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The integration of artificial intelligence into biotechnology research holds the promise of dramatically accelerating scientific discovery. To operationalize this potential, Benchling, a leading life sciences R&D platform, has announced a strategic partnership with AI research company Anthropic. This collaboration embeds Benchling's trusted data foundation and AI agents within the Claude for Life Sciences Ecosystem, enabling scientists to use natural language queries on their Benchling data to generate clear, source-linked answers and decision-ready reports in minutes.
Benchling partners with Anthropic to integrate its platform with the Claude for Life Sciences AI.
Scientists can ask Claude questions about their Benchling data to get instant summaries and reports.
Benchling's AI agents handle the complex task of searching both structured and unstructured data.
The integration uses Anthropic's Model Context Protocol (MCP) for seamless, traceable data access.
User permissions and audit logs from Benchling carry over to maintain security and compliance.
The partnership aims to compress R&D timelines by making AI insights accessible to every scientist.
The partnership addresses a core requirement for AI in life sciences: pairing advanced models with secure, high-quality data. Benchling serves as the system of record for experimental data, while Claude provides the advanced reasoning capabilities to synthesize insights across that data. This ecosystem is designed to give scientists the power of AI without compromising on data governance, interoperability, or security, which are critical in a highly regulated industry.
"AI in R&D only works through an ecosystem. Anthropic is doing this right, bringing together the best technologies while putting access, governance, and interoperability first," said Ashu Singhal, Co-founder and President of Benchling. "Benchling is uniquely positioned to contribute. For more than a decade, scientists have trusted us as the source of truth for experimental data and to modernize their workflows. Now we're building AI that powers this next chapter of R&D."
The integration is designed to streamline the scientific workflow significantly. Benchling's AI agents within Claude automate the labor-intensive process of searching through structured data like assay results and mining unstructured context from lab notebooks. This allows researchers, program leads, and bioinformaticians to focus on analysis and strategic decisions rather than data gathering.
"We're connecting Claude to the systems science already runs on. With Benchling's trusted data foundation and AI workflows, Claude helps teams move from research questions to results faster, at lab, program, and portfolio scale," said Eric Kauderer-Abrams, Head of Life Sciences and Biology at Anthropic.
A key technical feature of the integration is the use of Anthropic's Model Context Protocol (MCP), which allows seamless movement between the Benchling and Claude environments. This setup maintains one-click traceability back to the original scientific data, ensuring that every AI-generated insight can be verified. Furthermore, all existing Benchling permissions and audit logs are automatically enforced within Claude, allowing organizations to deploy AI across their R&D teams while maintaining strict control and compliance with internal and regulatory standards.
The Benchling AI agents within the Claude for Life Sciences ecosystem are available now to Benchling customers who have the Benchling AI feature enabled.
Benchling's mission is to unlock the power of biotechnology. Founded in 2012, Benchling provides a unified, cloud-based platform trusted by more than 1,300 biotech companies worldwide, from pioneering startups to global biopharmas like Merck, Moderna, and Sanofi. Benchling's products help scientists capture, connect, and analyze data across the R&D lifecycle. With Benchling AI, scientists use agents and models directly in their workflows, connected to structured data. The result: faster teams, better molecules, and breakthroughs for all.
Anthropic is an AI research and development company that creates reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems. Anthropic's flagship product is Claude, a family of foundational AI models purpose-built for business tasks.
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