What it does
PosterLens explores and extracts structured information from scientific posters. It reads poster content and produces organised summaries, data extractions, and key findings in a format that can be used as input for further medical writing workflows.The problem it solves
Congress coverage is one of the highest-pressure, fastest-turnaround workflows in med comms. A medical writer at ASCO, ESMO, or AAN may need to review 20–40 relevant posters in 2–3 days and deliver structured summaries to clients before the congress ends. Each poster is information-dense, visually complex, and contains data in text, tables, figures, and footnotes that all need to be captured accurately. Manually reading, extracting, and structuring this information under time pressure is where errors happen: a misread Kaplan-Meier curve, a transposed sample size from a subgroup table, a missed safety panel. PosterLens provides structured extractions from poster content, giving the writer a verified starting point rather than a blank page for each summary.Where it fits in the playbook
| Workflow | Role |
|---|---|
| Prepare a congress or poster summary | Primary tool — extracting and structuring poster content |
| Summarise a source paper | Supporting tool — when the source is a poster rather than a paper |
How to use it in a workflow
- Provide the poster — Upload or provide access to the scientific poster
- Run PosterLens — Extract structured information from the poster content
- Review the extraction — Verify that data points, findings, and conclusions are accurately captured
- Use as source material — Feed the structured extraction into subsequent workflows (summarisation, key message extraction, outline building)
- Cite appropriately — Ensure that the poster is properly cited as the source in any downstream content
What it does well
- Extracts structured data from visually complex poster layouts
- Identifies and organises study design, endpoints, results, and conclusions
- Handles standard scientific poster formats across therapeutic areas
- Produces output that can be used as input for other playbook workflows
What it does not do
- Does not interpret the data. PosterLens extracts what the poster presents; it does not assess study quality, interpret results, or draw conclusions beyond what the authors state.
- Does not replace reading the poster. The extraction is a structured aid, not a substitute for a medical writer reviewing the original poster.
- Does not access unpublished data. PosterLens works with the content presented in the poster. It cannot verify whether additional analyses or data exist.