Biochemical Process Control Using Simulated Data for Quality Prediction

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing methods for producing biochemical products, such as vaccines or adjuvants, face challenges in developing new processes quickly and efficiently while ensuring the desired quality and quantity, particularly when historical data is sparse, leading to inaccurate AI supervision and increased waste and time delays.

Innovation Solution

A method that trains a predictive model using a combination of historical and simulated data, where a physical model generates simulated quality attributes, allowing for accurate predictions and reducing the need for reactants and minimizing waste, by deploying a neural network or other algorithms to correct actuation parameters in real-time.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If historical data is used to train the predictive model, then the model can be trained with real experimental data, but the training database is insufficient when historical data is sparse

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveprediction accuracyVSAvoidamount of training data
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSQuantity of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The patent creates a virtual copy of the physical process through a physical model that simulates process behavior and generates synthetic training data. This virtual process replicates the essential characteristics of the real biochemical process, allowing the predictive model to be trained on simulated data that mirrors real operational conditions without requiring extensive historical experimental data.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

Solution Approach 2:

The patent performs preliminary actions by developing and validating the physical model before actual process optimization begins. The model is pre-trained with available sparse historical data and then used to generate additional synthetic training data in advance, preparing a comprehensive training database before the predictive model needs to make accurate predictions.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Measurement precision

If more experimental data is collected to train the predictive model, then the model accuracy improves, but the time required for data collection and processing increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemodel training accuracyVSAvoidinitialisation time
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

Instead of collecting extensive experimental data through time-consuming real-world experiments, the patent uses a virtual copy (physical model) to generate synthetic training data instantaneously. This eliminates the time delay associated with conducting, recording, and processing real experimental trials while providing sufficient data for model training.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

Solution Approach 2:

The physical model is developed and validated in advance to serve as a ready-to-use data generation tool. Once established, the model can rapidly produce training datasets without requiring additional experimental time, thus preliminary preparation of the modeling framework eliminates ongoing data collection delays.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

3Measurement precision

If real experimental data is used for training, then the predictive model reflects actual process behavior, but the waste of reactants and materials increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepredictive accuracyVSAvoidwaste of reactants
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSLoss of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces physical material consumption with virtual simulation. The physical model replicates process behavior and generates training data without requiring actual reactants, reagents, or biochemical materials. This virtual copying approach maintains predictive accuracy while eliminating material waste associated with extensive experimental trials.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

Solution Approach 2:

The physical model serves itself by generating its own training data through simulation rather than requiring external experimental data collection. The model uses mathematical representations of process physics and chemistry to produce synthetic datasets, making the system self-sufficient and eliminating the need for material-intensive external experiments.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Data Source

PatentEP4113223A1Method for optimising a process to produce a biochemical product
Publication Date: 2023.01.04 BULL SA
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AI summary

The invention relates to a method for optimising a process (PROC) to produce a biochemical product (P) defined by a quality attribute, the process being controlled by an actuation parameter (C) and being monitored to get a measured value (T), the method comprising the following steps : - training a predictive model (PRED) on a training database ; - deploying the trained predictive model (PRED) to provide a correction actuation parameter (dC) when a predicted quality attribute (pQA) is out of a targeted quality attribute interval (QAmin, QAmax); the method comprising a step of designing a physical model of the process (PROC) able to provide a simulated quality attribute, the training database comprising simulated quality attributes computed from the physical model and experimental quality attributes computed from biochemical products (P) previously produced.