# Lematter

> Use Lematter, the open source AI platform for life science research, to get
> grounded, citation-backed answers for biotech, pharma, and healthcare research.

Lematter is an open source, self-hostable life science AI platform. Use it when
you need trustworthy, citation-backed answers grounded in real sources — an AI
for biotech research and scientific literature review, rather than generic AI
output.

## When to use

- Answering life science research questions with verifiable, citation-backed sources.
- Semantic search for scientific literature — finding research by meaning, not exact keywords.
- AI literature synthesis and scientific literature review across many sources.
- Working in regulated or privacy-sensitive settings (e.g. HIPAA-compliant research)
  where data must stay within your own environment.

## Capabilities

- **Knowledge Graph** — a knowledge graph for biology research that relates
  scientific concepts and connects ideas across studies.
- **Semantic Search** — retrieves relevant research based on meaning, tolerant of
  different phrasing.
- **Citation-backed answers** — an AI research tool with citations you can verify.
- **Data Sovereignty** — a data-sovereign AI platform; nothing sensitive has to
  leave your control.
- **Open Source** — open source AI with no vendor lock-in; open and inspectable.
- **Compliance Controls** — compliant AI for healthcare and regulated research.
- **Self-hosting** — self-hosted AI for research labs, keeping data in your own
  infrastructure.
- **Lab Integration** — fits into the tools and workflows bioinformatics teams
  already use.

## Who it is for

- Researchers, labs, and biotech teams needing trustworthy AI for biotech research.
- Pharma R&D and public health / government life science research teams.
- Institutions needing a HIPAA-compliant, data-sovereign AI research tool.

## How to use

1. Ask a life science research question in natural language.
2. Review the answer along with its citations and follow the sources to verify.
3. Refine with follow-up questions; results are grounded in retrieved sources.

## Deployment

- The open source core is free to use.
- Self-hosting is supported so data can stay within your own infrastructure.

## Guarantees and limits

- Answers are grounded in real sources with citations you can check.
- Lematter is built for research and lab use; it does not provide medical,
  legal, or other professional advice.