Upstream Bioprocessing · Integrated DOE

Process development that designs the next experiment itself

A multi-agent pipeline that plans, executes, analyzes, and iterates your bioreactor campaigns — turning DOE from a spreadsheet chore into a living optimization loop.

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6 specialized agents Bayesian DOE · adaptive models 12-vessel HT campaigns Audit-ready traceability
DOE-Driven Bioreactor Workflow: plan, generate DOE, set up run, monitor, analyze, iterate or move to downstream
The Problem

Process development shouldn't live in five different tools

Designing experiments in one app, running them on bioreactors, logging data in a LIMS, and re-keying results into a statistics package — that loop costs weeks per iteration and leaves your best scientists doing copy-paste instead of science.

2–4×faster iteration cycles when DOE design, execution, and analysis are one closed loop
12 vesselshigh-throughput campaigns (Ambr 250 HT) designed, mapped, and tracked automatically
1 clickto iterate with an updated DOE — or to hand the winning vessel off to downstream
The Engine

Watch the agents think through an optimization campaign

Six agents, one loop. The Plan agent defines the experiment space; the DOE Designer generates it; Execution runs the vessels; Data ingests every metric; the Optimizer proposes the next round; and the Decision Gate either iterates or hands off to downstream.

Live simulation — scripted from a real Aug 2026 campaign (PROJ111 · Ambr 250 HT · 12 vessels · maximize titer)
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Plan Agent

Instrument, factors, mixture ranges, optimization goalsidle
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DOE Designer

Sigmatic Sciences pipeline — experiment design & model fittingidle
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Execution Agent

Instrument tracking, seed culture mapping, vessel run controlidle
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Data Agent

Sensor + analytical ingestion, trend analysis, sampling historyidle
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Optimizer

Bayesian optimization — expected improvement, response surfacesidle
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Decision Gate

Iterate with an updated DOE, or proceed to downstreamawaiting
[sapio] booting campaign view…
Iteration
0Runs completed
Model order
Predicted optimum titer
Best observed titer
INITPhase
Vessel array — Ambr 250 HT
Decision gate
↻ New DOE iteration
⬇ Proceed to downstream
awaiting analysis…
Proof of Output

What comes out of the pipeline

The dashboards your team actually works in — from plan definition to the final DOE report.

Capabilities

Everything in the loop — and why it matters

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Native DOE Integration

No export/import. Factors and responses defined in the plan go straight to the Sigmatic pipeline; setpoints come straight back into the run.

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Multi-Agent Orchestration

Specialized agents for planning, design, execution, data, optimization, and the go/no-go decision — each with a traceable record of what it did and why.

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Watch the AI Think

Real-time visibility into the pipeline as it executes — plus a report with predicted optima, response surfaces, and method notes you can interrogate.

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Mixture + Process Factors

Optimize media composition (glucose, glutamine, cysteine) and process setpoints (T, pH, agitation) in a single experimental design — capturing interactions OFAT can't see.

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Adaptive Learning

Model order adapts — main-effects while data is scarce, full quadratic once runs accumulate. Every iteration gets smarter with your actual data.

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Instrument & Traceability Control

Maintenance schedules, technician attribution, per-vessel sample tracking, and automatic data pull from connected analyzers. Role-based views throughout.

Business Case

What this is worth to your program

A representative mid-size upstream process development team, moving from manual OFAT-style iteration to DOE-driven closed-loop development.

Impact AreaBeforeWith Integrated DOEAnnual Value
Optimization cycle time4–6 weeks / iteration (manual analysis + re-design)1–2 weeks / iteration (auto design + report)$250K–$600K in earlier process lock
Experiment efficiencyOFAT: misses interactions, needs more roundsDOE/BO: captures interactions in 12 runs$100K–$300K in reagents + bioreactor time
Titer / yield upliftBaseline+10–25% from optimized window$1M–$5M+ at production scale
Data handling & auditSpreadsheets, re-keying, manual audit trailsAutomated capture, traceable, instrument-linked$50K–$150K analyst time + reduced QC risk

Conservative figures for a team running ~4 development campaigns/year on a 12-vessel microscale platform. The dominant value is time-to-optimized-process — the earlier you lock a high-titer window, the cheaper every production batch becomes.

Who It's For

Built for the teams who own the process

Process Development

Lead scientists and engineers running upstream optimization campaigns on microscale and pilot scale.

Manufacturing Science

Teams translating development results to production and defending the process window.

Lab Operations

Coordinators managing instruments, vessel scheduling, sampling, and data integrity.

CDMOs

Contract organizations juggling multi-client campaigns that need fast, defensible optimization.

See a demo for yourself

Book a live demo tailored to your campaign — we'll configure the factors, responses, and platform that match your work and walk you through the full loop, from plan to downstream handoff.

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