PosterLens

Snap a poster,
unlock insights.

Scan scientific posters at conferences and pull out the key points in seconds — then ask questions, chat with the content, surface related research, and keep every scan synced across your devices.

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01 — Context

The problem at conferences

Scientific conferences are packed with valuable information, but keeping up with countless posters can be overwhelming. Transcribing notes, documenting key findings, and asking the right questions often take more time than you have.

How PosterLens helps

Designed for medical writers, MSLs, and researchers, PosterLens turns a photo of any scientific poster into actionable insights in seconds. Your intelligent conference companion, in your pocket.

02 — Capabilities

Instant poster insights

a — Extract

On-device text extraction

The Vision framework reads and organises poster text on-device — so capture works even when the conference wifi gives out.

b — Summarise

Instant AI summaries

Concise, structured summaries of a poster's key points — objectives, methods, results, and conclusions.

c — Interrogate

Interactive AI chat

Ask questions about any aspect of the poster and receive contextual answers grounded in its content.

d — Connect

Discover related research

Surface related papers and citations via Perplexity Sonar and PubMed to put findings in context.

e — Explore

Questions & future directions

Generate targeted questions for authors and surface potential future research directions from each poster.

f — Organise

Smart categories

Posters are auto-tagged across scientific fields, so your collection stays easy to browse.

g — Sync

Synced, searchable library

Every scan syncs across iPhone and iPad with iCloud, and you can search your whole library by title, notes, or category.

h — Share

Export & share

Export any poster as a clean PDF — summary, author questions, and related research — ready to share with colleagues.

03 — Inside the app

Built for the poster floor

PosterLens home screen — scan a scientific poster
Fig. 1 — Scan a poster
Poster summary with key points and research categories
Fig. 2 — Key points, instantly
Chat with a poster
Fig. 3 — Chat with the poster
Related research and citations
Fig. 4 — Related research
04 — Demo

See it in action

05 — What professionals say
"Such a neat use of AI in medical communications… an AI-enabled tool to 'chat with a poster'! This could be helpful for those times when a presenter is busy or just can't stay next to their poster."
"It can do so much more than just summarise a poster: it can even suggest questions tailored to the content of the poster… and find and summarise other research related to the poster."

Transform your conference experience

Redefine how you experience scientific posters with AI-powered summaries and interactive chat.

Download on the App Store