Technology · Polly Scout

Priority Datasets for Target Evaluation, in Minutes.

You define the criteria. Elucidata searches 800,000+ studies across 30+ repositories and delivers a ranked, tiered shortlist your team can act on before the next planning call.

80%

Reduction in dataset search time

2x

More datasets found vs. manual search

1M+

GEO and PMC datasets today, expanding to 7M+

Technology · Polly Scout

Priority Datasets for Target Evaluation, in Minutes.

You define the criteria. Elucidata searches 800,000+ studies across 30+ repositories and delivers a ranked, tiered shortlist your team can act on before the next planning call.

80%

Reduction in dataset search time

2x

More datasets found vs. manual search

1M+

GEO and PMC datasets today, expanding to 7M+

What target ID teams achieved

What target ID teams achieved

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Oncology target ID program · mid-size pharma

99%

Irrelevant studies eliminated

Elucidata’s experts using Polly Scout were able to narrow down 800,000+ studies to a priority list of 92 high impact studies.
Multi-modal dataset audit · comparative benchmark

150%

More Relevant datasets found

Experts using Polly Scout discovered 145 relevant studies compared to the 59 found in a parallel manual effort.
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How Scout Works

You define the criteria. Elucidata's experts run your search on Polly Scout. You review the shortlist.

D/L Type I
HIPAA compliant
ARI 3154 all partners in-use
Tested with AWS VPC

What This Enables in Target ID

Once Scout is running on your program, dataset selection is driven by evidence coverage rather than repository familiarity.

Evidence base locked before knowledge graph build.

Single cell RNA seq, spatial transcriptomics, bulk RNA-seq, and 22+ modalities scored against your criteria before a single edge is written.

Dataset scouting goes from weeks to days.

1-3 weeks compressed to a few days. Your team reviews a scored, filterable list rather than running the search.

Direct handoff to KG-Based Target Ranking & Co-Build.

Scored output flows into Polly Xtract or a curation pipeline with no format conversion.

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Part of the Elucidata service offering

Polly Scout powers the data discovery phase of Elucidata's Data Partner service, and is the first step in every Program Partner engagement where evidence completeness determines shortlist quality.

KG-Based Target Ranking & Co-Build

Scout runs the dataset discovery phase at the start of every KG-Based Target Ranking & Co-Build engagement. Dataset discovery, qualification, and curation for a Target ID program. Elucidata sources and delivers a fitness-for-purpose dataset package.

KG-Based Target Validation

Scout also runs in Target Validation programs. The same dataset scouting that anchors a KG build re-qualifies the evidence base when a program shifts from ranking to validation.

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How Scout integrates into your program

We integrate Scout into your stack in the model that fits your program. Elucidata handles the run; your team works with the results.

Polly UI

Web interface with native Scout workflows, criteria submission, results review, batch management, and CSV export.

Scout MCP Server

The Scout MCP Server connects your AI tooling directly to the Scout corpus and evaluation agents. In production as of Q2 2026.

APIs

We wire Scout into your existing data pipelines and tooling via the Polly REST API.

Co-Scientist

Query-driven research interface that pairs Scout with Polly KG for guided Target ID workflows. Also available via Slack integration.

Full API documentation and integration guides available on request.

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Questions From Every Target ID Evaluation Call

How is Scout different from doing a GEO or PubMed search ourselves?

Scout searches a pre-curated, ontology-mapped corpus of 800,000+ studies across 30+ repositories simultaneously, with multi-pass LLM filtering that understands I/E criteria semantically. Output is a ranked tiered shortlist, not a results list.

Where does Scout fit in a target ID program?

In medical terms, harmonization is the process of ensuring consistency in clinical trial results, patient records, and diagnostic data across healthcare systems. This helps in accurate analysis and supports better patient care and medical research.

What does 'managed service' mean - do we need to learn a new tool?

No. You submit your target ID criteria. An Elucidata SME runs the audit and delivers the shortlist. Your team's involvement is at the review stage. No interface to learn, no pipeline to operate.

How long does a Scout audit take?

Standard audits complete in under 2.5 hours of calendar time. Prior manual method: 5-25 days per project.

Can Scout datasets feed directly into a knowledge graph build?

Yes. P1 datasets flow into Polly's Data Concierge for ingestion and harmonization - 25+ modalities, 4,000+ samples/week, 30+ bioinformatics pipelines. Scout is the data acquisition phase; Data Concierge is the data preparation phase.

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