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SOTA multimodal document parsing with 1.2B parameters outperforming GPT-4o, converts PDFs to LLM-ready Markdown/JSON

Free, open-source desktop AI research assistant that runs locally and turns natural-language requests into real data analysis, literature search, figure generation, and manuscript review; ships with 149 scientific skills, 326 workflow templates, and 229 databases across genomics, proteomics, drug discovery, and materials science, plus a living lab notebook, 60+ scientific file previews, and LaTeX editing (K-Dense-AI, 908+ stars, MIT License, 2026)

World's first fully open, accelerated weather AI software stack with Medium Range forecasting and Nowcasting models using generative AI (January 2026)

Fast, interactive, multi-dimensional image viewer for Python, foundational platform for scientific imaging AI with a rich plugin ecosystem integrating deep learning segmentation, object tracking, and microscopy analysis workflows (2.6K+ stars)

High-performance, GPU-accelerated library for key computational chemistry tasks including molecular similarity, conformer generation, and geometry relaxation, designed to accelerate drug-discovery and molecular-modeling workflows (264+ stars, Apache 2.0)

Open-source, all-atom biomolecular foundation model that turns co-folding into a scalable engine for structure prediction, design, and optimization across proteins, nucleic acids, and small molecules in drug discovery; ranked first on PXMeter-AB, FoldBench-AB, and 2026ARK-AB antibody-antigen benchmarks (263+ stars, Apache 2.0)

Open-source AI workbench for scientific research that automates the full research loop — literature review, hypothesis generation, code writing, experiment execution, database querying, and report writing — with 290+ skills, specialized research agents, and a browser-based workspace (1453+ stars, Apache 2.0, 2026)

Turn any AI agent into an AI Scientist. The #1 Agent Skills library for science with 140+ ready-to-use skills and 100+ scientific databases covering biology, chemistry, medicine, and drug discovery. Compatible with Cursor, Claude Code, Codex, Antigravity, and the open Agent Skills standard (K-Dense-AI, 26K+ stars, 2025)

Next-generation benchmark for data-driven global weather models with standardized evaluation framework and curated datasets for ML forecasting (Google Research, 2024)

Machine learning and statistical learning for neuroimaging in Python, providing easy-to-use tools for fMRI and MRI analysis including decoding, connectivity estimation, and parcellation with seamless scikit-learn integration (INRIA Parietal team, 1.4K+ stars)

Machine learning interatomic potentials

Deep learning-based bioacoustic monitoring framework for automated bird species identification from audio recordings, supporting 6,000+ species globally with real-time analysis, batch processing, and API deployment; foundational tool in biodiversity research, conservation biology, and ecological acoustic monitoring (Cornell Lab of Ornithology, 1.5K+ stars, MIT License)

NVIDIA's open-source platform for building and adapting biological AI models at scale, bundling ESM-2, Geneformer, MolMIM and DNA embedding models with recipes for single-GPU to multi-node training (2025)

Probabilistic framework for inferring cell fate decisions and trajectory dynamics from multi-view single-cell data using Markov chains and machine learning, integrating RNA velocity, pseudotime, and metabolic labeling to predict differentiation paths and terminal states (scverse/Theis Lab, 449+ stars, BSD 3-Clause)

Universal components for differentiable scientific computing, packaging heterogeneous scientific tools into self-contained, portable, gradient-propagating components with auto-generated schemas, CLI/REST API/Python SDK interfaces, and reproducible deployment across local, cloud, and HPC environments (105+ stars, Apache 2.0)

Modular Python suite for Neuro-AI research across all modalities, providing efficient data loaders (NeuralSet), curated datasets (NeuralFetch), scalable training (NeuralTrain), and unified benchmarking (NeuralBench) for building and evaluating neuroscience foundation models (Meta FAIR, 270+ stars, MIT License, 2026)

Open-source implementation of AlphaEvolve's evolutionary coding agent paradigm, enabling LLMs to autonomously discover and optimize algorithms through iterative evolution, matching the approach behind DeepMind's breakthrough matrix multiplication discovery (6.2K+ stars, 2025)

Local-first, open-source AI workbench for scientists — an open alternative to Claude Science (by ai4s-research, maintainers of this list; TypeScript, MIT, 2026)

Modern LLM-native agent simulation platform for social science research and experimental design, providing a flexible framework for creating and managing intelligent agents in simulated environments (Tsinghua FIB Lab, 984+ stars, 2025)

Offline-first scientific writing workspace powered by Claude, integrating LaTeX, Python, and 100+ scientific skills with local execution, Zotero integration, and privacy-focused design (2026)

Research ecosystem for rigorous and trustworthy AI scientists — a protocol and skill bundle that makes autonomous research verifiable, crystallized, and observable through structured, machine-executable research artifacts and five agent skills for research management, compilation, verification, visualization, and publication (ARA-Labs, 447+ stars, MIT License, 2026)

Open-source framework for building physics-ML models at scale (renamed from Modulus, 2025)

GPU-accelerated differentiable physics simulation engine built on NVIDIA Warp, supporting rigid/soft body, cloth, and gradient-based optimization for scientific ML, initiated by Disney Research, DeepMind, and NVIDIA (Linux Foundation, Apache 2.0, 2025)

Composite-objective protein design framework integrating Boltz, AlphaFold2, OpenFold3, ProteinMPNN, and ESM via JAX-based gradient optimization over continuous relaxed sequence space for multi-property binder design (319+ stars, MIT License, 2025)

LLM papers for scientific discovery

Toolkit for large-scale whole-slide image processing supporting 22+ patch encoders (UNI, CONCH, Virchow, H-Optimus-0, etc.), slide encoders (TITAN, GigaPath, PRISM, CHIEF, Madeleine, Feather), tissue segmentation, and multi-GPU inference with end-to-end pipeline and smart resume for standardized deployment of computational pathology foundation models (Mahmood Lab, Harvard Medical School, 553+ stars)

Agent skills (SKILL.md + deterministic tools) for the AI4S workflow — topic exploration, literature survey, runnable experiments, publication-grade papers, and integrity audit, with every citation and number traceable to its source (by ai4s-research, maintainers of this list; MIT, 2026)

Collection of SKILLS.md guiding AI coding agents (Claude Code, OpenAI Codex, Google Gemini, OpenCode, OpenClaw) through common bioinformatics workflows from basic sequence manipulation to advanced analyses such as single-cell RNA-seq and population genetics; evaluated on the Bio-Task Bench dataset (GPTomics, 969+ stars, MIT License, 2026)

Neural differential equations in Julia

Cross-platform library for differentiable programming of quantum computers with automatic differentiation, enabling hybrid quantum-classical machine learning for quantum chemistry, quantum physics, and NISQ algorithm research (Xanadu, 3k+ stars)

Interactive and hardware-agnostic SDK for laboratory automation, enabling programmatic control of liquid handlers, plate readers, and other lab instruments across multiple vendors; foundational infrastructure for self-driving laboratories and AI-driven experimental execution (447+ stars)

Pretrained time series foundation model for long-horizon forecasting across diverse scientific domains including climate variables, biomedical signals, and physical observations; decoder-only Transformer architecture with strong zero-shot generalization (19.8K+ stars, Apache 2.0, 2024-2025)

AlphaFold 3 inference pipeline for unified biomolecular structure prediction of proteins, nucleic acids, small molecules, ions, and post-translational modifications (Google DeepMind, Nature 2024)

Medical time series foundation model pretrained on 454B time points from heterogeneous clinical corpora spanning ICU physiological signals and hospital EHR, with continuous-time rotary positional encoding, frequency-specialized Mixture-of-Experts, and neural ODE extrapolation for zero-shot forecasting across irregular and multimodal temporal health data (Microsoft, 399+ stars, MIT License)

Semi-automated research assistant for academic research and software development, supporting Claude Code, Codex CLI, Kimi Code CLI, and OpenCode across ideation, coding, experiments, writing, and publication (Galaxy-Dawn, 4.5K+ stars, MIT License, 2026)

98B-parameter frontier generative model jointly reasoning over protein sequence, structure, and function, trained on 2.78 billion proteins; generated a novel fluorescent protein (esmGFP) with only 58% sequence identity to known GFPs (EvolutionaryScale, 2024)

Directed message passing neural networks for property prediction of molecules and reactions with uncertainty and interpretation.

Unified Python framework for bulk, single-cell, and spatial RNA-seq multi-omics analysis with deep learning deconvolution (VAE) and graph neural networks, bridging Bindea, Bindea, scanpy and squidpy ecosystems (Nature Communications 2024)

First agentic LLM for autonomous data science with end-to-end pipeline from data to analyst-grade reports

Self-configuring deep learning framework for semantic segmentation of biomedical images requiring no manual hyperparameter tuning; automatically adapts preprocessing, network topology, and training parameters to achieve state-of-the-art results across 120+ international competitions and benchmarks out-of-the-box (DKFZ, Nature Methods 2021, 8.3k+ stars)

Multi-modal foundation model for biomolecular structure prediction (proteins, small molecules, DNA, RNA, glycans) achieving SOTA across benchmarks, with optional MSA/template support (Chai Discovery, 2024)

Generalist autonomous research agent that grows a hypothesis tree to optimize any measurable task, beating Claude Code and Codex by 2.5× on the same compute budget across BrowseComp, Terminal-Bench 2.0, math reasoning, and MLE-Bench Lite; supports native CLI, keyless Claude Code/Codex integration, and an MCP tool server (RUC-NLPIR, 866+ stars, Apache 2.0, 2026)

Multi-type data labeling and annotation tool

Machine learning model predicting cellular perturbation response across diverse contexts with State Transition (ST) and State Embedding (SE) variants, featuring CLI tooling, PyPI distribution, and Virtual Cell Challenge integration (575+ stars)

Open-source image analysis toolkit for high-throughput plant phenotyping, extracting morphological, color, and texture traits from RGB, hyperspectral, and thermal imagery with modular Python workflows for crop improvement, stress detection, and plant biology research (Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, 795+ stars, MPL-2.0)

Open-source bioimage analysis platform for digital pathology and research, featuring AI-powered cell detection, tissue classification, and whole-slide image analysis with extensible scripting and plugin architecture (1.3K+ stars, actively maintained)

First bioinformatics-native AI agent skill library enabling local-first, reproducible genomic and population-genetics research workflows built on OpenClaw (871+ stars, MIT License, 2026)

Open-source PDF parser for AI-ready data, converting PDFs into Markdown/JSON/HTML/Tagged PDF with layout analysis and reading-order detection; ranks #1 overall on extraction benchmarks with deterministic bounding boxes and hybrid AI mode (26K+ stars, Apache 2.0)

First any-to-any generative foundation model for Earth Observation, enabling unified multimodal understanding and generation across diverse satellite sensors and geospatial tasks through a single architecture (258+ stars)

Beyond text-to-slides generation with PPTEval multi-dimensional evaluation (EMNLP 2025)