Two years ago, we set out to make chemistry smarter. Last week, our team of 10 sat in a room together and asked: What does year three look like?

Two years ago, we set out to make chemistry smarter. Last week, our team of 10 sat in a room together and asked: What does year three look like?

Our second birthday coincided with the second ReactWise Retreat. For a global team that spans chemistry, machine learning, and software development, getting everyone in the same room creates something that's hard to replicate - a chemist sitting with a developer, the ML team walking everyone through the details behind the model. That cross-pollination shapes how we build - always with chemists as our end users in mind.

This year, we focused on aligning our strategy with customer feedback, upskilling, and rapid prototyping.

A key part of the retreat was dedicated to reviewing how our customers use the platform and where friction points remain. One area of focus was our HTE Plate Designer - specifically, how we can continue to evolve it to better reflect the realistic constraints chemists face across discovery chemistry and process development.

The upskilling sessions included a "bring your current challenge" workshop, ranging from specific UI features and statistical challenges in high-dimensional optimization spaces to go-to-market challenges.

The retreat also gave us the space to rapidly prototype new features as a team. This year, we focused on improving how users access information within the platform and enhancing our plots to better surface chemically meaningful insights.

We marked the birthday with cake and a competitive go-karting session. The go-karting was taken more seriously than anticipated.

A huge thank you to everyone who has been part of this so far, helping us to get one step closer to our long-term vision: 

To become the intelligence layer of every modern chemistry R&D lab.