The AI platform for research development teams

Find grants, assemble collaborators, and win more proposals with the team you already have.

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How it works

Atom runs your entire research development workflow. Freeing your team to do the work only they can do.

Automated Profiles

Living profiles of every researcher, tailored to their actual work and kept up to date.

Dr. Sarah Chen
Dr. Sarah Chen
Neuroscience · PI
Research focus
Neuroinflammation
Alzheimer's
PET imaging
Microglia

Grant Discovery

Atom matches top federal, foundation, and industry opportunities to every researcher.

NIH
R01 Neuroinflammation
0%
NIA
R21 Microglia
94%
NSF
CAREER Award
92%

Eligibility Checks

Researcher credentials matched to grant eligibility requirements, automatically.

Eligibility match
Requirement
Profile
Early-stage PI
ESI · PhD 2021
U.S. institution
NYU Langone
Neuro focus
Neuroinflammation

Collaborator Identification

AI-matched researcher database for finding the right co-PIs across institutions.

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Dr. K. Patel
Dr. K. Patel
Johns Hopkins · PET imaging
Match
Dr. J. Reyes
Dr. J. Reyes
UCSF · Clinical trials
Match
Dr. M. Tan
Dr. M. Tan
MIT · Microglia
Match

Proposal Guides

Every RFP automatically turned into a section-by-section application guide.

R01 Application Guide
Project Description
Generating
Outline objectives and methodology
Address intellectual merit and broader impacts
Budget & Justification
Biosketch

AI Proposal Review

Review draft proposals against funder criteria, before submission.

Reviewer scorecard
Specific aims clear
Pass
Preliminary data sufficient
Revise
Innovation articulated
Pass
Budget justified
Pass
Case study

"This fiscal year we have set records for submissions and I attribute that to the fact people are engaging with Atom."

Brian Evans, PhD
Brian Evans, PhD
Assistant Director · University of Memphis
800
AI questions answered in 90 days
240
Admin hours saved per quarter
600+
Researchers supported by a 5-person team
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What makes Atom work

Atom is a teammate, purpose-built for Research Development

More than a search tool, smarter than generic AI, ready before a years-long build.

More than just a grants database

Atom reads every federal, foundation, and corporate listing, builds a live profile of every researcher, and matches the two automatically. Your team gets delivered briefs, guided drafts, and a full workflow, from first match to submitted proposal.

Atom
Live agents
Working
WritingFit analysis · Dr. Chen
Aligns with NIH neuroinflammation priorities and extends prior PET imaging work.
SentMatch email → Dr. Webb
3 new NSF opportunities · 1 deadline in 14 days
DraftingBrief: CDMRP Alzheimer's
Eligibility · innovation · preliminary data sections

Agents trained specifically for research development

Atom's agents know what a competitive NIH specific aims page looks like, how a Sloan panel reads a budget, and which eligibility rules disqualify a PI before they build an outline. Every output, from fit briefs to section templates to reviewer critiques, reads like your best research development hire wrote it.

Atom
Research Development Agent
Trained
Specialized in
NIHR01
NSFCAREER
SloanFellowship
DODCDMRP
MellonResearch
GatesGlobal Health
Reviewer weight
NIH panels score preliminary data ~30%

The platform your team doesn't have to build

Atom arrives fully built. Every agent trained, every workflow wired, every funder source connected and kept current. Your team gets value the day you sign: no engineering team to staff, no models to maintain, no system to keep running as funders change.

Atom
Research Development Platform
Maintained
Discovery
Live
Outreach
v4.2
Briefing
v3.8
Guidance
v2.1
Review
v5.0
Reporting
Live
Syncing sources
30,000+ funders · 4h ago
Why teams choose Atom

Join 50+ leading research institutions scaling their research funding with Atom

See how teams across R1s, academic medical centers, PUIs, and more are winning more grants.

It was about the low barrier to entry, quick implementation and low burden on faculty. That was a big deal for me. This is a no brainer.
Heidi Grunwald, PhD
Heidi Grunwald, PhD
Associate VP of Research · North Dakota State University
Every institution is facing a research administration crisis. Atom is helping us make researchers self sufficient.
Katey Sackett
Katey Sackett
Research administrator · Rochester Institute of Technology
I just saw our uptake numbers compared to the old system and we are seeing 3x engagement uptick already.
Amanda Breeden, CRA
Amanda Breeden, CRA
Associate Chief, Research · Denver Health
Atom is taking the burden away from our pre-award unit because they're guiding the PIs in the submission process.
Lydia Perry
Lydia Perry
Grant Writer · UA at Little Rock
If you're at a PUI or a small office like mine, Atom makes operations far more efficient. It's a labor-saving device.
Dr. Rene Munoz
Dr. Rene Munoz
Director, OSP · Franklin & Marshall College
45+
more universities building their research development programs on Atom.
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For leadership

See where funding is moving. And where your institution is moving with it.

University leadership and research development get a live read on the funding landscape: what funders are prioritizing across the field, and how their own institution is responding.

  • Spot emerging funder priorities before your peers do
  • Catch colleges or departments losing momentum early
  • Walk into board and provost meetings with answers, not questions
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Engineering
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Public Health
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Humanities
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Awards
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