Triple
T18768401
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Alfred Bader |
E458949
|
entity |
| Predicate | associatedWith |
P37
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Sigma-Aldrich Corporation
Sigma-Aldrich Corporation is a major global chemical and life science company known for supplying research, specialty, and fine chemicals to laboratories and industries worldwide.
|
E1341451
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Sigma-Aldrich Corporation | Statement: [Alfred Bader, associatedWith, Sigma-Aldrich Corporation]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sigma-Aldrich Corporation Context triple: [Alfred Bader, associatedWith, Sigma-Aldrich Corporation]
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A.
Thermo Fisher Scientific
Thermo Fisher Scientific is a leading American biotechnology and laboratory equipment company that provides scientific instruments, reagents, and services to research, healthcare, and industrial customers worldwide.
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B.
MilliporeSigma
MilliporeSigma is the U.S. and Canada life science business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, providing laboratory chemicals, equipment, and services to research, pharmaceutical, and biotech customers.
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C.
Corning Life Sciences
Corning Life Sciences is a division of Corning that develops and manufactures laboratory consumables and equipment used in cell culture, genomics, drug discovery, and other life science research applications.
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D.
Danaher Corporation
Danaher Corporation is a diversified global science and technology conglomerate known for its portfolio of life sciences, diagnostics, and industrial solutions businesses.
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E.
Lonza
Lonza is a global Swiss-based life sciences company specializing in pharmaceutical, biotech, and nutrition products and services, particularly in contract development and manufacturing.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Sigma-Aldrich Corporation Triple: [Alfred Bader, associatedWith, Sigma-Aldrich Corporation]
Generated description
Sigma-Aldrich Corporation is a major global chemical and life science company known for supplying research, specialty, and fine chemicals to laboratories and industries worldwide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sigma-Aldrich Corporation Target entity description: Sigma-Aldrich Corporation is a major global chemical and life science company known for supplying research, specialty, and fine chemicals to laboratories and industries worldwide.
-
A.
Thermo Fisher Scientific
Thermo Fisher Scientific is a leading American biotechnology and laboratory equipment company that provides scientific instruments, reagents, and services to research, healthcare, and industrial customers worldwide.
-
B.
MilliporeSigma
MilliporeSigma is the U.S. and Canada life science business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, providing laboratory chemicals, equipment, and services to research, pharmaceutical, and biotech customers.
-
C.
Corning Life Sciences
Corning Life Sciences is a division of Corning that develops and manufactures laboratory consumables and equipment used in cell culture, genomics, drug discovery, and other life science research applications.
-
D.
Danaher Corporation
Danaher Corporation is a diversified global science and technology conglomerate known for its portfolio of life sciences, diagnostics, and industrial solutions businesses.
-
E.
Lonza
Lonza is a global Swiss-based life sciences company specializing in pharmaceutical, biotech, and nutrition products and services, particularly in contract development and manufacturing.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69d8d395dba0819087568404508590cb |
completed | April 10, 2026, 10:40 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e58d867264819098ae35c9feab3bb4 |
completed | April 20, 2026, 2:20 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a053d450c8081908e44744a63e15fc3 |
completed | May 14, 2026, 3:11 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a053e7376ec8190950881d90d9fa567 |
completed | May 14, 2026, 3:16 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a053ef3600881908e39a4abe4e032e8 |
completed | May 14, 2026, 3:18 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 11:52 a.m.