Wiley and AWS launch AI agent to transform full-text searches in scientific research
Wiley and AWS have unveiled a generative AI agent enabling full-text searches across Wiley’s scientific journals on AWS, aiming to accelerate life sciences research with richer, faster access to cited
Wiley has had a significant refocus over the last couple of years, and its forwards momentum is very much focused around the adoption of AI across the business, and across the Researcher workflow.
To further this missions, Wiley has formed a partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to introduce a generative AI agent designed for the search of scientific literature on the AWS platform. This initiative represents the first collaboration of its kind between a publisher and AWS, and it will be formally launched at the 7th annual AWS Life Sciences Symposium, taking place in New York City today, May 6.
The newly developed AI agent aims to transform the way researchers access scientific literature by facilitating comprehensive full-text searches across Wiley’s extensive database of journals. Unlike traditional methods that often rely solely on abstract searches, this AI agent allows users to delve into detailed sections of articles, including methods and results, thus providing a richer and more thorough understanding of research findings.
Wiley's AI literature search agent will be included in an open-source toolkit for healthcare and life sciences, which has been compiled by AWS. This toolkit features a variety of initial agents and a framework for organisations to develop and tailor their own agentic systems, catering to diverse applications ranging from biomarker discovery to the generation of clinical trial protocols.
Currently, the AI agent provides searchable access to articles licensed under the Creative Commons, including resources such as "Cancer Medicine." This advancement aims to streamline the research process, enabling scholars to obtain reliable and cited insights in a matter of minutes—a stark contrast to the lengthy manual searches that can often take several hours or even days.
Josh Jarrett, Senior Vice President and General Manager of AI Growth at Wiley, remarked, “Our collaboration with AWS demonstrates how researchers can access and leverage scientific literature to power more effective discovery across the life sciences sector.” He added that by merging Wiley’s authoritative full-text content with AWS’s technology, which operates on Bedrock Agents, the initiative showcases the potential for comprehensive literature searches to accelerate innovation, delivering essential scientific insights directly into researchers' workflows.
Dan Sheeran, General Manager of Healthcare and Life Sciences at AWS, expressed enthusiasm for the partnership, stating, “We’re excited to work with Wiley to explore how AI-powered agents can enrich evidence-based research with dynamic, detailed, and verifiable scientific content.” He underlined that significant medical breakthroughs, such as curing cancer, will hinge on researchers' abilities to interrogate and synthesise both internal and external data, highlighting the role of customised AI agents paired with trusted information sources like Wiley’s research materials.
This collaboration marks a significant step forward in utilising AI technology in academic research, aiming to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of scientific inquiry in the life sciences sector.
Read the full Wiley press release here