ImmunoPrecise Validates LENSai Epitope Mapping Platform Across Broad Range of Unseen Therapeutic Targets Beyond Training Data

National Post

5 days ago

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New benchmark confirms LENS ai 's ability to accurately predict binding on 17 previously unseen antibody-antigen complexes, achieving near-crystallography precision without prior training data.
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AUSTIN, Texas — ImmunoPrecise Antibodies Ltd. (NASDAQ: IPA) ('IPA' or the 'Company'), an AI-powered biotherapeutics company, today announced a new validation study supporting the generalizability of its proprietary epitope mapping platform, LENS ai, powered by IPA's patented HYFT® technology. The newly released benchmark shows that the platform consistently delivers high predictive performance, even on complexes not used during training.
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'It's generally assumed that AI can only make accurate predictions if it has seen similar data before,' said Dr. Jennifer Bath, CEO of ImmunoPrecise. 'But this benchmark proves otherwise: LENS ai accurately mapped antibody binding sites on entirely new antibody – protein complexes-none of which were used in training. Not the antibodies. Not the targets. Not the complexes. And the predictions aligned with wet-lab results. This is a major breakthrough in generalizing AI for therapeutic discovery, made possible by our proprietary technology, which captures functional meaning instead of memorizing shapes. It shows that AI doesn't always need massive data to be powerful and accurate – it just needs the right kind.'
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LENS ai Epitope Mapping uses artificial intelligence to pinpoint where antibodies are most likely to attach to disease-related proteins – helping scientists design better treatments faster. Unlike traditional methods that take months and require lab work, LENS ai delivers results in hours – using just the digital sequences – cutting timelines, eliminating the need to produce expensive materials, reducing guesswork, and unlocking faster paths to new treatments.
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In a new benchmark study, LENS ai was tested on 30 antibody-protein pairs, 17 of which the platform had never seen before. Despite having no prior exposure to these molecules, LENS ai achieved prediction scores nearly identical to those from its original training data. This score, known as AUC (Area Under the Curve), is a widely accepted measure of accuracy in computational biology.
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The consistent performance on entirely new, unseen complexes confirms that LENS ai 's artificial intelligence can reliably analyze and predict antibody binding – even for molecules outside its training set. This breakthrough demonstrates LENS ai 's power to generalize across diverse biological structures, making it a valuable tool for accelerating real-world drug discovery.
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Why This Benchmark Matters
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In the new study, LENS ai delivered high accuracy results on 17 antibody-protein complexes the platform had never seen before as it did on familiar training examples – proving true generalization, not memorization. Because no new wet-lab work or x-ray structures were required, researchers gain speed, reproducibility, and major cost savings, while freeing scarce lab resources for confirmatory or downstream assays.
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What It Means for Partners and Investors
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With LENS ai already embedded in collaborations across big pharma and biotech, ImmunoPrecise is scaling access through secure APIs and custom partnerships. The platform helps researchers compress discovery timelines, reduce risk, and unlock previously unreachable targets – positioning the company and its investors at the forefront of AI-driven antibody therapeutics.
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For more technical detail and full benchmark results, explore two complementary case studies that illustrate the power and flexibility of LENS ai Epitope Mapping.
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's breakthrough ability to accurately map binding sites on a completely
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'unseen' target
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, with no prior exposure to the antibody, the antigen, or their structure.
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These examples underscore how LENS ai performs both in well-characterized systems and in novel, previously untrained scenarios—validating its generalizability and real-world readiness.
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About ImmunoPrecise Antibodies Ltd.
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ImmunoPrecise (NASDAQ: IPA) is a global leader in AI-powered biotherapeutic discovery and development. Its proprietary HYFT technology and LENSai™ platform enable first-principles-based drug design, delivering validated therapeutic candidates across modalities and therapeutic areas. IPA partners with 19 of the top 20 pharmaceutical companies and is advancing next-generation biologics through data-driven, human-relevant models.
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