Anthropic · 2026-06-30 · major
Claude Science — Anthropic's AI workbench for life-sciences research
Claude Science is an Anthropic desktop app that gives life-sciences researchers one workbench for code, 60+ scientific databases, native protein and genome rendering, and a reviewer agent that catches citation and calculation errors.
Anthropic ships a research-focused desktop app where Claude runs code, queries scientific databases, and fact-checks its own output.
Quick facts
| Maker | Anthropic |
|---|---|
| Availability | Beta on macOS + Linux |
| Plans | Pro, Max, Team, Enterprise |
| Underlying model | Claude Opus 4.8 (no new model) |
| Connectors | 60+ scientific databases and skills |
| Grants | Up to $30K credits for 50 projects |
| Partner stack | NVIDIA BioNeMo Agent Toolkit (Evo 2, Boltz-2, OpenFold3) |
What is it?
Claude Science is a new Anthropic desktop app aimed at computational researchers in genomics, single-cell, proteomics, structural biology, and cheminformatics. The app gives Claude a research-grade workbench instead of a chat box, so scientists can run analyses, render proteins and genome tracks, and keep an auditable record of everything from raw data to figure caption.
How does it work?
Persistent Python and R kernels stay open across a project, so Claude can iterate on analyses without losing state. The app ships 60+ curated skills and connectors for scientific databases — NCBI, AlphaFold, PubChem and similar — and integrates the NVIDIA BioNeMo Agent Toolkit so models like Evo 2, Boltz-2 and OpenFold3 plug in as tools. A reviewer agent runs in the background, checking citations and recomputing key figures to catch errors before they reach a manuscript.
Why does it matter?
Most lab work today bounces between a chat assistant, a Jupyter notebook, a database portal, an HPC scheduler, and a manuscript. Claude Science collapses those into one app with the reproducibility trail attached — code, conversation, and citations travel with every result. The grant program (up to $30K in credits for 50 projects) is Anthropic's bet that life-science workflows, not new model weights, are where the next round of useful AI for science lives.
Who is it for?
life-sciences researchers and computational biologists
Frequently asked questions
- How much does Claude Science cost?
- Claude Science is included for Claude Pro, Max, Team, and Enterprise subscribers at no extra cost during the beta. The Team plan offers discounted seats for academic institutions and nonprofit research organizations. Anthropic also runs an AI for Science grant that provides up to $30,000 in credits to as many as 50 selected projects.
- Does Claude Science use a new AI model?
- Claude Science is not a new AI model. The workbench runs the same Claude models already available — including Claude Opus 4.8 — with no special access and no gating. What is new is the surrounding app: tools, connectors, a reviewer agent, and renderers tuned for computational scientific research.
- Which platforms does Claude Science support?
- Claude Science ships in beta for macOS (Apple Silicon and Intel) and Linux. Windows is not listed as a supported platform at launch. The app also supports SSH access to remote compute, so researchers can run analyses on HPC clusters or on-demand GPUs from the same workbench.
- What does Claude Science do that regular Claude does not?
- Claude Science adds research-specific scaffolding the chat product lacks: persistent Python and R kernels, integration with 60+ scientific databases, native rendering of 3D protein structures, genome browser tracks and chemical structures, and a reviewer agent that flags citation errors and code mismatches before they ship in a paper.
Try it
Download for macOS or Linux from claude.com/product/claude-science