Litmus — Lab Execution for AI-Driven Science

Who Litmus Is For

Built for teams who need rigorous science, fast

Virtual Biotechs

Validate platform hypotheses and run many experiments in parallel without building a full biology team. Litmus coordinates execution across specialized labs so you can iterate faster than your headcount suggests.

Fast iteration, lean team

Academic Researchers

Grant-friendly workflows built around your funding and publication timeline. Choose Delayed Release or Open Access IP tiers to keep costs down while meeting grant and reporting requirements.

Grant & publication friendly

Program Managers

Run more studies without growing headcount. Litmus centralizes quotes, protocols, and status across every lab, so one person can manage what used to take a team.

Do more with a leaner team

AI Agents

A lab in the loop. AI agents can design and submit real experiments through Litmus using the open source Litmus MCP server.

Lab in the loop

How It Works

From question to data in weeks, not months

Design

Describe your scientific question. The copilot drafts a rigorous plan — models, endpoints, controls, and powering.

                            # Your question
                            question: "Does compound X inhibit enzyme Y?"
                            endpoints: IC50, selectivity panel
                            controls: positive, negative, vehicle
                        

Validate

Pressure-test feasibility, cost, and statistical rigor before anything runs. Catch underpowered designs early.

Plan Review Pre-run

Power 80% at n=6

Feasibility Confirmed ✓

Execute

Litmus runs the study through the right labs in our vetted network — standardized workflows, full documentation.

In Progress

Lab Protein Science

Standardized workflows • Full documentation

Interpret

Results return structured. The copilot analyzes them and proposes the next experiment — closing the loop from data back to hypothesis.

                            # Structured results
                            result: IC50 = 2.4 μM
                            analysis: potent inhibitor confirmed
                            next: selectivity panel recommended
                        

Why Litmus

Expert-level R&D, without the overhead

Litmus handles design, validation, and execution — so your team spends more time on the science and less on the logistics.

✓ Expert-level experimental design, on demand
✓ Fewer underpowered or failed studies
✓ Faster from question to data
✓ Execution handled through a vetted network
✓ More scientist time on the science

Submit an Experiment

Backed by a Vetted Lab Network

All preclinical assay types, one point of contact.

In Vivo

Efficacy, PK/PD, and translational studies

Structural Biology

Crystallography and specialized characterization

Protein Science

Expression, purification, and analytics

Molecular & Bioanalytical

qPCR, ELISA, LC-MS, and related assays

Data Privacy

You control how your data is used — always

We don't store, sell, or share your research data. Everything you run — protocols, results, IP — stays private and yours, by default, with no exceptions.

Built for AI Agents

Use the Litmus MCP server to let AI agents design and submit experiments programmatically.

Working with early design partners

We're building closely with a small number of biotech teams who want a copilot for their experimental work. Especially relevant for early platform or therapeutics teams, lean biology groups, and scientists who want rigorous design and execution without the operational overhead.

Private by default. Your data and IP stay yours.

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