XtalPi
About
About XtalPi
XtalPi combines predictive computation with automated chemistry and materials laboratories. AI and physics-based models propose molecules, formulations or experimental conditions, while robotic workstations perform synthesis, dispensing, crystallisation, analysis and sample movement. Results return to the model so later experiments can be selected from measured physical outcomes alongside simulation.
The XmartChem platform coordinates instruments and experiment schedules across modular laboratories operating around the clock. Customers can use XtalPi for drug discovery, solid-form screening, formulation and materials optimisation without building the full automation stack internally. The company controls software, robotics integration and experimental services, with more than 200 specialised predictive models supporting the wider workflow.
Deployments
- Customer site
2026-06-15 - XtalPi deployed an autonomous experimentation workstation with Sinopec Shanghai Research Institute and JWGB Instruments. - single named lab deployment - Sinopec Shanghai Research Institute
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Team
- Lai Lipeng - Co-founder and Chief Innovation Officer - Leads innovation work tied to XtalPi AI-driven discovery and autonomous laboratory R&D workflows.
- Ma Jian - Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer - Leads XtalPi across AI, quantum physics and robotic laboratory automation for scientific R&D.
- Wen Shuhao - Co-founder, Chairman and Executive Director - Leads XtalPi board oversight as the company scales AI, quantum physics and robotic experimentation workflows.
Timeline
Events
- 2026-06-15 - Deployment - XtalPi autonomous lab workstation enters operation with Sinopec institute and JWGB
XtalPi deployed an AI-driven autonomous experimentation workstation with Sinopec Shanghai Research Institute and JWGB Instruments. The workstation supports physical and chemical adsorption analysis through an AI, robotics and multi-agent workflow. The deployment extends XtalPi lab automation into petrochemical and materials-research experimentation rather than mobile robotics.
Source - 2025-01-16 - Partnership - XtalPi and BASF deploy automated high-throughput formulation workstation
XtalPi and BASF China launched an automated high-throughput formulation workstation in January 2025. The system combined AI, robotics and automated experimentation for formulation development. The deployment showed XtalPi’s laboratory automation stack being applied beyond drug discovery into industrial formulation R&D.
Source - 2024-06-13 - Market Signal - XtalPi lists on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
XtalPi listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in June 2024. The company traded under stock code 2228.HK. The listing gave public-market exposure to XtalPi’s AI, quantum-physics and robotic laboratory automation model.
Source - 2023-09-26 - Facility Opening - XtalPi opens AI-driven automation facility in Shanghai
XtalPi opened a new automation facility in Shanghai in September 2023. The facility combined AI-driven experiment planning, robotic automation and wet-lab capacity. The milestone expanded XtalPi’s physical laboratory automation footprint for drug-discovery R&D.
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Context tags
- Lab automation handling - Workflow - XtalPi autonomous lab workstations execute lab automation workflows.
- Lab robot task execution - Workflow - XtalPi lab systems combine AI, robotics and autonomous experimentation.
- Research labs - Customer Environment - XtalPi serves research institutes and laboratory customers.