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Experiment Series A

Where AI ideas become tested products

CognitionLab is a Montreal research studio that turns AI hypotheses into working prototypes — fast, measured and ready for your next decision.

Where AI ideas become tested products.

Digital research lab workspace with AI prototyping screens
Specimen A-001
Montreal Lab
48h

Rapid Hypothesis Test

Same-week feasibility sketch with a working demo and a go/no-go recommendation.

2 weeks

Prototype Sprint

End-to-end AI prototype with benchmark metrics, UX walkthrough and stakeholder review.

Validated

Production-Ready POC

Model validation, dataset audit and deployment kit — evidence your team can act on.

Featured packages

Four experiment packages to start fast

Pre-scoped lab engagements designed for innovation teams who need evidence, not slide decks.

Experiment 01

Rapid AI Prototype Sprint

From concept to clickable AI demo in ten business days.

  • Duration: 10 days
  • Output: Working prototype
From CAD 18,500
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Experiment 02

POC Validation Lab

Structured proof-of-concept with success criteria and stakeholder demo.

  • Duration: 3 weeks
  • Output: Validated POC
From CAD 32,000
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Experiment 03

Model Benchmark Suite

Compare models against your data with reproducible evaluation reports.

  • Duration: 2 weeks
  • Output: Benchmark report
From CAD 24,500
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Experiment 04

UX Research Cycle

User testing sessions with AI-assisted workflows and actionable findings.

  • Duration: 2 weeks
  • Output: UX research report
From CAD 16,800
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What we need from your team

  • A clear hypothesis or problem statement
  • Sample data or representative use cases
  • One product owner available for weekly reviews
  • Success criteria you can defend internally

Lab process

Five steps from hypothesis to evidence

Every engagement follows our documented research protocol — transparent, repeatable and built for decision-makers.

Experiment 01

Hypothesis

Define the question, constraints and success metrics.

Experiment 02

Design

Architect the prototype, select models and plan evaluation.

Experiment 03

Build

Develop the working prototype in our Montreal lab.

Experiment 04

Validate

Run benchmarks, UX sessions and stakeholder reviews.

Experiment 05

Report

Deliver findings, recommendations and next-step roadmap.

Core services

Research services for innovation teams

01

AI Prototyping

Rapid development of functional AI demos using modern LLM, vision and agent frameworks — scoped to your use case.

Prototype
02

POC Development

Structured proof-of-concept engagements with defined acceptance criteria and executive-ready demonstrations.

POC
03

Model Validation

Reproducible benchmarking against your datasets with bias checks, latency profiling and accuracy reporting.

Validation
04

UX Research

Moderated testing sessions for AI-assisted workflows — findings your product team can implement immediately.

UX Lab
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Field notes

Lab-note testimonials

"CognitionLab delivered a working RAG prototype in eleven days. Our board saw a live demo, not a roadmap — that changed the funding conversation entirely."
Marie-Claire Dupont — VP Innovation, FinTech Montreal
"The benchmark report compared four models on our clinical notes dataset. Clear winner, clear trade-offs. Exactly the evidence our compliance team needed."
Dr. James Okonkwo — Director of AI, HealthTech Quebec
"Their UX research cycle uncovered three friction points we would have shipped. Saved us months of rework after launch."
Sophie Tremblay — Head of Product, SaaS Platform

Ready to run your first experiment?

Tell us your hypothesis. Our Montreal lab team responds within one business day with a scoped proposal.

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Note for innovation teams

Built for R&D, product and strategy leaders

Whether you are exploring a new AI capability, validating a vendor claim or preparing a board presentation, CognitionLab gives you a controlled experiment — not an open-ended consulting engagement. Every project ends with documented evidence your team owns.

We work with enterprise innovation labs, scale-ups and research departments across Quebec and Canada. Prices in Canadian dollars (CAD).