Triple
T6311265
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Novartis |
E141505
|
entity |
| Predicate | foundedAsMergerOf |
P6637
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Ciba-Geigy |
E584144
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 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: Ciba-Geigy | Statement: [Novartis, foundedAsMergerOf, Ciba-Geigy]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ciba-Geigy Context triple: [Novartis, foundedAsMergerOf, Ciba-Geigy]
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A.
Ciba-Geigy
chosen
Ciba-Geigy was a major Swiss pharmaceutical and chemical company that became one of the predecessors of Novartis after its merger with Sandoz in 1996.
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B.
Bayer
Bayer is a major German multinational pharmaceutical and life sciences company known for products such as aspirin and its work in healthcare and agriculture.
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C.
Schering
Schering is a German surname most notably associated with Ernst Schering, a 19th-century pharmacist and founder of the pharmaceutical company Schering AG.
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D.
Syntex
Syntex was a pioneering pharmaceutical company best known for its role in developing the first oral contraceptive pill and advancing steroid chemistry.
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E.
Hoechst
Hoechst was a major German chemical and pharmaceutical company that later became part of the conglomerate IG Farben.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: foundedAsMergerOf Context triple: [Novartis, foundedAsMergerOf, Ciba-Geigy]
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A.
foundedByMergerOf
chosen
Indicates that an entity was created through the merger or combination of two or more predecessor entities.
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B.
mergerResultedIn
Indicates that a merger between entities led to the creation, change, or outcome represented by the related entity or state.
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C.
governingBodyAtMerger
Indicates the organization or authority that served as the governing body of an entity at the time it merged with another entity.
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D.
affiliationAfterMerger
Indicates that an entity becomes affiliated with another entity as a result of a merger that occurs after a specified point in time.
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E.
affiliationBeforeMerger
Indicates that an entity was affiliated with another entity prior to a merger event involving one or both of them.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (4 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_69c008d00efc8190a36c05b4b4a3bf4b |
completed | March 22, 2026, 3:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c0649d1e048190a3fc7fbce9d2ee57 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 9:52 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c6040337908190a10f7cd9c1264267 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 4:13 a.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69c060e311b48190b1c74a5cf9435623 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 9:36 p.m. |
Created at: March 22, 2026, 4:28 p.m.