Anthropic launches Claude Science, AI platform aimed at bioscience and drug discovery

Anthropic, known for its Claude Code AI coding assistant, announced a new product called Claude Science aimed at the life‑science sector.

The platform is designed to help biopharma researchers with tasks such as data analysis, hypothesis generation and drug‑discovery workflows, leveraging the same large‑language‑model technology.

Anthropic also said it will start its own internal drug‑development programs using Claude Science, signalling a move from pure AI services into direct participation in pharmaceutical research.

The announcement marks the company's expansion beyond software programming into the biotech arena, though details on pricing or partnerships were not provided.