Figure 1.

Data and sample flow in automated crytallization. (1) Users submit their samples and enter instructions for their initial screening experiments, which are set up by a crystallization robot. (2) Experiments are set up according to the instructions (and the capabilities of the facility). (3) Crystallization plates are commited to an imager, which records the development of the individual droplets over time. (4) Users access the facility’s database and evaluate the outcome of the individual experiments. (5) Based on the results of previous rounds of experiments, follow-up/optimization experiments are designed.