Anthropic expands AI for Science to 20 scientific foundations, institutions, and research groups

Anthropic's AI for Science program began in May 2025 with the goal of speeding up scientific progress by increasing access to AI tools. Over the past year, it has moved from supporting individual scientists to forming partnerships with major scientific organizations. For example, a collaboration with HHMI Janelia Research Campus produced the Model Hardware Standard (MHS), a shared specification that lets AI agents safely operate lab instruments. The Allen Institute is using Claude to build teams of AI agents that analyze large open datasets, turning months of manual analysis into hours. These examples illustrate how the program is evolving to support collaborative research projects that may yield public goods such as open datasets, open-source software, and shared libraries. The expansion to 20 partners, including funders like the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and research institutions like the Francis Crick Institute, suggests a growing focus on institution-level support to amplify impact across many scientific fields.