Lab notebooks, study reports, patent filings, and vendor data sit in separate systems, and much of what matters lives with a few senior scientists. Teams rerun tests that already failed, buy the same market data twice, and lose findings when a project lead moves on.
Build on Every Study You’ve Already Run
Past studies, failed tests, and hard-won expertise are scattered across systems and people.
Bloomfire brings your research into one trusted place, then uses AI to show what your own evidence predicts, so teams build on what they know instead of starting over.
Valuable Findings Get Buried Between Projects
Every Study, Result, and Lesson in One Place
Bloomfire brings R&D knowledge management into a single research repository. It connects past studies, experiment logs, and secondary sources where they already live, keeps them current, and uses AI to give researchers cited answers in seconds.
Prior work, surfaced first: Before a new project starts, researchers see what was tried before, what happened, and why, so they build on earlier results instead of repeating them.
Know-how that outlasts projects: Q&A threads, recorded walkthroughs, and AI-drafted experiment summaries keep your experts’ knowledge available after a program closes or a scientist changes roles.
How Bloomfire Supports
Research and Development
Research knowledge management software for every lab and program, plus new Enterprise Intelligence that puts your evidence to work.
Cited Answers Across Every Study
Ask a question in plain language and get one answer drawn from all of your connected research, with citations and a confidence level. When the evidence is thin, the answer says so.
- Every answer links to the exact studies and quotes it came from
- Decision Frames lay out options side by side with the evidence behind each
- Expertise Query routes “who knows about this” to the right scientist
Technology and Market Signals
Know when the science or the market shifts before it shows up in a stage-gate review. Signals monitor your connected knowledge and feeds, group what’s related, and flag the trends worth your attention.
- Follow competitor moves, publications, and market shifts in one place
- Spot trends across study notes, reports, and secondary research over time
- See the pattern behind related signals instead of sorting through noise
A Searchable Research Repository
Give every researcher one place for experiment logs, study reports, raw data, and vendor research, organized the way your teams work.
- Organize content by product line, research type, and consumer persona
- Connect secondary sources such as Euromonitor and Kantar
- Search inside documents and video, so nothing stays buried in an attachment
Tacit Knowledge Capture
Capture what experienced scientists and engineers know before project transitions, retirements, and reorganizations take it with them.
- Q&A and comments keep expert answers visible to the whole team
- Record method walkthroughs as searchable video
- AI turns complex raw data into clear experiment summaries
“What sets Bloomfire apart is its AI-powered search capabilities. Our equity research analysts can now find relevant market analysis, regulatory updates, and historical performance data in seconds rather than hours. This has increased our research output significantly while maintaining the same quality standards.”
What R&D Gains with a Shared Research Repository
When every study, result, and lesson is easy to find, teams spend less time recreating work and more time on the next breakthrough.
Less Duplicate Work
Researchers check what already exists before designing a new experiment or buying new data.
Faster Idea-to-Market Cycles
Prior results and predictions shorten the time between a concept and a confident go decision.
Findings That Outlast Projects
Results, methods, and lessons stay available after a program closes or a scientist moves on.
Protected Intellectual Property
Permissions and private groups keep sensitive research and IP visible only to the right people.
Portals and AI Tools for Research and Development
R&D runs on three knowledge-sharing functions: preserving what every study taught you, getting insights to the teams who act on them, and keeping IP secure. Each has its own portal, paired with the AI tools built for that work.
Capture Research
Deep Research & Innovation CommunityOne home for experiments, studies, and the expertise behind them
Achieve Research Excellence with One Source of TruthBarriers to accessing information drop by 59%
- A repository for experimentation logs, study reports, and raw data
- A dedicated space to capture and retain the tacit knowledge of your experts
- Q&A and commenting tools for collaboration across labs
- AI turns complex raw data into clear experiment summaries
- Active Intelligence answers research questions with citations
- Research Intelligence predicts outcomes and flags evidence gaps before you commit
Share Insights
Company-Wide Insights CommunityPut market and consumer research in front of every team that needs it
Find Research Faster84% of Dexcom users find information faster and easier with Bloomfire
- House market research that drives key business decisions
- Open access for commercial teams, so decisions use the same data
- A consolidated library that cuts duplicate research projects and data purchases
- Boards and categories by market, topic, or consumer group
- Synapse explains and summarizes complex research in plain language
- AI Signal Studio tracks market and competitor trends
Protect Intellectual Property
IP & Regulatory LibraryA secure, governed home for patents, filings, and legal research
Turn Knowledge into ResultsCompanies with strong knowledge management are 3.5 times more likely to exceed their business objectives
- An integrated IP library with legal research tools
- Private groups and tiered permissions for sensitive programs
- Moderation workflows and approvals before content is published
- Knowledge Base Health flags outdated or conflicting material
- Cited AI answers that follow the same access permissions
- Analytics show who accessed what and where gaps remain
Frequently Asked Questions
Bloomfire brings R&D knowledge management into one trusted place. Past studies, experiment logs, and secondary research are searchable, Active Intelligence answers questions with citations, and Research Intelligence runs evidence-based predictions on your own research before you commit budget to a new project.
Yes. Past studies, experiment results, and purchased vendor research live in one searchable library, so researchers can see what already exists before designing a new test or buying a new report. Analytics also show what teams search for, which helps you spot overlap across programs.
Yes. Private groups and tiered, role-based permissions control who sees each program, and AI answers follow the same permissions. Every Enterprise Intelligence module inherits the platform’s access controls, encryption, hosting, and data residency.
Yes. Bloomfire connects secondary sources such as Euromonitor and Kantar, so vendor research is searchable next to your internal studies. Active Intelligence can answer one question using both internal and external sources and cite each one.
Make it part of the work they already do. Q&A lets researchers answer once in the open, AI drafts summaries from raw data and notes, and integrations (/integrations/) bring Bloomfire into Slack and Microsoft Teams. Analytics show which searches come up empty, so you know what to capture next.
Describe a decision you’re weighing, like moving a formulation into the next phase or entering a new category. Research Intelligence analyzes your own studies and returns an evidence-based prediction with a confidence level, along with possible upsides, downsides, and risks. It flags the evidence gaps that need filling before you commit.
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