Receive working software in two weeks
Lab Prototype Sprint
Most labs have initiatives that never move because the cost of reaching a yes/no is too high and other priorities loom.
A Lab Prototype Sprint closes that gap. You walk away with an artifact running against your actual data. A working prototype that surfaces the hard parts is more valuable than a polished demo that hides them.
Two-Week Timeline
The fast-tracked timeline it will take to go from kickoff to a working prototype running on your data.
Fixed-Fee Price
Typically ranging from $5K to $10K, the price will be set before kickoff based on the scope.
Software You Own
You'll receive source code, documentation, and a working prototype that your organization owns.
The Problem
The gap between a promising idea and a funded project is where initiatives stall
Vendor demos use clean data and curated examples that look nothing like your environment. Internal pilots sit in a queue waiting for IT capacity. Leadership can't approve a full build without proof it works — but getting to proof feels like it requires a full build first.
That circular trap is exactly what a sprint breaks. You bring a defined problem and sample data. We bring proven patterns, reusable code, and a focused team that has already built system analogs to most of what your prototype needs. Two weeks later, you have something real to show.
Prototype Tracks
Which one is right for your organization?
AI Model Development
A custom-built AI model is designed to solve your specific needs and is trained or fine-tuned on your data and packaged.
AI Chatbot
Ask questions of your SOPs, validation records, batch records, or instrument outputs. Answers are cited back to the source and run within your environment.
Not sure? We can help.
What you walk away with
Six Deliverables
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Working Prototype Built on Your Data
The custom-built prototype will run against your actual data and can be installed on a workstation.
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Problem Definition Memo
This is often the first written articulation of the problem your organization is facing. It clarifies scope, assumptions, and constraints for stakeholders.
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Prototype Report & Walkthrough
We'll provide a report and walk your team through the prototype's innerworkings so your organization understands what was built, how it works, and how to extend it.
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Source Code and Setup Guide
Clean, documented code with sample data and test scenarios. It's yours to keep and build on, regardless of what you do next.
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Honest Limits Report
An outline of what the prototype doesn't do and where the production-readiness gaps are. Most vendors hide limitations. We surface them before you commit to a full build. A prototype that shows you the hard parts is more valuable than a demo that conceals them.
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Path to Production Sketch
Documentation of the technical effort, infrastructure, validation, and governance work required to scale the prototype into a production system.
Two-Week Timeline
From Kickoff to Live Demo
Start
Pre-Work
Scoping call, data checklist, start date determined. We align on the defined problem and confirm you have what we need before the work begins.
Week 1
Kickoff, data ingest, initial build. By the end of week one you'll have the beginings of this prototype running against your data.
Week 1
Week Two
Refinement, documentation, and delivery prep. Every deliverable is finalized and ready to hand over.
End
Hand Off
We'll show you a live demo built off your data and all the deliverables are handed over.
After the Sprint
Three Paths Forward
Build for Production
Move into a Yahara Discovery engagement to scope a full build. You go in with working code, documented limits, and a path-to-production sketch already in hand.
Extend
Run a follow-on sprint to explore more data, additional use cases, or model variants before committing to a production build.
Shelve or Pivot
Take the learning and the limits report, and redirect the initiative. A sprint that tells you something doesn't work is a sprint that saved your organization a much larger investment.
A VALUABLE INVESTMENT
Fixed Price Determined Before Kick-Off
Typically $5,000 – $10,000
A fixed price is determined before any work begins, and the deliverables are yours to keep whether you continue with Yahara afterward or not.
Compare that to the cost of months of internal scoping, inconclusive vendor demos, and a roadmap item that never moves. For most organizations, this quick-turn sprint pays for itself before the readout.
Why Yahara?
We bring proven technology, established patterns, and reusable code. What would take a generalist team six weeks to stand up, we have largely already built and can adapt to your problem. Our team can offer your organization a real head start. We have experience building:
Instrument Integration
Stop manually moving data off old instruments. We can build an integration pipeline that makes your organization more efficient and enables consistent data governance.
Middleware for Systems
Eliminate the costly data silos between your lab instruments and LIMS/ELN systems — with middleware built and validated for regulated environments.
ML Pipelines
Skip months of model research. We deliver a working machine learning pipeline for pathology or cytogenetics images using your data.
Custom Chatbots
Give your team instant, citation-backed answers from your organizations SOPs, batch records, and validation docs. A custom RAG (retrieval-augmented generation) knowledge assistant — or chatbot — reduces the compliance risks created by generic chatbots.
Augmented Reality Workflows
Bring step-by-step AR guidance to cell culture and physical workflows. It can streamline training and onboarding, reduce human errors in manual steps, document compliance procedures, and help ensure consistency across lab techs.
Tell Us Your Problem
We'll tell you whether a sprint is the right path.