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Update log

Everything we ship,
in plain language.

A running record of every major update to KOL Luminary: what changed, and what it means for the way you research. Written for the people who use the product, not for engineers.

Latest release: October 12, 202614 releases documented

How to read this

  • NewSomething you could not do before.
  • ImprovedSomething you already use, now working better.
  • FixedSomething was wrong, and now it is not.

October 12, 2026

Clearer trial evidence and safer disclosure refreshes

Source checks now keep the dates and scope needed to review published trial roles and reported relationships.

  • Improved

    Linked trial records retain their processing date and distinguish investigators from study contacts, institutions and sponsors.

  • Fixed

    Disclosure imports recognize ownership-file identities and all five published research-investigator slots.

  • Improved

    A completed disclosure refresh removes withdrawn records from totals; an interrupted check preserves the previous evidence.

  • Improved

    Newly confirmed disclosure identities can be checked without repeating the entire source download. Unchecked people remain clearly labelled.

October 11, 2026

Research signals with clear evidence and next steps

Discovery and project profiles now make the brief, research progress and evidence gaps easier to review.

  • Improved

    Your discovery brief survives project setup, and a completed search now says when profile enrichment is still running.

  • New

    Choose a discovery priority and see supported places on candidate cards, with shortfalls explained when the evidence is missing.

  • New

    Project profiles explain their relevance to your brief, show coverage for publications, trial roles, congress programs and payment records, and suggest questions to confirm.

  • Improved

    Research momentum and reported industry relationships are shown separately from Project Fit, with pending checks and tentative identity matches labelled clearly.

  • Fixed

    Selected-candidate review buttons stay readable while an action is running.

October 7, 2026

A public roadmap and this update log

You can now see what we are building next, and read every change we ship — in plain language.

  • New

    An Upcoming features page that shows what is in development, what it will do for your research and why it matters.

  • New

    This update log. Every major release is written up here in everyday language, so you always know what changed in your workspace.

  • Improved

    Both pages are now part of the main site navigation: the roadmap sits in the header menu, and this log sits in the footer of every public page.

October 6, 2026

Sharper profiles, cleaner receipts

A quieter, more accurate experience: assessments wait for the full picture, and your exports are easier to find.

  • New

    The sample shortlist is now a real project deck with fictional portraits, so you can see exactly what your own export will look like before you start.

  • Improved

    Export history lists every file with its status and a Download button kept in view, so you can find an old export without hunting through the page.

  • Improved

    A profile's fit verdict now waits until the research behind it has finished, so you never see an assessment built on an incomplete background.

  • Improved

    Profile pages show every type of activity, reconcile their counts, and explain the exact thresholds behind a full mark instead of leaving you to guess.

  • Improved

    The landing page now explains why Luminary is different from a general-purpose AI tool.

  • Fixed

    Broadened how therapy areas are matched, so a profile is no longer linked to the wrong specialty because of a naming variation.

  • Improved

    Your Founding Member price now stays locked in on every renewal for as long as your account stays active.

October 5, 2026

A refreshed workspace, and photos everyone can see

The biggest visual update since launch, plus a simpler path from signing up to your first search.

  • New

    Profile photos are now shared across your whole workspace, so every teammate sees the same familiar faces.

  • New

    Only a workspace owner can send invitations, and the Founding Member counter shows how many places remain out of 25.

  • Improved

    A new design system across the workspace: clearer tables, consistent avatars and candidate bands, and a calmer layout on both desktop and mobile.

  • Improved

    Project fit recalculates the moment you save a profile review, with larger avatars and helpful tooltips explaining each assessment.

  • Improved

    Discovery setup is shorter, and setup now resumes exactly where you left off instead of asking you to start again.

  • Improved

    Fourteen new answers in the FAQ covering methodology, research accuracy, professions, evaluation and data protection.

  • Fixed

    Improved text contrast on tinted cards and the search progress panel.

October 4, 2026

A clearer front door, and more accurate fit

The public site now shows the product itself, and clinician assessments are noticeably more reliable.

  • New

    A rebuilt landing page that leads with what Luminary actually does, plus real examples of the reports you can export.

  • Improved

    Clinician project fit and exported assessments are more accurate, including scoring that understands different health professions and a wider range of medical wording.

  • Improved

    Better mobile navigation and source panels, so reviewing a profile on a phone is no longer a compromise.

  • Improved

    Search engines can find our public pages while your workspace and your research stay private.

  • Fixed

    Publisher sign-in pages and error headings were being read as an expert's professional activity. They are now correctly ignored.

  • Fixed

    More institutions' portrait files are recognised, including regional naming conventions that were previously missed.

  • Fixed

    Export emails now arrive at the right destination, and regional savings examples were corrected.

October 3, 2026

Know your allowance, review candidates faster

Less guesswork about what is left on your plan, and fewer clicks to a decision.

  • New

    Home shows your remaining research allowance, and unused research pack credits now roll over until the end of your annual term.

  • Improved

    Candidate review is simpler to follow, with fewer steps and filter menus that fit comfortably on narrow screens.

  • Improved

    Live search progress appears immediately, and past searches tidy themselves away when a new one begins.

  • Improved

    Research pack credits return to your balance when monthly capacity is released.

  • Fixed

    Research citations were sometimes written in the wrong plural form.

October 2, 2026

Built for teams: inbox, assignments and reusable research

Our largest workflow update — everything you need to run research as a team instead of a collection of individuals.

  • New

    A workspace inbox and a My reviews page, with candidate and shortlist reviews you can assign to a teammate and give a due date.

  • New

    Global search, pinned projects and recently viewed profiles, so you can get back to your own work in one step.

  • New

    Reusable criteria sets and personal brief templates, plus automatic recovery of briefs and notes you were still drafting.

  • New

    Named final shortlists that combine candidates from several sources, with position control and undo when you remove someone.

  • Improved

    Fit is explained in plain-language points instead of a bare number, with a guide to what a perfect fit actually looks like.

  • Improved

    Richer side-by-side comparison, a compact sortable table and saved views for your most-used lists.

  • Improved

    Exports remember your preferred format and now prepare a PDF and a PowerPoint together.

  • New

    A KOL mapping guide library, a much deeper FAQ, and an About page explaining who builds Luminary.

October 1, 2026

New pricing, redesigned profiles and exports

Simpler plans and a profile and presentation your clients will recognise as professional.

  • New

    Simpler pricing: Agency, a Founding Member rate for early customers, and a research pack you can add when a project needs more.

  • Improved

    Redesigned KOL profiles and exports, with headshots and summaries written around your project rather than a biography.

  • Improved

    PowerPoint exports stay fully editable — text, tables, shapes and links are all yours to adjust before the meeting.

  • Improved

    Project fit refreshes automatically as new professional activity is gathered, so scores do not go stale.

  • New

    A security and privacy packet you can hand straight to your IT or procurement team.

September 29, 2026

Billing that fits your budget cycle

Yearly plans, clear renewal control, and a smoother welcome for the rest of your team.

  • New

    Yearly billing with an auto-renew control you can change yourself at any time.

  • New

    Team seats, with a guided invitation flow and a proper welcome email for each new teammate.

  • Improved

    Brief-first onboarding takes you from signing up to your first KOL shortlist with far less setup.

  • Improved

    Clearer marketing pages explaining what Luminary does and how to try it.

  • Improved

    Applied a security update to the framework that powers the application.

September 25, 2026

The redesigned research workspace

Projects, candidates and profiles rebuilt around the way research actually gets done in an agency.

  • New

    A redesigned workspace with proper project pages, library refinement filters and grouped settings.

  • New

    Workspace switching you can trust, and project decisions that never hide a profile from you.

  • Improved

    One consistent progress indicator, so you always know whether research is queued, running or finished.

  • Improved

    Exports are checked before they are generated, and the assessment they contain is recorded with them.

  • Improved

    Evidence freshness now accounts for revisions, so a profile tells you when it was last verified.

September 24, 2026

Home for the whole team

Joining a workspace, leaving one and renaming your organization all work the way you would expect.

  • New

    Invitation and completion emails, so people always know what to do next.

  • New

    Leave a workspace, and rename your organization, without contacting support.

  • Improved

    Smoother sign-in, review, research and directory flows, with clearer messages when something goes wrong.

  • Improved

    New members join the workspace that invited them instead of being given a workspace of their own.

September 20, 2026

Evidence you can inspect

The foundations of the research quality you rely on today.

  • New

    Source-linked profiles and an evidence review step, so every important finding shows what supports it.

  • New

    Project fit presented as clear descriptions instead of an unexplained number.

  • Improved

    Profile photos and citations repaired across thousands of profiles, with names and identifiers normalised so duplicates are far less likely.

  • Improved

    Password recovery that works the first time, and reliable profile downloads.

  • Improved

    Customer-facing messages reviewed and rewritten: no more internal instructions, just what you need to know.

  • Improved

    Account and photo management, mobile layout and export fixes from a full review of the product.

September 13, 2026

Getting started, faster

A guided path for new members and richer profiles from the very first search.

  • New

    A guided setup for new members that walks through clients, projects and a first search.

  • New

    Recent professional activity is gathered automatically during discovery and refresh, so a new profile is useful straight away.

  • Improved

    Research allowances rebalanced so the numbers are easier to predict across a project.

  • Improved

    Clearer error pages and a single support address for every question.

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