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James Reilly

James Reilly is a co-founder and CEO at Latent Knowledge [1]. Based on his professional role in the New York artificial intelligence sector, Reilly holds a leadership position in the organization [1].

Insights & ideas

James Reilly argues that the growth in scientific literature, while beneficial for innovation, has made it overwhelming to identify the most relevant work, particularly when researchers need to demonstrate their idea is genuinely novel [1]. He contends that conventional tools like Google Scholar make it easy to miss critical content because keyword search alone returns unwieldy result sets, such as 19,000 articles for a single query, that take weeks or months to parse and stifle innovation [1]. His proposed solution is to reinvent literature search by letting users enter multiple keywords or upload their own documents, such as manuscript excerpts, so the system can surface similar content based on contextual matching of titles and abstracts rather than relying on manual reading [1]. He also frames the product as more than a search tool, describing it as a vertically integrated platform combining search with collaboration, note-taking, and manuscript preparation features, sold as a subject matter agnostic B2B SaaS offering to research departments at hospitals and universities [1].

Experience

  1. Co-founder & CEO
    Latent KnowledgeSep 2019 to Present
  2. Researcher, Life Science program + Hosptial (KACH)
    United States Military Academy at West PointSep 2021 to Jan 2024
  3. Cohort 1, founder participant
    Techstars Tech Central Sydney AcceleratorJul 2023 to Oct 2023
  4. Board of Trustees
    Cosmopolitan Soccer LeagueJul 2020 to Sep 2023
  5. Entrepreneurial Lead
    I-Corps Hub Northeast RegionFeb 2023 to May 2023
  6. Research Consultant
    GE ResearchMar 2021 to May 2021
  7. Business Development Representative
    SkopenowNov 2019 to Aug 2020
  8. Biotechnology Consultant
    Libra 2 - family officeOct 2019 to Jan 2020

Education

Media & appearances

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