Over the past decade, Science Exchange has grown into the most trusted platform for orchestrating outsourced scientific research. We've helped R&D, clinical, and procurement teams bring structure, transparency, and speed to workflows that are often complex, time-sensitive, and highly regulated.Today, we're excited to share the next evolution of that platform: the Science Exchange Assistant, our first embedded, agent-powered experience.
This launch reflects a broader shift in how we're building Science Exchange.
AI agents aren't just answering questions anymore—they're becoming embedded teammates that help scientific teams execute faster and focus on what matters: the research.Scientific procurement happens in motion. Projects are moving, approvals are pending, timelines are shifting, and decisions often need to be made quickly. Science Exchange already brings order to that complexity by centralizing suppliers, projects, approvals, and data in one place. The Science Exchange Assistant builds on that foundation by making it easier to access and act on that information in real time.
Embedded directly in the Science Exchange interface, the SE Assistant allows users to interact with the platform through natural language. Teams can quickly see what's in progress, what needs attention, and take action, without navigating multiple screens or digging through reports. Whether it's checking the status of projects, reviewing approvals, or completing simple workflow actions, the Assistant reduces the effort required to keep work moving forward.
As the SE Assistant continues to evolve, it will make it easier to access insights that traditionally live in dashboards or reports. Procurement and finance teams can ask questions about spend, usage, and supplier activity in plain language and get answers in the moment they're needed, rather than after the fact.
This progression is intentional. We're starting with clarity and control, and expanding capabilities in ways that align with how teams actually work.
The value of an embedded assistant is the impact it brings.
For procurement teams, the Science Exchange Assistant reduces administrative overhead and makes oversight easier, helping them stay on top of approvals, activity, and spend with less manual effort. For scientists and operators, it removes friction from day-to-day coordination, freeing them to focus on research rather than process.
Most importantly, the Assistant supports shared visibility and alignment across roles. By meeting users where they are, in the workflow itself, it reinforces Science Exchange's role as the connective layer between scientific goals and operational execution.
As we evolve the platform with AI in procurement, how we build matters just as much as what we build.
The Science Exchange Assistant operates within the same rigorous security and compliance standards as the rest of the platform. Science Exchange does not develop or train its own large language models, does not share customer data with third-party AI providers, and ensures that all AI-powered capabilities respect existing permissions and governance frameworks. The platform remains SOC 2 Type II certified and subject to regular third-party audits.
This is a disciplined approach designed for the regulated environments our customers operate in every day.
The future of scientific procurement isn't about better dashboards—it's about intelligent systems that fade into the background while scientific progress accelerates.The Science Exchange Assistant is designed to serve as a trusted, embedded member of the team—designed to support scientists in planning, coordinating, and advancing scientific work across the Science Exchange platform. The launch of the SE Assistant is an important milestone, but it's only the beginning.
Our long-term vision is to build an AI-native platform where intelligent agents actively support how scientific work gets done, not just by answering questions, but by supporting decision-making and executing tasks at the user's direction. By combining real-time insight, embedded action, and a trusted marketplace of suppliers, we're working toward a future where operational complexity fades into the background and scientific progress accelerates.
This is our first step in that direction, and we're excited to keep building, together.