At BRAIN – the Belgian Research Lab for AI in Industry – we invented the Research as a Service model. Our mission is to bring scientific thinking to real-world problems.

Research as a Service means you, as a partner, come to us with a research question or technical curiosity. It could be: ‘How can I predict machine failure earlier?’ or ‘Is my AI model biased?’ or ‘Can we optimise energy flows in our buildings?’

We then take ownership of that question. We assemble the right team – from data scientists to PhD candidates to interns – and we explore the solution scientifically: building prototypes, running experiments, and producing clear, peer-reviewable results. The output can be a working proof of concept, a publication, a research note, or even a patent application.

For you, this means having access to high-level research capacity without building your own lab. For us, it means solving real problems and publishing meaningful work.

This is how we bring applied AI research to life – collaboratively, flexibly, and always with impact in mind.