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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 18, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2019
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., Rahway, NJ (US);
Soheil Ghafurian, Brooklyn, NY (US);
Ilknur Icke, Attleboro, MA (US);
Charles A. Lesburg, Newton, MA (US);
Belma Dogdas, Ridgewood, NJ (US);
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., Rahway, NJ (US);
Abstract
A protein crystallization trial is automatically analyzed by capturing images of the protein drops in the trial. A machine-learned model, such as a neural network, is applied to classify the images. The model generates a predicted classification from among a set of possible classifications which includes one or more crystal type classifications and one or more non-crystal type classifications. Users may be notified automatically of newly identified crystals (e.g., drops that are classified as a crystal type). The notification may include a link to a user interface that includes results of the trial.