The Johnson Matthey Data Science App Store as a Model for Industrial Digital Transformation

Industrial research and development (R&D) of advanced materials, particularly catalysts for sustainable technologies, is fundamentally hindered by a data analysis bottleneck. State-of-the-art characterisation instruments generate vast and complex datasets, the processing of which has become a significant impediment to the pace of innovation. This paper introduces the Johnson Matthey Data Science App Store, a strategic digital platform developed to overcome this challenge. The platform is a centralised, web-based suite of data science applications designed to democratise advanced analytics through intuitive, user-friendly graphical interfaces. The usefulness of the approach in generating value is illustrated with examples in three-dimensional (3D) device and micron level characterisation, particle size analysis and high-precision strain analysis.