment, short labels." 143 editable elements, built in 2 min 27 s
Comparison: four nanocarrier classes, built by the BioGein design agent
Comparison: four nanocarrier classes Prompt: "Comparison figure: four nanocarrier classes side by side, liposome, polymeric micelle, PAMAM dendrimer and solid lipid nanoparticle. Each is a labelled cross-section with thin leader labels for its parts (for example bilayer, aqueous core, hydrophobic core, branches, lipid matrix, drug) and one short line underneath stating a typical size range. White background, consistent style." 113 editable elements, built in 3 min 41 s

A library drawn for science, owned by you

The agent and you draw from the same library. Icons, parametric assets and pattern shapes are original BioGein artwork with editable colours and parts, so figures are yours to publish.

A sample of BioGein icons across categories
20,809original BioGein icons in 24 categories
1,921editable templates in 25 fields
198parametric assets with settings for organelles, ligands and drug loading
485vector parts: organelles, receptors, membranes, glassware

Sized, resolved and formatted for journals

Set the canvas to a publisher's graphical abstract size before you start, then export in the format the submission system asks for.

PNG
Raster at the resolution you choose (for example 300 or 600 dpi), with the resolution written into the file.
TIFF
For journals that require TIFF artwork, with resolution tags.
JPEG
For web submission systems and slides.
PDF
For print and for further editing in other tools.
SVG
Vector output with real text and shapes, editable in other vector editors.
BioGein
The editable source file, to reopen and change the figure later.
PublisherPresetSize

Sizes come from publishers' published author guidelines. Requirements change and differ between journals, so check the current guide for your journal before submission; acceptance of artwork is decided by the publisher.

From an idea to an editable figure

  1. 1

    Describe, attach or pick a template

    Write what the figure should show, paste your abstract, attach the manuscript, or open one of 1,921 templates. Choose the journal size if you know it.

  2. 2

    Watch the agent build

    If a choice matters, the agent asks a short multiple-choice question. Then it builds the figure live on the canvas and reviews its own layout.

  3. 3

    Edit and export

    Change anything by hand or by asking. Figures are saved to your account automatically; export for submission when you are ready.

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