ScienceReach provides a searchable, citable platform for community‑based evidence, helping researchers and students incorporate local priorities, program landscapes, and identified evidence gaps into their work.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Researchers and students often lack easy access to community‑generated evidence that reflects local priorities, program landscapes, and identified evidence gaps, making it difficult to ground their work in lived experiences and to design ethically collaborative projects.
Solution
ScienceReach offers a searchable, citable repository of community‑based evidence that aggregates context, priorities, service landscapes, and gaps identified by local stakeholders. Users can query this database to locate relevant community data, then employ a built‑in science communication plan builder to translate findings into clear outreach or proposal documents. The platform provides a streamlined workflow that connects evidence discovery, plan creation, and feedback collection, facilitating more community‑informed research design and stronger project direction. Integrated AI tools, such as a writing assistant and multilingual chatbot, help users generate and refine content quickly while ensuring accessibility across languages. Security features—including AES‑256 encryption, robust password policies, and audit trails—protect sensitive community information throughout the process.
Target Audience
Primary users are academic researchers, graduate students, and faculty members who need community‑grounded evidence for coursework, grant proposals, and project planning, as well as community organizations seeking to disseminate their knowledge to scholarly audiences.
Features
- Searchable database of citable community evidence covering context, priorities, program landscapes, and evidence gaps
- AI‑powered writing assistant that drafts and personalizes outreach materials using past publications and current content
- Multilingual chatbot (CommuniReach) for enhanced searches, language translation, and 24/7 user support
- Science communication plan builder that converts research findings into shareable outreach or proposal documents
- Secure file management with AES‑256 and TLS encryption, password complexity requirements, session expiration, and audit logging
- Exportable citations and references to integrate community data directly into academic coursework and grant proposals