Micro-scale agents often behave predictably in simplified environments like fluid chambers or gels but fail when transitioned to heterogeneous biological tissues. This disconnect is a foundational barrier to progress.
Current development pipelines lack explicit interaction targets and standardized scoring outputs. As a result, performance data is often ambiguous, qualitative, or based on subjective imaging interpretation.
The Near Zero™ system is a modular training platform comprising four coordinated layers:
3D ex vivo constructs that provide spatially complex environments.
Defined interaction zones that are chemically accessible to micro-scale agents.
Generates a binary, ground-truth signal upon successful interaction.
Machine-readable data for integration with existing optimization pipelines.