The National Science Foundation Awards scite Competitive R&D Grant to Build Tool to Identify and Promote Reliable Research
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Brooklyn, NY, July 22nd, 2019– scite, Inc. has been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant for $224,559 to conduct research and development (R&D) work on developing a deep learning platform that can evaluate the reliability of scientific claims by citation analysis. scite uses state of the art technology in deep learning and natural language processing to develop a platform that helps its users determine if a scientific report has been independently confirmed. America’s Seed Fund powered by NSF awards $200 million annually to startups and small businesses, transforming scientific discovery into products and services with commercial and societal impact. The NSF is an independent federal agency with a budget of about $8.1 billion that supports fundamental research and education across all fields of science and engineering. To learn more about America’s Seed Fund powered by NSF, visit: scite is a Brooklyn-based startup that allows anyone to see if a scientific report has been supported or contradicted.