Anthropic integration with Modal brings scalable compute to Claude Science | Modal Blog

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This post details the integration of Modal's AI research infrastructure with Anthropic's Claude Science, enabling life sciences researchers to run demanding computational workloads directly from a conversational interface. It highlights how Modal provides scalable compute for tasks like data processing pipelines, structure prediction models, and molecule design campaigns. Specific technical capabilities emphasized include fan-out for highly parallel workloads (e.g., virtual screening), GPU access per step for heterogeneous pipelines, shared storage via Modal Volumes for large datasets, and reproducible environments via Modal Images. The post also provides examples of how this integration facilitates complex biological analyses, such as engineering enzymes, designing genome-wide CRISPR knockout screens, and performing single-cell analysis at scale.