March saw major developments across digital pathology, including regulatory milestones, foundational AI models, strategic partnerships, and significant funding wins. Regulatory Approvals: Epredia earned FDA 510(k) clearance for its high-volume E1000 Dx Digital Pathology Solution, capable of digitizing up to 1,500 slides per day. Despite the hardware’s impressive capacity and features like dual slide processing and automated quality control, its immediate clinical appeal may be tempered by instit...
May 01, 2025•10 min
February 2025 saw significant momentum in Digital Pathology, marked by strategic partnerships, platform expansions, and regulatory progress. Here is the February Round-up with Imogen Fitt of Signify Research. Indica Labs partnered with Versant Diagnostics to deploy the HALO AP platform across U.S. labs, emphasizing usability, collaboration, and AI integration. Despite FDA approval for the NanoZoomer S360MD scanner, implementation remains complex due to diverse installed scanner bases. Deciphex e...
Mar 31, 2025•13 min
Here is January’s Digital Pathology round-up with Imogen Fitt of Signify Research. FDA Clearances: Paige received FDA 510(k) clearance for its FullFocus™ digital pathology viewer to support additional scanners, the Leica Aperio GT 450 DX and the Hamamatsu NanoZoomer S360MD. Previously cleared for the Philips IntelliSite Pathology Solution, this approval expands Paige’s flexibility in the competitive U.S. market. Similarly, Roche’s VENTANA DP 600 slide scanner gained FDA clearance, boasting a 240...
Feb 28, 2025•9 min
Imogen Fitt from Signify Research joins us for her predictions for Digital Pathology in 2025. Trend 1 – Genomics and Digital Pathology Markets Becoming Inextricably Linked Genomics and digital pathology are converging as distinct yet complementary fields. Increasingly, vendors are developing solutions that bridge the gap between these areas—for example, algorithms are being commercialized to extract genomic biomarkers directly from digital pathology images. Pharmaceutical companies are also coll...
Feb 24, 2025•14 min
Happy Holidays Everyone! Here is the Digital Pathology Round-Up covering events in November with Imogen Fitt of Signify Research. There will be no December roundup but rather an assessment of the state of the industry and Predictions for 2025 coming in January. Customer Expansions: Ibex Medical Analytics announced significant expansions with existing customers. Alverno Laboratories, operating in Illinois and Indiana, launched Ibex’s AI-based breast cancer diagnostic platform, building on its ear...
Dec 31, 2024•12 min
Imogen Fitt from Signify Research joins us for the October Digital Pathology Roundup, which highlights significant developments in digital pathology and related fields, focusing on funding, telepathology, generative AI, and enterprise imaging. Funding: Mindpeak GmbH secured $15.3 million in Series A funding led by ZEISS Ventures and other notable investors, aiding product development and geographic expansion. Aignostics raised €31.4 million in Series B funding, backed by Athos Partners and Mayo ...
Nov 18, 2024•14 min
September's round-up highlights significant advancements in AI integration, structured reporting, real-world data (RWD), hematology, and funding in the digital pathology space. Aiforia Technologies partnered with Assistance Publique–Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) to introduce AI-based prostate solutions into clinical use, backed by regional funding from Île-de-France. This initiative aims to study AI's impact in clinical care, with the potential for broader AI implementation across France, as AP-HP p...
Oct 04, 2024•13 min
Imogen Fitt from Signify Research joins us to recap the news and events of August. Paige recently announced several key changes, starting with the appointment of Razik Yousfi as the new CEO. Paige is transitioning its diagnostic AI applications to a standalone solution compatible with other digital pathology platforms. Additionally, the company partnered with Indica Labs, integrating AI models into Indica’s workflow software and focusing on joint commercial efforts in pharma services, preclinica...
Sep 13, 2024•12 min
The July Digital Pathology Round-up with Imogen Fitt of Signify Research is here. Nucleai and Proscia Partnership: Nucleai and Proscia have partnered to integrate Nucleai's AI Predictive Biomarker algorithms into Proscia's Concentriq platform. This collaboration aligns with the rising interest in digital companion diagnostics (CDx) in clinical trials and diagnostics. The demand for imaging biomarkers is driving rapid investments, especially from pharmaceutical companies, which will influence the...
Aug 01, 2024•12 min
A lot to talk about in June… ZayaAI introduced a Pathology Laboratory Information System (LIS), addressing integration issues between digital pathology IMS and outdated lab software. The acquisition of Visonex by PreciPoint further indicates market convergence. PathAI launched two AI products: PathExplore™ Immuno-Oncology Profiling (IOP) and IHC Explore1™, aimed at single-cell image analysis for biomarker discovery and companion diagnostics. Roche gained FDA 510(k) clearance for its VENTANA DP 2...
Jul 11, 2024•13 min
Moving digital pathology to the cloud. We're talking about cloud computing the features and components of the cloud and how it differs from on premise computing. What are the barriers and overlooked considerations in moving your operations to the cloud? What is the truth about storage costs in 2024? Is it still a concern or have the gains been eaten away by the increasingly large amounts of data we continue to generate? How can cloud computing unlock exciting new applications at a lower cost for...
Jun 28, 2024•31 min
Today we are discussing how treatment decisions can be personalized through artificial intelligence and digital pathology. Our guest is Andre Esteva of Artera. Atera’s first product is in prostate cancer. We discuss how AI can improve upon the current state of the practice which largely relies on making decisions based on clinical nomograms. We discuss the concepts prediction and prognosis and how both are incorporated into treatment decisions; what goes into developing and validating AI based a...
Jun 20, 2024•27 min
What is pathology 3.0? We are at an inflection point. The demand on pathologists in laboratory medicine is greater than ever. Demographics and healthcare needs of the population are shifting. New technologies such as digital pathology and molecular diagnostics are now a reality. The rules of the game are changing. There are times in any industry where massive change is inevitable and there is great opportunity to grow. And for this, we need a new mindset. Pathology 1.0 was transactional. Clinici...
Jun 13, 2024•10 min
The May Digital Pathology Roundup with Imogen Fitt of Signify Research is here. We cover 3 main topics this month: 1. Updates and new releases in the scanner sector, Including 3DHISTECH 2. Cloud and Ai marketplace developments including Aiforia 3. The state of AI adoption and real-world implementations, with news from Ibex and Aiforia We also clarify some news from last month. PathAI in its entirety isn't being sold off to Quest. Quest will be acquiring 'select assets of PathAI Diagnostics', whi...
Jun 07, 2024•12 min
Is it time for digital biomarkers? Our guest today is Torbjørn Furuseth of DoMore Diagnostics. Predictive and prognostic algorithms may be the crown jewel of digital pathology, enhancing our value as pathologists to be the chief purveyor of this information in assisting doctors and patients. We discuss the unmet need in oncology, particularly in colon cancer, to develop predictive and prognostic tools to guide therapy. We also explore the advantages of digital pathology over molecular tools and ...
May 16, 2024•27 min
We have a new feature on Digital pathology Today: a monthly recap of the biggest and latest industry developments with Imogen Fitt of Siginfy Research. April was a huge month, and it seems the pace of innovation and new developments individual pathology is increasing at a breakneck speed. This month's recap features updates on AI Co-development partnerships, FDA approvals, acquisitions as well as Imogen's thoughts on the recent USCAP meeting in Baltimore. Imogen joined Signify Research in 2018 a...
May 09, 2024•12 min
In this episode we discuss the enterprise pathology platform and how it is so much more than image management. “It’s where work gets done and data lives,” according to Krishna Bala of Proscia. We discuss the components or steps involved in digital pathology workflow. How do we make it all seamless? What is the appropriate level of pathologist involvement in the design and implementation of such systems? How can software engineers acquire domain expertise? What does integration mean and how can w...
May 02, 2024•26 min
Today we dive into a field that hasn't existed until very recently - ethics in AI and digital pathology. What is ethics and how is it relevant in digital pathology? We all want to do the right thing, don't we? Maybe easier said than done? Do we even have a working definition of AI that people can agree on? We discuss a framework for ethics, incorporating such principles as fairness and inclusiveness, transparency, and algorithmic bias to name a few. What are the risks of artificial intelligence ...
Apr 25, 2024•33 min
Lisa-Jean Clifford is Chief Operating Officer and Chief Strategy Officer at Gestalt Diagnostics. We discuss parallels between pathology and radiology in their digital journeys, the steps involved in going digital, how to keep the various stakeholders engaged and enthusiastic. We posed the question: “ Have we finally made the business case for digital pathology?” Lisa-Jean tells us about the user experience for pathologists in the digital environment and how many of her clients are having a faste...
Apr 18, 2024•27 min
This episode with Dr. Ken Bloom of Nucleai, we examine the beginnings of telepathology, which led to what we now know as digital pathology in the 1980s. We trace the journey to now, focusing on seminal events in the industry, such as computational pathology, computer-assisted image analysis, the development of CPT codes, the importance of the TCPC split, particularly in the reference lab setting, We also discuss the democratization of immunohistochemistry in connection with digital pathology and...
Apr 11, 2024•47 min
We know that there are certain tasks pathologists are often not very good at or may prefer not to do, such as counting cells or estimating tumor volume. Why not free them up from these tasks and allow them to focus on other areas where they can add more value? As technology accelerates and drug discovery quickens, there are more and more studies being conducted and fewer pathologists available to participate. What if we could automate some of these processes to alleviate the burden on pathologis...
Oct 20, 2023•24 min
What does the CRO of the future look like? In diagnostics we seem to be inundated with more platforms, more analytes more “-omics” and more pathways. How do we make sense of it all? What is the future of multi-omic analysis and what role will digital pathology play in understanding biological pathways, clinical trials, multi-omics and the development of companion diagnostics? Christopher Ung, Chief Scientific Business Officer at CellCarta, has 22 years of experience in the field of digital patho...
Oct 12, 2023•24 min
What is the state of the industry in 2023 in terms of driving towards unified file formats? Is middleware or software to bridge between various components and file formats still necessary and if so for how long? Why do we even have different file formats? Is it a feature or a bug? Rudy Hovelinck is the CEO of Pathomation, where he directs the company efforts to deliver high quality universal digital pathology software for use in education and biomarker training, life science research and routine...
Oct 05, 2023•22 min
“We shall not cease from exploration and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time” - TS Eliot. Is it possible to predict molecular biomarkers from H&E sections through deep learning and computer vision? After all the Hematoxylin and Eosin section was one of our first tools in our arsenal. Molecular diagnostics came center stage in the 1990s and 2000s. Can we know can we now go back to the H&E and predict the molecular features? Our gue...
Feb 23, 2023•28 min
Amidst this digital transformation in pathology, it’s not only the review of histologic sections that is going digital and moving online, but practically everything else is too. What does this mean for the future of publishing and pathology education with the advent of online content and delivery mechanisms? Our guest is Jason Hornick, MD, PhD, Director of Surgical Pathology and Immunohistochemistry at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Professor of Pathology at Harvard Medical School, a pathologist ...
Nov 14, 2022•29 min
One of the biggest pieces of news we've gotten in 2022 is the announcement of new CPT codes from the American Medical Association specifically for digital pathology. What are CPT codes? Why should we care? How will these new codes help us to elevate the practice of anatomic pathology and allow us to more concretely articulate a value proposition for digital pathology? Our guest is Nathan Buchbinder, Chief Product Officer and cofounder at Proscia. We discuss the new CPT codes and much more. We ge...
Oct 19, 2022•31 min
Conquering cancer through Artificial Intelligence is the goal of our guest this week on Digital Pathology today. We're talking with Brandon Suh, MD, CEO of Lunit, a South Korean company creating applications utilizing Artificial Intelligence in both digital pathology as well as radiology. Lunit stands for “learning unit,” which is fundamental to the company's philosophy which embodies the belief that they can learn just about anything and is foundational to the Artificial intelligence, which inv...
Sep 21, 2022•29 min
As we kick off this third season of digital pathology today our guest is Dr. Kevin Sandeman, from the Region Skane in Sweden, who is going to be taking us through their digital transformation. The Region Skane covers a population of over 1.4 million people, involves four health care systems including two academic and two community centers. The caseload is over 110,000 cases per year - generating over 680,000 scanned slides. This is a wonderful story, and the benefits are maybe not what you would...
Sep 12, 2022•32 min
The digital transformation in pathology is well underway but what kind of opportunities does this present to us? We've heard all the buzz words such as machine learning artificial intelligence and heard all the hype about enhanced workflows and making pathologists’ lives easier. What is the future practice of pathology going to look like? Our guest is Beatrice Knudsen, MD, PhD, Medical Director of Digital and Computational Pathology at ARUP Laboratories, as well as Professor of Pathology at the ...
May 23, 2022•32 min
They're coming - AI and machine learning algorithms in digital pathology. How do we go about assessing the robustness and suitability of these new tool for use in actual clinical practice? Our guests are Dr. Angelique Levi, Associate Professor of Pathology and Vice Chair and Director of Pathology Outreach Services and Dr. Sudhir Perincheri, Assistant Professor of Pathology and Director of Digital Pathology, both from Yale School of Medicine. We're talking about how new tools are going to be inco...
May 16, 2022•26 min
