Lumi

Lumi, developed by Reach Industries, is the first Visual AI Copilot designed specifically for science. It is built for laboratory environments where critical tasks have long depended on human eyes and manual record-keeping, and it aims to augment scientists rather than replace them — freeing researchers to focus on the uniquely human aspects of discovery.

Reach Industries was founded on the principle of transforming entire industries by putting humans and collaboration at the center of frontier technology. Science was chosen as the starting point precisely because of its complexity, heavy regulation, and immense value to humanity — driving breakthroughs in medicine, energy, and materials.

What Lumi Does

• Serves as a Visual AI Copilot for scientific and laboratory settings
• Addresses the reliance on human eyes and manual record-keeping for critical lab tasks
• Turns a single lens into lab intelligence, enabling smarter observation and data capture
• Augments scientists by automating routine visual and documentation tasks, allowing researchers to focus on higher-value work

Core Philosophy and Approach

• Designed to upgrade science rather than simply automate it
• Built around seamless human-machine collaboration
• Prioritises keeping humans at the center of workflows, not automating people out
• Developed with an awareness of the complex and heavily regulated nature of laboratory environments

Recognition and Partnerships

• Featured in Forbes as an AI-powered lab assistant for scientists
• Named in the Startups 100 list, recognised for turning a single lens into lab intelligence
• Reach Industries and CatSci have been awarded an Innovate UK grant to accelerate the development of oligonucleotide therapeutics, demonstrating real-world application in drug discovery

Lumi represents Reach Industries' first step in a broader mission to reimagine how industries operate, with science serving as the proving ground for human-centered AI collaboration at scale.