Anthropic has launched Claude Science, an AI workbench designed to assist scientists in their research processes. The platform integrates commonly used tools, generates auditable artifacts, and provides flexible access to computing resources. It aims to streamline scientific workflows by unifying fragmented tools into a single research environment. Users can analyze literature, execute multi-step research, and iteratively refine figures and manuscripts until they are ready for publication. Every output carries an auditable history, allowing for validation and reproduction of results. Users can access Claude Science locally on macOS or Linux, or remotely via SSH or HPC login nodes. The platform is available in beta for Claude Pro, Max, Team, and Enterprise users, with continued refinement based on user feedback.
Claude Science is designed to handle complex scientific tasks by displaying proteins, structures, and molecules natively. It generates figures and manuscripts alongside the code that created them, ensuring reproducibility. The platform includes a generalist coordinating agent with access to over 60 curated skills and connectors for fields like genomics, proteomics, and cheminformatics. These agents can spin up others and engage with specialist agents created by users. A reviewer agent checks citations and calculations, flagging and correcting errors. The platform also manages compute resources, allowing users to scale analyses from a single GPU to hundreds as needed. It runs on existing lab infrastructure, ensuring sensitive data remains on-site and only necessary context is sent to Claude.
The platform is pre-configured for genomics, single-cell, proteomics, and cheminformatics, backed by over 60 scientific databases. It connects to specialized sources like UniProt, PDB, Ensembl, and ChEMBL, synthesizing data across these sources. Scientists can connect to trusted models, datasets, and pipelines, saving them as reusable skills or accessing preferred tools via connectors. This customizability allows users to access Claude, proprietary data, and validated tools in a single conversation. The platform benefits from partnerships with specialized platforms and enables more scientists to access these tools through Claude.
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