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Agents at work today:
PROTOCOLS PARSED:3,204
PRICES UPDATED:1,323,212
SAVINGS FOUND:$232,309
FIELDS CODED:8,412
SKUS INDEXED:1,247,891
PROTOCOLS PARSED:3,204
PRICES UPDATED:1,323,212
SAVINGS FOUND:$232,309
FIELDS CODED:8,412
SKUS INDEXED:1,247,891
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Materials list

    01Protocol to cart

    Drop a protocol. Get a priced cart.

    The agent reads your methods PDF, paper, or free-text notes. It extracts every reagent and consumable into a materials list, verifies each item meets your spec, and prices across every supplier — no tabs, no spreadsheet.

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    Tris baseCAS 77-86-1
    GlycineCAS 56-40-6
    SDSCAS 151-21-3
    EDTA disodiumCAS 6381-92-6
    Tween 20CAS 9005-64-5

    Extracts a materials list from any protocol

    Drop a methods PDF, paper, or notes. The agent parses every reagent and consumable — by name, CAS, or MPN.

    reading spec
    Tris base · 1 kg · ACS
    CAS77-86-1
    Purity≥99.9%
    GradeACS, USP
    EndotoxinTested
    Sigma-AldrichT1503 · ACS · 1 kg
    Thermo FisherBP152-1 · ACS · 1 kg
    Fisher SciBP152-500 · ACS · 500 g
    VWRJT4099 · ACS · 1 kg
    SpectrumTR110 · USP · 1 kg
    Oakwood003845 · ACS · 1 kg

    Gathers spec requirements & finds sellers

    Purity, grade, pack size, and stock pulled from your protocol. The agent queries 16 catalogs and only listings that meet spec make the shortlist.

    Tris base · 1 kg · ACS

    Finds cheaper, same-spec equivalents

    Same spec across every supplier, ranked by price. Solvent defaults to the cheapest equivalent — swap brands in one click.

    02Order and manage

    Order, approve, and track in one place.

    One cart spans every vendor. Routing rules send approvals to Slack, and Solvent stays with each line through delivery.

    Cart · 12 items$342.70
    SIGMA4 items
    $128.00
    THERMO5 items
    $142.00
    VWR3 items
    $72.70
    Checkout all

    Place orders in one cart across every vendor

    Solvent splits the cart by supplier and checks out on each — direct, no marketplace markup.

    IfCartcontainshazardousand>$2,500
    Require approvals from
    1. PTLab Manager · Patel
    2. ASPI · Dr. Smith
    3. ECEHS · Chen
    4. GVGrants · Volkov

    Seamless approvals routed by your rules

    Per-PI thresholds, grant codes, and approver chains handled in Slack. Audit trail per line.

    Order #4421$270.00
    SIGMA· 4 itemsDelivered· Apr 14$128.00
    • 1×Tris base1 kg
      $45.00
    • 1×Glycine500 g
      $28.00
    • 2×SDS100 g
      $22.00
    • 1×EDTA disodium500 g
      $33.00
    THERMO· 5 itemsIn transit· Apr 17$142.00
    • 3×Pipette tips1000 µL
      $48.00
    • 2×Centrifuge tubes15 mL
      $32.00
    • 1×PCR plates96-well
      $24.00
    • 2×Filter tips200 µL
      $22.00
    • 1×Cryovials2 mL
      $16.00

    Track and manage every order

    Live shipping status, backorder flags, and one-click reorder for everything you've bought.

    03Works wherever you work

    Solvent meets you where you work.

    Order from Slack, your terminal, your editor, or your accounting stack. Same engine, same accounts, no browser tab required.

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    SolventAPP12:11 PM

    @anna requested 12 items · $342.70

    Western blot reagents · 3 vendors · grant NIH-R01

    Slack-native ordering and approvals

    Submit, route, and approve carts directly in Slack. No new portal for your team to learn.

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    $
    ·9reagents
    ·3consumables
    extracted 12 items
    ·Trizma base, ≥99.9%
    sigma·1 kg(5 others)
    ·Glycine, Mol Bio Grade
    vwr·1 kg(8 others)
    ·+10 more
    $

    CLI and Claude Code skill

    Pipe a methods PDF through `solvent find` or call /solvent buy from your editor.

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    Plugs into your finance stack

    Bills, POs, and grant codes sync straight to your ledger — Solvent meets your finance stack.

    "Solvent helped us cut $64K from our annual consumables budget and surfaced most of it in less than 5 minutes."
    Walton Chan
    Walton ChanPhD Candidate · Microbiology
    FAQ

    Questions every PI asks first.

    What is Solvent?+

    A procurement platform for wet labs. Hand it a paper, a methods section, or a free-text materials list — it returns a vetted, priced cart across every supplier you can buy from, staged for approval and checkout. Think Ramp + Quartzy, rebuilt around how labs actually order.

    Who is Solvent for?+

    Wet labs that order from more than two suppliers — academic PI-led labs, biotech and pharma research teams, and core facilities. If a scientist or lab manager on your team spends real hours each week turning experiments into orders, Solvent is built for you.

    How do Solvent's agents work?+

    Three agents in sequence. Sourcing reads a paper, methods section, or free-text materials list and identifies every reagent, consumable, and piece of equipment needed. Comparison searches every supplier you have access to, normalizes specs across catalogs, and ranks by total landed cost. Checkout stages the cart for approval and places orders through your existing accounts. You see and approve every step before anything ships.

    What happens to my existing supplier accounts and pricing?+

    Solvent runs through your existing accounts — negotiated pricing, blanket POs, net-30, PunchOut, and grant-coded payment all stay intact. Nothing about how your lab pays for orders changes.

    Does Solvent replace our existing inventory tool?+

    No. Solvent owns ordering — sourcing, comparison, approval, checkout. Quartzy and similar tools own inventory and stockroom management. They sit alongside each other, and orders placed in Solvent can flow into your existing inventory system.

    Can we track spend by grant, PI, or project?+

    Yes. Tag orders by grant, PI, project, or cost center — automatically based on who's ordering and what they're buying. Reports break down spend by any of those dimensions, ready for grant reporting, indirect cost allocation, and PI budget reviews.

    Where does my data live, and who sees what we order?+

    Your order data stays in your workspace. We don't sell purchasing data back to suppliers, and we don't share what your lab buys with other labs.

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    More breakthroughs.

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