DrugTar

Closed weights Isfahan University of Technology 650M parameters September 2024

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Origin

Who built this model, where, and when it was published.

Organisation
Isfahan University of Technology
Organisation type
Academia
Country
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Published
24 September 2024
Authors
Niloofar Borhani, Iman Izadi, View ORCID ProfileAli Motahharynia, Mahsa Sheikholeslami, Yousof Gheisari

What it does

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Domain
Biology
Task
Protein property prediction, Drug discovery
Base model
ESM2-650M

Size

How large the model is and how much data it was trained on. Parameters are the figure that decides whether it fits on a given graphics card.

Parameters
650M
Training data
4,068 tokens

4068 (ProTar-II dataset)*300(estimated tokens per protein)=1220400

Epochs
15

How it is classified

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Record confidence
Likely

Sources

Where this record came from and when it was last checked.

Reference
DrugTar Improves Druggability Prediction by Integrating Large Language Models and Gene Ontologies
Last updated
28 November 2025

What the numbers mean

Background

DrugTar was published by Isfahan University of Technology, in the country recorded as Iran (Islamic Republic of), during September 2024. The category the publisher falls under is academia.

It works in the domain of Biology, and is recorded as performing the task of protein property prediction, Drug discovery.

Rather than being trained from scratch, it is derived from ESM2-650M. That is the usual way a specialised model is produced.

Because the weights are not available, none of the hardware figures elsewhere on this site apply to it.

What went into building it

Training consumed a corpus of around 4,068 tokens of text.

Answers

DrugTar — common questions

01

DrugTar— how many parameters does it have?

It has a parameter count of 650M. That figure is the total, and it is what decides how much memory the model needs — roughly half a gigabyte per billion at the compression most people use.

02

DrugTar— who created it?

It was published by Isfahan University of Technology, based in Iran (Islamic Republic of), an organisation categorised as academia.

03

DrugTar— when was it released?

It was published in September 2024. Capability per parameter has improved considerably since, so a newer model of the same size is often the better use of the same hardware.

04

DrugTar— what is it used for?

It works in the domain of Biology, and is recorded as handling the task of protein property prediction, Drug discovery. Models frequently carry more than one of each, and the tags describe purpose rather than capability limits.

05

DrugTar— what GPU do I need to run it?

None. This is a closed model — its weights were never published, so it cannot be downloaded or run on your own hardware at any price. It is reachable only through its provider.

06

DrugTar— is it open source?

The licensing was never recorded in our source data. We treat unstated licensing as closed, because an unrecorded licence is not one to rely on.

Source

Original publication

Record last updated 28 November 2025

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