Reimagining Chemicals R&D: How Autonomous Labs Can Accelerate Innovation and Discovery

Scientific discovery in the chemicals industry is at a turning point. Organizations are under pressure to innovate faster, meet sustainability goals, and scale new discoveries – challenges that traditional R&D methods struggle to keep up with. Autonomous labs (A-Labs) offer a powerful solution. By combining AI, automation, and high-speed testing, A-Labs are changing how new materials and molecules are discovered, helping companies move from idea to breakthrough in a fraction of the time.

Watch Everest Group experts as they explored real-world A-Lab examples across catalysts, battery chemistries, green solvents, and smart materials. They demonstrated how organizations can integrate A-Labs to unlock novel chemistries and accelerate development timelines – from years to just weeks.

Urgency is especially high in competitive, regulation-driven industries where first-to-market advantage is critical.

What questions did the webinar answer?

• How do A-Labs enable the discovery of novel chemistries across catalysts, polymers, electrolytes, and green solvents?
• What are the practical steps to implement A-Labs within R&D workflows, from early digitization to full autonomy?
• What models (build, buy, partner, outsource) are organizations using to adopt and scale autonomous lab capabilities?

Who should attend?

• Chief technology officers
• Heads of R&D
• Heads of innovation
• Directors of digital labs
• VPs of product development
• Heads of sustainability