System and method for automating scientific and engineering experimentation for deriving surrogate response data

A system for reducing inherent data loss associated with experimentation capable of automatically deriving one or more surrogate response data sets for a defined set of experimentation comprising:

• an automated experimentation platform (AEP) for automating one or more discrete experimentation process steps;
• and
• a generalized exchange module (GEM) for automating data exchanges between the said AEP and one or more target applications and for enabling the data exchange to be generic with one or more of any attached HPLC systems, device, software applications and ICP, and
• a software application wizard having selectable parameters and being in communication therewith for selectively predetermining study factors for said experimentation,
• wherein a primary characteristic is one or more of being numerically analyzable, being more readily or directly obtained in which inherent data loss occurs, being a response value for an experiment trial or providing information on the effect of the change made to said experimentation,
• comprising the method of computing at least one surrogate response by:
• (i) setting one or more results characteristics in response to said controllable settings,
• (ii) obtaining one or more results data sets from a data source of said system,
• (iii) determining a total number of a first referenced data in a chromatogram in reference to said results, and
• (iv) determining a number of a second referenced data in reference to said first referenced data in a chromatogram with resolution ≧X
• wherein said one or more results data sets are obtained in reference to a said HPLC system,
• and wherein said system and HPLC systems are operable in response to selection of one or more selectable parameters as input to said system.

A non-transitory computer readable medium containing program instructions for reducing inherent data loss associated with experimentation comprising automatically deriving one or more surrogate response data for a defined set of experimentation wherein the computer performs the following steps comprising:

• automating one or more discrete experimentation process steps;
• and
• automating data exchanges between an AEP and one or more target applications, for enabling the data exchange to be generic with one or more of any attached components inclusive of any hardware software, HPLC system, software applications and ICP;
• including one or more controllable settings or controllable parameters, wherein said controllable settings include one or more of any instrument settings, controllable features of instrumentation, variable characteristics of experimentation, processes of experimentation, or experimental factors in accordance with said experimentation;
• communicating with one or more instruments of said experimentation;
• computing at least one surrogate response;
• and
• generating surrogate responses in relation to selectable parameters in relation to study factors for said experimentation.