# Nitro Bio

> Purpose-built AI agents for lab automation, research analysis, and biotech workflows. From prototype to production in 4 weeks.

Nitro Bio is a software consultancy that builds elegant scientific software for biotech companies and life science researchers. We specialize in creating intuitive user interfaces for complex biological data, combining software engineering expertise with deep understanding of biology.

## What We Do

- **AI Agent Development**: Build agents for lab automation, research analysis, and biotech workflows
- **Scientific Software**: Custom web applications for life science research
- **Data Visualization**: Beautiful, intuitive interfaces for complex biological data
- **Prototype to Production**: Transform Jupyter notebooks, Streamlit dashboards, and R Shiny apps into production-ready applications

## Our Clients

We work with YC-backed startups and established companies including Calico and Epic Bio.

## Open Source

- [Nitro UI](https://docs.nitro.bio): An open-source UI kit tailored for Life Science research, including Plasmid/Linear viewers and BLAST result visualization components.

## Blog Posts

- [Building Agents for Life Sciences](/blog/building-agents-for-life-science) - How to design and build AI agents for life science applications
- [A UI for an Embedding-based Protein Search Engine](/blog/gaia-genomic-intelligence) - Our work on Gaia, published in Science Advances
- [Moving beyond a Notebook or Shiny App](/blog/prototype-to-production) - Transforming prototypes into production applications
- [It's About UI not AI](/blog/ui-not-ai) - Why user interface design matters more than AI hype
- [The Missing Link Between Notebooks and Web Apps](/blog/widgets-why) - Bridging the gap with Jupyter widgets
- [A Jupyter widget from a React component](/blog/widgets-dev) - Technical guide to building Jupyter widgets
- [A Modern Infrastructure for Biotech Web Applications](/blog/infra-for-clients) - Infrastructure patterns for biotech apps
- [A Modern Architecture for Biotech Web Applications](/blog/arch-for-clients) - Architecture decisions for biotech software
- [You need a design system](/blog/design-systems) - Why design systems matter for scientific software
- [2023 Year in Review](/blog/2023-in-review) - Nitro Bio's progress and milestones

## Contact

- Website: https://nitro.bio
- Documentation: https://docs.nitro.bio

## Technical Stack

Next.js, React, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, MDX for content