FAQs
Got questions? We have all answers for you.
General
Do I need to install any program to use it?
You don’t need to install anything. Our software is not operating system or browser dependent. Whether you work with a Windows, Mac or choose to use Google Chrome or FireFox, among others; we deliver accurate cell count results in seconds directly through our website rapidbiolabs.com.
Do you have a mobile app that I can use?
We do not have a mobile application yet. However, our service can be
used at desktops, tablets and mobile phones by directly browsing our
website. Mobile application is within our goals to provide a mobile
application that will make researchers’ work experience more comfortable
and accessible. If you are interested to know when it is available
please register your contact for announcement.
How does cell counting with artificial intelligence work?
Traditional cell counting works by providing researchers with manual
clickers to look at an image of a human cell through a microscope; this
is a process that can take hours to complete. We have collected large
datasets of these human cell images and using AI techniques, we have
trained our data models to identify cells within an image. These models
allow our software to count cells by following an iterative and
repetitive learning process, which guarantees results that are accurate
and fast to produce.
Membership
Can I cancel my membership and remove my images any time or not?
Our users can cancel their membership, delete personal information,
saved images and count results at any time by clicking on the “Delete
account” option on your profile page. If you face any difficulty, please
email us a request at info@rapidbiolabs.com.
Privacy
What happens to my images? is it going to be public?
All images are stored in the account which is accessible only to users
with their respective password. Both the images and the accounts can be
deleted upon the request of a user. All the data that is provided to us
is saved and utilized to meet the requirements of researchers and is not
available to the public at any stage of the research process.
Cell Counting
Explain the accuracy of the results. How reliable are these numbers?
We follow a process of verification and validation through testing, so
the cell count results provided have a high accuracy level. Also, the
annotated image shown to show which cells are counted. You can trust our
results by testing our software generated cell counts with your manual
counts results. Our engineers continuously verify and validate the
software we produce before its deployment following a series of test
cases. Accuracy varies based on the quality of your image, however our
testing shows more than 96% accuracy is provided.
Which type of cells do you count?
Our website currently accepts human blood cell images that are high
resolution with a limit of 300 count results. Our datasets and the
models that are created from them are multiple in matters of type and
are currently in the validation stage, which will need further testing
before deployment. We aim to grow our repertory of cell types according
to the needs of current scientific research, such as the Hela Cells,
which allowed us to explore different requirements and deliver
accordingly.
Will the microscope type make any difference to the count results?
Our software is not dependent on the type of microscope used. The only
requirements for images to upload are the high resolution and maximum
count of 300; we deliver accurate count results of any blood cell images
with these descriptions.