Pharos Imaging is developing a compact optical coherence tomography platform designed to bring microscopic imaging out of specialist back rooms and into portable, everyday settings. Founded around a team led by co-founders Dr. David Rubaltelli and Dr. Xingchen Ji, the company is building a battery-powered, cloud-connected system that is smaller than a cell phone and intended to broaden access to OCT for home monitoring and screening.
AI OpticsAI Optics develops portable retinal-imaging hardware and AI-based screening software that brings eye-disease screening into primary care, retail health, home-based care, and other point-of-care settings. Founded by an NYU-trained physician who saw the consequences of limited screening access, the company built its FDA-cleared Sentinel Camera from scratch and is developing Sentinel Pro to run disease-screening modules directly on the handheld device. The New York-based team combines medical-device engineering experience with expertise in optical systems, embedded devices, and AI algorithms.NEW YORK, NY
LighTopTechLighTopTech builds optical instruments and software for nondestructive imaging inside living tissue and manufactured materials. Its OCX® system combines optical coherence tomography with Gabor Domain Optical Coherence Microscopy in a compact desktop instrument, using a liquid-lens, bioinspired microscope design to produce high-resolution 3D images without cutting into a sample. The company’s work spans biomedical imaging and manufacturing quality control, with research published on applications including corneal tissue and skin.WEST HENRIETTA, NY
Clear Image TechnologyClear Image Technology develops direct-visualization medical imaging systems, including the portable C Scope® 2.2mm single-use arthroscope, from its base in Westlake, Ohio. The company says more than 10 years of work in medical imaging led to its modular hardware and software platform, designed to give physicians real-time views during diagnosis and treatment. Its systems are aimed at making needle arthroscopy more accessible across offices, procedure rooms, surgery centers, and operating rooms.WESTLAKE, OH
OptoVibronex, LLCOptoVibronex develops the patented OptoScope 2.0, a non-invasive medical imaging and material-characterization device that combines optical coherence tomography with vibrational analysis to map tissue structure and mechanical properties. Based in Mount Bethel, the company is focused particularly on dermatology and aesthetic dermatology, with potential uses in virtual biopsy, wound healing and implant assessment. Co-founder and Chief Technical Officer Dr. Fred Silver brings 35 years as a Rutgers pathology professor, more than 30 patents and over 200 publications on biological materials and their mechanics.MT. BETHEL, PA