Systems and methods for predicting growth of a population of organisms

A method for predicting growth of a population of organisms, the method comprising:

• receiving a first sample of said population of organisms into a container at a first moment in time;
• imaging said first sample of said population to obtain a first image;
• using a growth indication quantity determination engine and said first image, determining at least a first value of the growth indication quantity being associated to the first sample of said population;
• receiving a second sample of said population of organisms into the container at a subsequent, second moment in time;
• imaging said second sample of said population to obtain a second image;
• using the growth indication quantity determination engine and said second image, determining at least a second value of the growth indication quantity being associated to the second sample of said population;
• and
• using a growth prediction engine, and based on at least the first and second values of the growth indication quantity, determining at least a predicted value of said growth indication quantity for said population at least at a subsequent moment in time.

A method for predicting growth of a population of organisms, the method comprising:

• receiving a first sample of said population of organisms into a container at a first moment in time;
• imaging said first sample of said population to obtain a first image;
• using a growth indication quantity determination engine and said first image, determining at least a first value of the growth indication quantity being associated to the first sample of said population;
• and
• using a growth prediction engine, accessing prior experimental data pertaining to a species of said organisms, and determining at least a predicted value of said growth indication quantity for said population at least at a subsequent moment in time based on said prior experimental data, said first value of the growth indication quantity and said first moment in time.