Source experimental datasets for AI pretraining, fine tuning and model evaluation. Materials science and life sciences, with the measurements, context and licensing your project needs.
SIB Scientific · Data sourcing and licensing · Austin, Texas
Start with the model
What should your model learn?
Scientific AI needs observations from real experiments. SIB helps teams define a data requirement, identify relevant holders and arrange a licence around the intended use.
01 / PRETRAINING
Learn across scientific variation.
Specify the range of materials, biological systems, methods and experimental conditions your training plan needs. Raw signals, images and structured records can serve different parts of the model.
Connect a narrower scientific question with the right measurements and labels. Examples include predicting a material property from preparation conditions or connecting research images to experimental outcomes.
Task specific labelsControlsRelevant outcomes
03 / EVALUATION
Test on genuinely independent records.
Define what must stay separate from training. Samples, experimental series, studies, sites and acquisition periods provide useful boundaries when designing an evaluation collection.
The experimental relationships matter as much as the file type. Define the raw measurements, associated records and outcomes that your model needs to learn from.
01 / Materials and process dataSi
How it was made. How it performed.
Connect synthesis and processing histories with characterization, measured properties and performance. Source against a specific family of materials, an experimental range or a model task.
Synthesis and processingComposition, recipes, temperatures, deposition conditions and process histories.
CharacterizationSpectroscopy, diffraction, microscopy and raw instrument outputs.
Properties and outcomesMeasured results, controls, repeat experiments and unsuccessful runs.
For thin films, semiconductors and other materials, discuss which measurements link to a specimen and which are only associated with a batch.
Connect molecular measurements and research imaging with study design, sample preparation and experimental results. Scope the biological systems, measurement methods and labels needed for your task.
Molecular measurementsProteomics, molecular profiles and associated experimental information.
Research imagingMicroscopy, image series, annotations and acquisition context.
Assays and study recordsExperimental outcomes, controls, sample relationships and label definitions.
Begin with collection level descriptions. For human research data, establish the permitted access and handling workflow before any exchange.
Tell us the target volume, the number of independent experiments and the scientific coverage your training run needs.
A large image archive, a spectral library and a linked experimental series carry different information. We use both the data volume and the underlying science to guide a search.
Evaluation sampleA bounded selection to inspect formats, record links and scientific fit.
Training collectionAn agreed scope of files, experiments, labels and metadata.
Large corpus requirementGigabytes or terabytes, with coverage, duplicate handling and delivery batches defined in the brief.
Collection size and delivery are established during sourcing and qualification.
Inside a useful dataset
The measurement and its context.
Raw files preserve the signal. Methods, sample identities and outcomes explain what it represents. Explore how those records can connect in a collection.
Illustrative record structure
Sample identity → synthesis → process → characterization → property result
Link raw instrument files, images, preparation records and measured properties through stable specimen and batch identifiers. Review native formats, units, repeats and missing fields before defining a training collection.
Before a larger acquisition
Make the fit measurable.
Define acceptance criteria before committing to a collection.
Your technical team sets the requirements. SIB coordinates descriptions, open questions and any agreed evaluation sample with the holder.
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Scientific coverage
Materials, biological systems, conditions and outcomes represented, together with known gaps.
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Record integrity
Sample and batch identifiers, repeats, missing values and links between measurements.
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Technical usability
Raw formats, schemas, units, file sizes and any conversion or preparation work.
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Provenance and use
Collection history, control of the records and the training or commercial uses to address in the licence.
Sourcing and licensing
From a model brief to an agreed collection.
We start with buyer demand, identify relevant data holders and coordinate the technical and commercial work needed to assess a collection.
01
Define the brief
Model task, scientific domain, modalities, target scale, intended use and timing.
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Qualify sources
Find holders and establish their records, experimental context and open questions.
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Evaluate the fit
Agree the information or sample needed for review, with access and handling settled first.
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Agree the transaction
Collection scope, permitted use, acceptance, preparation and delivery arrangements.
For AI and research teams
What does your model need to learn?
Send a short requirement covering the domain, model task, data types and approximate scope.