Agentic Labs
From Scientific Question to Executable Work
Agentic AI capable of reasoning, integrated with digital twins and self-driving chemical laboratories. Agents interpret goals, gather evidence, propose campaigns, orchestrate tools and labs, evaluate results, and learn, with human oversight at every step.
The Agentic Loop
Ten steps from scientific question to actionable results. Each cycle feeds the next, compounding knowledge and improving predictions.
Define goal or target profile
Specify what you need: a target material profile, formulation constraints, process requirements, or a multi-objective design brief.
Retrieve evidence and prior art
Agents search literature, patents, internal records, and experimental history to build a comprehensive evidence base.
Generate candidates or strategies
Propose molecules, materials, formulations, routes, or process conditions using foundation models and domain constraints.
Simulate, score, and rank
Evaluate candidates against multiple objectives. Surface tradeoffs, uncertainties, and Pareto-optimal options.
Plan experiments
Design experimental campaigns that maximize information gain while respecting budget, time, and resource constraints.
Execute via self-driving labs, CROs, robotic platforms, or external lab networks
Orchestrate work across self-adaptive chemical laboratories, contract research organizations, robotic platforms, or partner networks, with digital twin feedback for real-time process adjustment.
Analyze outcomes
Process experimental results, compare against predictions, and identify discrepancies that signal new learnings.
Update models and confidence
Feed results back into foundation models and the knowledge graph. Every experiment improves future predictions.
Recommend next steps
Propose the next round of experiments, simulations, or design iterations based on updated understanding.
Track program-level progress
Track convergence toward target profiles, along with resource use and decision readiness, across entire programs.
Specialized Skills
Our agents draw on a library of skills covering every stage of chemical and industrial R&D. Each skill can be composed into larger workflows and campaigns.
Literature & Patent
Searches, extracts, and synthesizes findings from scientific literature and patent databases.
Reaction Planning
Plans synthetic routes, selects conditions, and evaluates retrosynthetic strategies.
Formulation Design
Designs and optimizes formulations across ingredient, performance, and manufacturing constraints.
Engineering Drawing
Reads P&IDs and PFDs, reconciles them into a typed plant graph, and answers bounded questions with evidence pinned to the sheet.
Materials Discovery
Explores materials design spaces and proposes candidates for target property profiles.
Catalyst Design
Identifies, ranks, and optimizes catalyst candidates for target reaction performance.
Process Optimization
Optimizes reaction conditions, process parameters, and manufacturing workflows. Integrates with digital twins for multi-scale dynamic system reasoning.
Safety & Hazard
Assesses chemical hazards, evaluates safety constraints, and flags risks before execution.
Regulatory
Checks compliance requirements, regulatory constraints, and documentation needs.
Experimental Design
Plans statistically sound experiments that maximize information gain per resource spent.
Scale-up Risk
Predicts scale-up challenges, assesses process robustness, and recommends risk mitigations.
“Autonomy is graduated, not magical.”
Every agentic workflow is designed with human oversight at its core. Scientists stay in control while agents handle the heavy lifting.
Approval Checkpoints
Review and approve before agents execute critical steps.
Editable Plans
Modify agent-proposed plans at any point in the workflow.
Side-by-Side Comparisons
Compare options with full rationale and uncertainty.
Uncertainty Display
See confidence levels and data quality for every recommendation.
Full Auditability
Complete history of agent actions, decisions, and reasoning.
What “Agentic” Means at Alchemic
Not vague automation. Concrete scientific capabilities that turn reasoning into action.
Put your R&D on a closed loop
See how agentic labs can turn your scientific questions into executable work with evidence-backed decisions at every step.