Anthropic launches Claude Science, an AI platform for scientists and labs

On June 30, 2026, Anthropic released Claude Science, an AI-powered workspace app for scientists. It pulls scattered research tools into one place and provides access to more than 60 specialized skills and connectors.

What problem does Claude Science solve?

Scientific work has traditionally meant switching between dozens of tools: PubMed for literature, Jupyter and R for analysis, a cluster terminal for compute. Each has its own data schema and file format. Claude Science consolidates these fragmented tools into a single research environment, where scientists can analyze literature, run multi-step investigations, and refine figures and manuscripts all the way to publication-ready.

• Launch: June 30, 2026, in beta
• Anthropic began its life sciences work in fall 2025
• Access to more than 60 curated skills and connectors for genomics, proteomics, single-cell analysis, structural biology, cheminformatics, and other fields
• Runs locally on macOS and Linux, or remotely via SSH or an HPC login node
• Open to Claude Pro, Max, Team, and Enterprise subscribers

How the platform works

At the core of Claude Science is a general-purpose orchestrating agent. It can launch other agents and work with specialized agents that users build themselves. A separate reviewer agent checks citations and calculations in finished materials, flagging and fixing errors. Every result comes with an auditable record of how it was produced, down to the code that generated it, so it can be checked and reproduced. The platform natively renders proteins, molecular structures, and other scientific objects.

Who can use it now?

Anthropic calls Claude Science the "most significant expansion" of its natural sciences efforts since it launched its life sciences initiative last fall. Scientists can use the service much like a regular Jupyter Notebook, right where they already work: locally or on a remote machine. Anthropic says it will keep improving the platform as feedback comes in from beta users.

What it means

Claude Science moves the AI agent out of the chat window and into full research infrastructure. Instead of a standalone chatbot, scientists get an environment that handles routine data work while recording exactly how each result was obtained. That lowers the risk of unverifiable conclusions in science.

FAQ

Who can access Claude Science?

The service launched in beta for subscribers on the Claude Pro, Max, Team, and Enterprise plans.

How many tools are integrated into Claude Science?

The platform provides access to more than 60 curated skills and connectors tailored to genomics, proteomics, single-cell analysis, structural biology, and cheminformatics.

How does Claude Science verify its results?

A dedicated reviewer agent checks citations and calculations, and every result comes with an auditable record of how it was created, including the code, so it can be reproduced and verified.