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Private beta · Concept mapping for science

Every scientist thinks in knowledge graphs. Axy builds yours — so others can explore.

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10M+

Researchers each rebuilding the same map from scratch

23%

Of work time spent re-reading what others already mapped

$150B

Spent annually on "catching up"

2 yrs

For a new lab member to inherit what came before

The Axy app showing a researcher's knowledge graphs — Neural Plasticity Atlas, CRISPR Gene Editing Pathways, and Climate–Biodiversity Interactions. — A 4-minute walkthrough — from a stack of papers to a living concept map.

The Problem

Before a scientist can do anything new — They have to figure out what’s already been done.

That process hasn’t changed in 50 years. It is slow, solitary, and painful. And it looks like this.

The Literature Abyss

A new field can mean 40,000 papers. Months of chasing citations later, you still can't tell the foundational work from whatever everyone else happened to cite.

The Duplicated Work

Three people in your department reviewed the same literature last year. Nobody knew. The models they built stay locked in their heads — and leave when they do.

The Two-Year Tax

A new postdoc spends two years just catching up on the field — rebuilding a mental model that already lives in the departing postdoc's head.

The Solution

Ask a question — watch your field connect.

Axy maps your field at the concept level. Ask in plain language and watch the graph assemble — surfacing the bridges and gaps you would have missed.

I just started on Parkinson’s — what connections am I missing?

Let me map the concept neighbourhood.

Scan concept clusters
Trace connections
Surface bridges

The gut microbiome links to Parkinson’s via SCFAs → α-synuclein — a bridge across two clusters most newcomers miss.

Blogs

Insights for the Future of Discovery

Dive into articles, updates, and perspectives on building a more connected research ecosystem.

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WoRMS: The Taxonomic Backbone of Marine Science

A researcher's guide to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS): what it is, why OBIS and GBIF depend on it, its real limits, and how to use it well.

23 Jul, 2026 • 11 min read

How to Read a Knowledge Graph: A Visual Guide for Non-Technical Scientists

A plain-language guide to reading knowledge-graph figures: what nodes, edges, direction, and provenance really claim — and what to check before you trust one.

22 Jul, 2026 • 10 min read

DGL (Deep Graph Library): What It Is, What It Enables, and Where Its Limits Lie

A technical peer's review of DGL (Deep Graph Library): its graph-first design, the DGL-KE and DGL-LifeSci ecosystem, and where it hits real limits at scale.

16 Jul, 2026 • 14 min read

GBIF: What It Is, What It Has Built, and What Still Needs Fixing

Explore an in-depth review of what GBIF is, its data infrastructure, scientific impact, AI integration and limitations that researchers must understand before using it.

13 Jul, 2026 • 11 min read

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We’re building Axy with our First 500 researchers.

This is not a newsletter signup. It is an application. We read every one. We invite in cohorts of 50, prioritising labs that want to map their own work first and contribute to their public knowledge graph — not just use a product.

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