AI consultancy & implementation · Life sciences

Scientific work, accelerated.

SHIRO designs and implements controlled AI workflows for biotech companies, CROs and scientific laboratories — reducing repetitive document and knowledge work while keeping scientists responsible for every decision that matters.

Start pointOne high-friction workflow
ApprovalHuman review stays in place
ApproachBuilt around existing systems
Source-aware outputsControlled-document workflowsImplementation included
FIG. 01 · Process walkthroughApproved sources → SHIRO → review-ready output
Approved sources
SOP-042v4.2 · controlled
Assay resultsELN export
Report templateRPT-11 · approved
SHIRO workflow
Retrieve
Structure
Draft
Check
Run the walkthrough to see how the stages connect.
Output · pending approval
Study report · draftSHIRO
§ 4.2 ← Assay 07-C
Field 7.3 “Deviations” has no approved source data.
Study directorHuman approval required
Pending
Source-aware by designMissing information is flagged, not invented
Common friction pointsWhere teams lose time
Recurring study reportsSOP searchLiterature monitoringEvidence-pack preparationManual data hand-offs

01 / What SHIRO does

AI for the work around the science.

We focus on repeatable workflows where information has to be found, structured, checked and reviewed. No generic “AI transformation” programme. One practical workflow at a time.

/01

Scientific documents

Prepare recurring reports, technical summaries and evidence packs from approved sources, with explicit review gates.

Draft · link · check
/02

Internal knowledge

Make SOPs, protocols, manuals and previous reports easier to search with source-linked answers instead of generic chatbot output.

Retrieve · cite · answer
/03

Research & operations

Automate literature monitoring, information extraction, completeness checks and the repetitive hand-offs between scientific systems.

Monitor · extract · route

02 / Controlled workflow

Same judgement. Fewer manual steps.

A recurring study report shows how SHIRO retrieves approved information, assembles a review draft and surfaces gaps, then stops for a person.

Sequence
SHIRO · controlled report workflowReview required
Study report · Compound 07-CReview required

Approved source set

The workflow starts from information the team has approved for use.

SOP-042 v4.2Controlled
Assay 07-CApproved result
RPT-11 templateCurrent template

03 / How we work

Start narrow. Prove value. Then scale.

SHIRO begins with a workflow, not a platform sale. The engagement is deliberately small enough to test quickly and rigorous enough to decide whether implementation is worth it.

One workflowKeep the first scope narrow.
Representative inputsUse realistic documents or data.
Clear review gateDefine where a person must decide.
Success criteriaAgree what would justify implementation.
01 / Audit

Understand

Map the workflow, time cost, data sources, hand-offs, risks and review points.

02 / Pilot

Prove

Build one narrow prototype using representative information and agreed success criteria.

03 / Implement

Integrate

Connect the working approach to existing documents, systems, permissions and review processes.

04 / Support

Operate

Maintain and refine workflows that are genuinely useful, then expand only where justified.

After the audit

A clear next step, not a slide deck.

The audit should leave your team with something practical: a shared view of the workflow, the control points that matter and a sensible decision about what to test next.

01 / MAP

Workflow map

The current process, systems, hand-offs, bottlenecks and review points.

02 / FIND

Opportunity assessment

Which steps look suitable for AI assistance, and which should stay manual.

03 / CONTROL

Risk & review plan

Where information needs provenance, permissions, checking or human approval.

04 / DECIDE

Pilot recommendation

A focused pilot brief with inputs, success criteria and a realistic next step.

Useful even if you do not proceed

A good audit should make the workflow clearer whether the answer is “pilot this”, “fix the process first” or “do not automate this yet”.

04 / Who it's for

Specialist teams with operational friction.

Best fit: organisations where generic automation misses the scientific context, but a large enterprise transformation programme is unnecessary.

Early focus · non-diagnostic operational workflows

Contract research organisations

Recurring report production, document retrieval and study hand-offs.

Biotech SMEs

Quality, research and technical documentation without large internal ops teams.

Scientific laboratories

Protocol knowledge, controlled documents and repetitive evidence gathering.

Diagnostics & medtech teams

Controlled operational documentation and evidence-heavy internal workflows.

05 / Trust & control

Useful AI still needs boundaries.

The workflow should make review easier, not disguise uncertainty. SHIRO's implementation approach is built around traceability, permissions and human sign-off where the work requires it.

SHIRO is early-stage. We do not claim certifications, validated status or deployment guarantees we have not yet earned. Security architecture and data handling should be agreed for each engagement.

Human review

Consequential outputs can be designed to stop for an authorised reviewer rather than flow straight through.

Source traceability

Where the workflow supports it, generated statements can carry links back to the approved evidence used.

Controlled access

Data access should be scoped to the minimum information and permissions the workflow actually needs.

Auditability

Prompts, retrievals, output versions and approval events can be logged as part of the implementation.

Start with one workflow

Find the first place AI is actually worth using.

Describe the repetitive scientific workflow causing the most operational drag. The first conversation should determine whether there is a credible, narrow pilot — not force a platform sale.

01Map the current process and review points
02Identify tasks suitable for automation
03Define a focused pilot and success criteria
Focused discoveryHuman-review mappingPilot recommendation

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