A major goal of the project was the testing and evaluating of new algorithms to predict both known and unknown protein structures.

Each uses different methods of rapidly and reliably predicting the final tertiary structure.

[7][8] Predictor@home holds the distinction of being the first independent BOINC project to be launched.

The project was set up and run by Michela Taufer at The Scripps Research Institute.

BOINC stats sites were unable to obtain updated XML data, as this had been suspended by the project team.