Avient Teams with Albert Invent® to Bring Chemistry AI to Its Global R&D Network
Avient (NYSE: AVNT) has teamed with Albert Invent to deploy chemistry-focused artificial intelligence tools across its global research and development organization.
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Collaboration connects scientific knowledge across Avient’s R&D sites to help customers get to differentiated materials faster
Through the collaboration, Avient is deploying Albert’s chemistry-native AI operating system for R&D to help scientists access and apply the company’s scientific knowledge, engage more naturally with complex information and accelerate the path from research to product development. The first phase is now live across key R&D sites in the
Avient scientists can use Albert as an AI-powered thought partner throughout the research process, helping teams synthesize information, build on prior work and translate scientific findings into actionable insights. Rather than replacing scientific expertise, the technology aims to amplify it, allowing researchers to spend less time on manual data work, and more time developing differentiated materials for customers.
"Amplifying innovation means putting the full breadth of our technologies and expertise to work for every customer," said Phil Clark, Ph.D., Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at Avient. "With Albert in our labs, our scientists can build on what we’ve learned across our portfolio and combine technologies in new ways instead of starting from scratch. That's where our digital evolution becomes a real advantage for customers: faster development, more robust results, and materials solutions that help them succeed."
"As a formulation chemist, I’ve seen Albert change the way I approach day-to-day R&D,” said Aparna Agrawal, Ph.D., Senior R&D Chemist/Engineer at Avient. “I can quickly search decades of experimental knowledge in plain language, find relevant past experiments, and apply those insights to new formulation challenges. That helps me make more informed decisions and focus on the experiments that matter most."
Together, Avient and Albert are focused on:
- Making experimental data and scientific knowledge easier to search, understand and reuse;
- Giving scientists chemistry-native AI to interact with their data through natural language, automate complex research workflows, and predict formulation performance; and
- Breaking down knowledge silos across sites and regions to deliver differentiated materials and technologies to customers.
“The most meaningful application of AI in materials science is not reducing the role of scientists. It is making scientists even better at what they do,” said Nick Talken, CEO of Albert. “Avient shares our belief that AI should put more capability into the hands of researchers, helping them build on the company’s scientific knowledge, pursue more ambitious questions and deliver better solutions for customers. We’re excited to work alongside the Avient team as they build the next generation of materials R&D.”
About Avient
Our purpose at Avient Corporation (NYSE: AVNT) is to be an innovator of materials solutions to help our customers succeed, while enabling a sustainable world. Our local touch and customer engagement, combined with our global presence, allows us to serve customers with agility. We harness the collective strength of more than 9,000 employees worldwide to collaborate and build on each other’s ideas. In doing so, we innovate solutions that help our customers overcome their challenges or capitalize on opportunities provided by the fast-changing world and secular trends. Our expanding portfolio of offerings includes colorants, advanced composites, functional additives, engineered materials, and Dyneema®, the world’s strongest fiber™. By intersecting our broad portfolio of technologies with the product roadmaps of our customers, we help create differentiated and high-performance products that make the world better and more sustainable. Visit www.avient.com to learn more.
About Albert Invent Corp
Albert Invent Corp transforms how materials are invented through chemistry-native AI embedded in an operating system that captures experiments, structures data, and enables scientists to accelerate discovery. Built by chemists, Albert helps organizations turn their R&D into a strategic advantage. Albert Invent is based in Oakland, California. Discover how we're accelerating materials science at www.albertinvent.com.
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