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  1. What devices are best used to access the platform?

    ASCEND is a web-based platform that is designed to work best on a modern web browser on a desktop computer or laptop . Please check out this article to read more about supported browsers. ...
  2. Can I keep my account if I change institutions?

    Possibly! Please check out the scenarios below, and get in touch with us if you have any questions. If you change academic institutions , you are welcome to sign up for a brand new account with your new email address. However, if you have...
  3. How do I reset or change my password?

    If you would like to change your password or can't log in because you've forgotten your password, enter your email address and select Forgot password on the login page. You will be prompted to Request Reset . You'll receive an emai...
  4. Why is access free for academic users?

    Free for academic users? What's the catch? Don’t worry — we’re not spying on you or selling your data. There’s no hidden clause or surprise fees coming later. We’ve developed great technology and we want as many scientists as possible to have...
  5. Creating alerts for new figures and products

    Opt-in to receive email notifications when new relevant data becomes available Designing experiments can be an iterative and inefficient process to include insights from the latest research. For search queries that you perform frequently in Sel...
  6. Why can't I find figures from a paper I wrote?

    We have analyzed over 15 million open- and closed-access publications — a lot goes into whether we show a paper on the platform For a figure from a publication to make it into your search results, we have to be highly confident in the data tha...
  7. What are third-party or independent data sources?

    ASCEND has the world’s most powerful and comprehensive biomedical experiment-focused dataset. In addition to our publication corpus, our database is further enriched by a vast library of scientifically trusted third-party sources to surfac...
  8. How to log into the ASCEND by BenchSci platform

    Scientists can log into the ASCEND by BenchSci platform using email/password or through single-sign-on (SSO) 1. If you work for a company with an enterprise license — click your logo  here to log in now: 2. If your logo is not listed, v...
  9. Are some vendors favoured?

    We absolutely DO NOT bias search results toward our partners The data speaks for itself and good reagents and model systems rise to the top because they tend to be used more often. BenchSci is proud to be vendor-agnostic. You can trust that we...
  10. Why can’t I find a specific vendor or product?

    We maintain a very large database, and we're still expanding! There are a few reasons we might be missing a product you're looking for We don't yet have that vendor's catalog in our database It's a new product from a vendor we already have...