Vector Laboratories

Vector Laboratories was founded in 1976 and has been a trusted partner to the global scientific community for nearly five decades. Starting with immunohistochemistry, Vector grew into a leader in labelling, detection, and conjugating technologies for fields like cancer research, neuroscience, immunology, and infectious disease. Through strategic acquisitions, including Click Chemistry Tools, Fluoroprobes, Quanta BioDesign, and their merger with Absolute Biotech, Vector Laboratories have significantly broadened its product portfolio to offer even more high-performance solutions for cutting-edge research. Headquartered in Newark, California, Vector Laboratories have labs and offices across the U.S., in the UK, and in Europe, supporting researchers worldwide. Vector Laboratories are more than just a supplier – they are your partner in scientific excellence.

View all Vector Laboratories products

Vector Laboratories empowers scientific advances with innovative proteomic and glycomic solutions.

Supporting scientific industries worldwide for more than 45 years, Vector Laboratories is a trusted manufacturing partner with unmatched technical expertise and a culture of service.

The company’s products and technologies have been cited in more than 350,000 peer-reviewed publications, and its catalogue and custom products are included in laboratory Standard Operating Procedures around the world. Learn more at vectorlabs.com.

Customers rely on Vector Laboratories’ immunohistochemistry, immunofluorescence, glycobiology, and bioconjugation products and custom manufacturing capabilities to move science forward with impact. Vector Laboratories’ market-tested product portfolio provides the critical tools researchers need to precisely visualize and study tissues and cells and to tackle today’s biggest healthcare challenges.

Highly popular among their products, VECTASTAIN® ABC Kits rely on the avidin-biotin interaction to deliver exceptional assay sensitivity at low cost, making them a preferred choice for applications such as IHC, immunocytochemistry, protein and nucleic acid blot, in situ hybridization & ELISA.

Immunohistochemistry

Immunohistochemistry uses antibodies to detect proteins of interest in tissue sections.

Immunofluorescence

Immunofluorescence is a technique that uses antibodies to detect proteins of interest in tissue sections with a fluorescence output

Glycobiology

Glycobiology is the study of glycans or carbohydrate structures that are ubiquitous in life.

Bioconjugation and Click Chemistry

It is hard to imagine research today without using labelled antibodies and proteins using reporting enzymes or visible molecules such as fluorophores

Vector Tips and Tricks

For more information about how Vector Laboratories products can aide your research!

Featured Products

VectaPlex™ Antibody Removal Kit

The new VectaPlex™ range removes antibodies and other non-covalently bound reagents from FFPE sections after staining. Click here to see the full details about how VectaPlex™ can help your research!

View Page

VECTASHIELD® Antifade Mounting Media

Vector Laboratories is a market leader for mounting media that provide excellent signal retention for image acquisition and specimen archiving.Choosing an effective mounting medium is especially important for immunofluorescence imaging.

View Page

ImmPRESS Kits

Vector Laboratories offers one of the most research-friendly ranges of polymer detection.

View Page

VectaMount® Mounting Media for IHC

Vector Laboratories provides a portfolio of aqueous and non-aqueous mounting media.

View Page

Blocking Reagents

Vector Laboratories has a range of blocking reagents to prevent background interference from different sources.

View Page

SoluLINK Bioconjugation

Offers unique features to help researchers and manufacturers label reagents consistently and measurably in 4-6 hours.

View Page