Anthropic Launches New Mac Version of Claude Science App, Native Connection to Over 60 Scientific Databases

AI innovation leader Anthropic has officially launched a new desktop application called Claude Science, and is now offering a public beta version for macOS and Linux platforms. This move marks a major vertical expansion of the Claude main application lineup, which includes Claude AI, Cowork, and Code.

Differing from conventional general AI assistants, Claude Science is not a new model, but rather a Claude model based on the user's existing plan, with disruptive "scientific enhancements" in the surrounding ecosystem. It aims to solve the pain points of general large models, such as their inability to run complex research processes, directly access scientific databases, or coordinate cluster operations. By enabling experts to manage dedicated computing environments and preserve full process source information, it allows researchers to return to their core research activities.

In terms of technical highlights and functional integration, Claude Science demonstrates a high level of professional density. The application includes expert modules for multiple fields, such as genomics, single-cell analysis, proteomics, structural biology, and chemical informatics. To break down scientific data silos, it achieves native connections with more than 60 scientific databases and specific domain open models.

Notably, this program is deeply integrated with NVIDIA BioNeMo Agent Toolkit technology, allowing native integration with life science models and libraries in BioNeMo, including cutting-edge tools such as Evo2, Boltz-2, and OpenFold3. This enables the ability to run complete analyses, database searches, and track every step from data preparation to publication on the user's own infrastructure.

Currently, the application is compatible with all plans, including Pro, Max, Team, and Enterprise. From an industry trend perspective, the competition in general AI is accelerating toward high-barrier vertical specialized fields. Anthropic's release of a science-specific client is not only a strategic implementation of transforming AI capabilities into actual research productivity, but also provides a new desktop paradigm for the construction of the AI for Science ecosystem, potentially accelerating the digital transformation of large-scale scientific fields such as biomedicine and chemistry.

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