CAPCell

NSF E-RISE · PUERTO RICO

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE × BIOENGINEERING

AI for better
cell manufacturing.

Connecting artificial intelligence, advanced sensing, and bioprocess engineering to advance cell manufacturing in Puerto Rico.

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Meet the center

GPU server infrastructure at UPR Mayagüez
AI & COMPUTING
Researchers working at a biosafety cabinet
CELL BIOPROCESSING

AN NSF EPSCoR E-RISE CENTER

3

Interdisciplinary
research groups

4

Partner
institutions

PR

Rooted in
Puerto Rico

OUR PURPOSE

Bringing AI
into the bioreactor.

Living cells change as they grow. CAPCell brings researchers in computing and bioengineering together to understand those changes and develop more consistent ways to manufacture cells and their bioactive products.

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EXPLORE CAPCELL

Find your place at CAPCell.

Explore the research, education, and partnerships building Puerto Rico’s capacity for intelligent biomanufacturing.

GPU computing infrastructure

Research

AI, sensing, and engineering working together.
Students gathered on a university campus

Workforce

Learning pathways for students and professionals.
Participants at a research and education event

Partnerships

Connecting institutions, industry, and communities.
Concept illustration of a bioreactor and its digital twin

Our center

Meet the people and purpose behind CAPCell.
GPU computing infrastructure supporting AI research
Computing infrastructure at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez.

RESEARCH THAT CONNECTS DISCIPLINES

From images and signals
to better decisions.

Our research connects cell culture with noninvasive sensing, computer vision, digital twins, and AI tools for bioprocess control.

  • Intelligent biomanufacturingIRG 1
  • Sensing, imaging & data fusionIRG 2
  • Digital twins & AI toolsIRG 3

Meet the research groups

FOUR INSTITUTIONS. A SHARED COMMITMENT TO PUERTO RICO.

UPR Mayagüez

Lead institution · Research & engineering

UPR Río Piedras

AI & computational modeling

Universidad Ana G. Méndez

Gurabo · Computing & education

Puerto Rico Science, Technology & Research Trust

Partnerships & innovation

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