Triple

T15563990
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. E371069 entity
Predicate formerName P65 FINISHED
Object Nanofluidics, Inc.
Nanofluidics, Inc. was the original corporate name of Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc., a biotechnology company known for developing advanced DNA sequencing technologies.
 E1164181 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Nanofluidics, Inc. | Statement: [Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc., formerName, Nanofluidics, Inc.]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Nanofluidics, Inc.
Context triple: [Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc., formerName, Nanofluidics, Inc.]
  • A. Nanosphere, Inc.
    Nanosphere, Inc. was a biotechnology company specializing in nanoparticle-based molecular diagnostic tests for detecting genetic and infectious diseases.
  • B. Nautilus Biotechnology
    Nautilus Biotechnology is a life sciences company developing next-generation, high-throughput proteomics platforms to enable comprehensive analysis of the human proteome for research and drug discovery.
  • C. Nanotechnology Center
    Nanotechnology Center is a research institute at Bar-Ilan University focused on advancing nanoscale science and technology across multiple scientific and engineering disciplines.
  • D. Silatech
    Silatech is a Qatar-based non-profit organization focused on promoting youth employment and economic opportunities across the Arab world.
  • E. Microsystems Technology Laboratories
    Microsystems Technology Laboratories is a leading MIT research facility focused on micro- and nano-scale engineering, including microelectronics, MEMS, and related technologies.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Nanofluidics, Inc.
Triple: [Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc., formerName, Nanofluidics, Inc.]
Generated description
Nanofluidics, Inc. was the original corporate name of Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc., a biotechnology company known for developing advanced DNA sequencing technologies.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Nanofluidics, Inc.
Target entity description: Nanofluidics, Inc. was the original corporate name of Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc., a biotechnology company known for developing advanced DNA sequencing technologies.
  • A. Nanosphere, Inc.
    Nanosphere, Inc. was a biotechnology company specializing in nanoparticle-based molecular diagnostic tests for detecting genetic and infectious diseases.
  • B. Nautilus Biotechnology
    Nautilus Biotechnology is a life sciences company developing next-generation, high-throughput proteomics platforms to enable comprehensive analysis of the human proteome for research and drug discovery.
  • C. Nanotechnology Center
    Nanotechnology Center is a research institute at Bar-Ilan University focused on advancing nanoscale science and technology across multiple scientific and engineering disciplines.
  • D. Silatech
    Silatech is a Qatar-based non-profit organization focused on promoting youth employment and economic opportunities across the Arab world.
  • E. Microsystems Technology Laboratories
    Microsystems Technology Laboratories is a leading MIT research facility focused on micro- and nano-scale engineering, including microelectronics, MEMS, and related technologies.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69d85cc6cf40819091f4a5facee1ebe6 completed April 10, 2026, 2:13 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e04ddc66448190948280fb0c8d390c completed April 16, 2026, 2:47 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ff456a3b08819092f9f517bbef5577 completed May 9, 2026, 2:32 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ff49541fcc8190a1d22721bc255e19 completed May 9, 2026, 2:48 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ff49f6db508190b0127a59d332512e completed May 9, 2026, 2:51 p.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 4:10 a.m.