David Lee began his path to CEO of Lumicell in 1999, when his wife was diagnosed with cancer. She passed away in 2003, while Lee was working in the semiconductor industry. He decided it was time for a career change. More than a decade later, Lee holds the corner office at a company that is […]
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Good early data for Lumicell’s tumor-detecting system
An early trial of Lumicell’s surgical imaging agent returned promising results, according to findings published Wednesday in Science Translational Medicine. Lumicell’s surgical imaging system is made up of a hand-held single-cell detection imaging device and a cancer-specific molecular imaging agent, the company said. The technology is designed to be optimized for specific cancer-types and surgical […]
Lumicell wins FDA nod for GI cancer feasibility study
Lumicell said yesterday it won FDA approval to launch a pilot feasibility study of its intraoperative imaging system for patients with esophageal, colorectal and pancreatic cancers. The study is supported by a grant from the National Cancer Institute’s Spore program, the company said, and will be conducted at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. “The launch of […]
Lumicell receives FDA nod for feasibility trial
Lumicell Diagnostics said it won an investigational device exemption from the FDA for a pilot feasibility trial of its imaging system for breast cancer surgeries.
The study is slated to be conducted at the Mass. General Hospital in Boston, the company said.
Lumicell adds another $600,000 in funding
Imaging systems maker Lumicell Diagnostics amended a previously closed $1 million funding round after landing another $560,000 in financing from 2 new investors, regulatory filings show.
Lumicell closes $1M funding round
Lumicell Diagnostics Inc. hit the $1 million goal for its funding round.
Wellesley, Mass.-based Lumicell is developing a hand-held imaging system designed to give physicians a better picture of the amount of cancer remaining at tumor sites during surgery – oncology surgery’s holy grail of “clean margins.”