Vision

SciXchange transforms dormant laboratory assets into citable and tradable resources. As arXiv is to preprints and GitHub is to code, SciXchange will become the standard for the discovery, citation, and exchange of scientific materials.

SciXchange is an ORCID-verified, peer-to-peer platform that addresses the billions of dollars in high-quality research materials that are idled or discarded annually after project completion.

The Problem

As a scientist, I've spent countless nights perfecting protein purifications, optimizing cell lines, and synthesizing compounds—only to have them sit unused after publication. Meanwhile, across the hall or across the world, another researcher is starting from scratch on the same materials I've already mastered.

This inefficiency is systemic:

• Dormant Assets: Billions of dollars in high-quality research materials are discarded annually after project completion
• Connection Barrier: Requesting materials from unfamiliar labs lacks a standardized trust framework
• Credit Vacuum: Material contributions lack formal academic credit mechanisms
• Innovation Bottleneck: Emerging labs face high costs and long lead times for key materials

We've all been there—spending weeks preparing samples that could be easily made in another lab, or discovering that the exact reagent we need already exists in a colleague's freezer. The current system relies on informal networks and serendipitous conversations, wasting precious time and resources that could be directed toward actual discovery.

Our Solution

SciXchange is a secure, peer-to-peer platform for scientific resource matching that provides infrastructure for trust, credit, and compliance.

Key Features:

• ORCID-based verification for scientific identity
• Material listing system with collaboration models
• Request board for community matching
• Standardized workflows replacing informal emails
• Credit tracking for sharing contributions
• AI-powered discovery to find materials and providers
• Automated compliance documentation

Current Status

Development Phase: MVP Development & Closed Beta
Initial Focus: Academic research institutions in life sciences

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SciXchange is a personal project by Longfu Xu, aimed at improving scientific collaboration and material sharing.