HCLTech has joined the Microsoft Discovery Platform to accelerate scientific breakthroughs. The collaboration involves HCLTech participating in technical onboarding and projects focused on chemistry, materials science, drug discovery, and semiconductor design. This initiative aims to empower R&D teams, automate workflows, and extend enterprise-scale applications through collaborative efforts. The goal is to drive faster innovation across industries by combining HCLTech’s domain expertise with Microsoft’s platform.
Strategic Collaboration for Innovation
HCLTech is collaborating with the Microsoft Discovery Platform to accelerate advancements in scientific research. The announcement, dated December 23, 2025, highlights HCLTech’s role in contributing to breakthroughs using Microsoft’s advanced agentic AI platform.
Key Focus Areas
HCLTech will engage in deep technical sessions to align architecture and explore joint opportunities. Key project areas include:
- Chemistry
- Materials Science
- Drug Discovery
- Semiconductor Design
Discovery Initiative
Through this initiative, HCLTech will be part of a select group, shaping the future of innovation. The Microsoft Discovery platform is designed to enable large-scale data processing, automate workflows, and accelerate scientific innovation.
Expanding Capabilities
HCLTech’s involvement will extend these capabilities to enterprise-scale applications through collaborative concepts and implementations.
Leadership Perspectives
According to Aseem Datar, Corporate Vice President at Microsoft, HCLTech’s participation will expand the Microsoft Discovery platform. Hari Sadarahalli, Corporate Vice President at HCLTech, emphasized the commitment to advancing AI technologies and accelerating scientific breakthroughs.
HCLTech Overview
HCLTech has over 226,600 employees across 60 countries, focusing on AI, digital, engineering, cloud, and software solutions. The company provides solutions for various sectors, including Financial Services, Manufacturing, and Healthcare. The consolidated revenues as of September 2025 totaled $14.2 billion.
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