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Benchling AI
AI for every scientist. Breakthroughs for all.
Benchling AI brings intelligent agents and scientific models directly into your R&D workflows. It understands your data and accelerates the path from target to IND — without leaving Benchling.
An AI Scientist that deserves the name
The AI Scientist wires together the digital and physical worlds of R&D. In this essay, Benchling CEO Sajith Wickramasekara defines the AI Scientist, examines what makes it challenging to build, and shares an architecture for how it works.
AI that’s built for biotech R&D
AI-ready data
No data wrangling or pipelines. With Benchling, you’ve already got clean, structured data with scientific context — ready for AI.
Purpose-built R&D agents
Power accurate, fast workflows with agents that understand your science.
An open ecosystem
Stay ahead of rapid AI innovation with seamless access to leading models — no vendor lock-in, no integration burden.
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A lab partner that works at the speed of AI
Benchling AI Agents autonomously navigate your data, choose the right models, and complete complex scientific work — giving you answers, not just suggestions.
Find experiments, aggregate results, and locate samples in seconds with natural language prompts
Generate comprehensive reports spanning Benchling and external data up to 75% faster
Extract and structure data automatically from CRO reports, legacy systems, and spreadsheets — saving hours of manual transcription
Design better molecules, faster, with expert models at your fingertips
Use advanced scientific models directly in your workflows without the need for extensive computational expertise.
Run domain-specific models like AlphaFold 2, Chai-1, and Boltz-2 without leaving Benchling
Feed model predictions into experimental design, closing the loop from in silico to in vitro in days, not months
Access new models automatically as they deploy, keeping you current without extra integration work
Connected across your R&D ecosystem
Benchling AI connects your entire R&D stack using open standards, providing insights and flexibility insights without vendor lock-in.
Bring data in and out of Benchling freely, and switch model providers as the landscape evolves
Connect to other AI and data systems through Model Context Protocol (MCP) — no custom APIs required
Access frontier models from NVIDIA BioNeMo, Anthropic Claude, Lilly TuneLab, Google Gemini, and OpenAI directly in Benchling
AI is creating extraordinary opportunities in science, but realizing its full potential requires entirely new ways of working. Benchling is tackling these industry-wide challenges head-on.
Senior Vice President, Digital at Moderna
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Your data stays yours, always.
Benchling AI is built on the same trust principles that protect your R&D data today, so your data always remains secure.
