Anthropic is entering into two partnerships with leading U.S. research institutions to develop AI agents for biological research. The Allen Institute and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) will collaborate with the AI company as founding partners. According to Anthropic, modern biological research generates data “at an unprecedented scale,” but transforming it into “validated biological insight remains a fundamental bottleneck.” Manual processes, the company says, can no longer keep pace with the volume of data produced.
At the Janelia Research Campus, HHMI will develop AI agents that connect scientific knowledge with laboratory instruments and analysis pipelines. The Allen Institute is working on multi-agent systems for data integration and experimental design that could reduce analyses taking months to just hours. Anthropic emphasizes that the goal is for AI to complement human judgment, not replace it.
With these initiatives, Anthropic is further expanding its offerings for researchers. The company recently introduced Cowork, a feature tailored to office and research workflows that allows Claude to access local files. OpenAI is also targeting the research market with Prism, an AI workspace designed for scientific writing
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