Reclaim 18% of R&D time and
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Validate what is out there quickly, accurately and efficiently to avoid costly R&D mistakes. Iterate on your innovations confidently.
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Research is fragmented
Document chaos and knowledge silos fragments R&D work, steals time and kills productivity.
Let’s unify it
Handle any type of R&D and IP work
Slate provides a platform that drives every use case and connects every team
Custom Structured Knowledge Base
Centralize and organize all your research resources and intellectual property into a customized, AI-powered knowledge base that categorizes data systematically and makes it easy to access, analyze, and act upon.
Competitor Monitoring
Technology Watch
Spot trends before they become mainstream. Monitor emerging technologies and industry shifts to fine-tune your R&D and innovation strategies.
AI Research Assistant
Accelerate your research discovery process with an AI assistant capable of answering complex queries, finding critical information, and synthesizing data from millions of research papers and global patents in seconds.
Ingredients Discovery
SOTA Discovery and Updates
Get instant access to state-of-the-art discoveries and continuous updates on the latest breakthroughs and advancements in your domain, delivered directly to your feed.
Portfolio Management
Simplify the complexity of managing IP. Organize, evaluate, and optimize your IP portfolio by managing patents, trademarks, and innovations efficiently to identify gaps, unlock hidden opportunities for growth and maximize ROI—all from one intuitive platform.
Licensing
Case Study
UK consumer goods giant boosted technology trend identification by 40%
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The R&D Director said:
Award-Winning, Trusted Expertise
More Research, Less Busywork, Higher Impact
Literature Review
Cut research time in half with AI-driven systematic reviews
- Extract key insights without reading thousands of patents and papers.
- Deep technical filtering to pinpoint exact information.
- Uncover hidden patterns and connections in your research.
Discovery
Find novel ingredients, formulations, and alternative materials without the noise
- Search for patents and research papers relevant to your field.
- Identify emerging trends and R&D opportunities before competitors.
- Tabular format comparison of different solutions for rapid analysis.
Centralized Platform
Organize, analyze and act on research in one centralized knowledge hub
Eliminate the chaos of scattered information by accessing research papers, patents, and scientific literature into a single structured AI-driven knowledge base.
- Collect, centralize, and access millions of global research papers & patents.
- Structured taxonomy for precise categorization and quick navigation.
- Keep all your research data organized, interlinked, and easily accessible.
Alerts
Never miss a critical research discovery again with proactive insights
- Set custom alerts to track specific research categories or competitors.
- Receive instant updates on relevant patents and papers as they’re published.
- Get personalized alerts on state-of-the-art discoveries.
Global Knowledge Base
Remove blindspots by accessing relevant latest research globally
Access global knowledge base of millions of research papers, patents, product information docs, and scientific literature in one place.
- Retrieve external relevant research happening outside your organization.
- Track advancements and patent filings across industries and competitors globally.
- Explore the latest innovations from global trends to regional research.
Collaborate
Share research insights with team on a unified platform
Shared access to the same knowledge base for every team member globally to organize, annotate research, and work together in real time.
- Share key insights, research findings, and patent reviews across departments globally.
- Reduce duplicate research efforts to improve team’s efficiency.
- Keep past research and findings accessible even when key team members leave.
Intelligence
Monitoring competitor and technology foresight with evidence mapping
- Track competitors' R&D focus and patent filings to uncover new innovations.
- Identify emerging trends to act strategically and maximize ROI.
- Competitor landscape data in a single view.
Switch from reactive to proactive research
Every week, hundreds of new patents and research papers are published globally. Can your team keep up?
Slate automatically tracks emerging trends, technologies, and competitor activity—so you never miss a key development.
Search Less, Discover More, Speed Up Research
Clear Technology Landscape
Navigate complex innovation spaces with a clear, data-driven view to identify where innovation is happening and where new opportunities are waiting.
AI-Powered Insights
Get research-backed actionable insights in seconds and eliminate the inefficiencies of traditional research methods. Slate recommends that deeper insights you didn’t even know existed.
Results Connected to Verified Source
Get research-backed insights cited to scientific literature, patents, and technical data to make informed decisions.
Identify Emerging Trends
Stay ahead by detecting emerging technologies, materials, market and industry shifts before they become mainstream.
Cross Industry Innovations
Discover alternative materials and technologies from other industries to drive your innovation. Slate connects the dots across industries for you.
Multilingual AI Assistant
Ask R&D questions and receive research-backed answers in your local language.
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Assistant for research discovery
Ask Slate—our interactive AI search engine for research, to answer complex queries, streamline discovery, and simplify analysis from millions of papers and patents in seconds.
Slate features for Smarter, Streamline Research
Expand Research Scope
Search within a specific knowledge base or broaden your reach globally. Slate ensures you never miss a crucial insight.
Share Your Research
Collaborate more effectively by generating public access links to share insights from your chats with teams or stakeholders.
Integrate Your Knowledge Base
Build Your Own Knowledge Base
Why Top R&D Teams Choose Slate
Dedicated Research Associate
Elevate your research experience with a dedicated associate whose top priority is your success.
Fully Compliant With Privacy Regulations
Slate strictly adheres to the requirements of both SOC 2 and GDPR, ensuring the highest level of data privacy and security.
Industry-Best Support
We’re always here to hear your concerns, email, chat or call. Our customers love the way we treat them.
Highly Customizable
Upload your own research resources and ask the system to do AI categorization in a structured taxonomy.
Features On-Request
Need something specific? Just ask, and we'll make it happen with a turnaround time you’ve never seen before.
Private Deployment
Slate works behind your company’s firewall, keeping your research secure and data within your premises.
Transform data into applicable R&D insights with Slate
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Slate?
Slate for R&D is a structured knowledge base that collects, organizes, and centralizes all critical research in your field, ensuring you have the right information at your fingertips whenever you need it. With its intelligent categorization, the knowledge base is easy to navigate and allows you to synthesize information effortlessly. Plus, it’s dynamically updated to keep you informed with the latest insights.
How does Slate help in research?
Who can benefit from Slate?
What are your data sources?
We source patent data from third-party providers, covering over 160 million patent documents from 100+ countries. Scholarly research comes from public resources like OpenAlex, which includes over 260 million articles from publishers such as Elsevier, PubMed, IEEE, ACS, RSC, Nature, and Springer. Learn more about the data coverage here.
Can I access paid articles?
Slate knowledge base includes all Open Source research articles. Only the abstract is available for paid articles. This ensures that you do not miss critical articles. PDFs of all patents are readily available.
What is the data update frequency?
Slate’s knowledge base is updated monthly to ensure it includes the most current and relevant research, patents, and trends.
How do you secure the data?
Does the AI train on user queries?
Who owns the data and how do you address vendor lock-in?
Is there a risk of losing the data?
Is Slate customizable to specific research needs?
How to decide the focus area for a structured knowledge base?
How does the AI search in Slate work?
Can I search the knowledge base in non-English language?
Yes, the knowledge base allows multi-lingual searching. Our context-aware search ensures that you will find relevant results regardless of the language you use.
Can I export data from Slate?
Can Slate integrate with my organization’s internal research data?
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