Welcome to MIDI’s Innovation Vault Podcast. In this episode of MedTech's Next Wave: Innovators from LSI, we’re joined by Alan Lucas, co-founder and CEO of Navigation Sciences. Alan shares how his company is advancing precision cancer surgery with the NaviSci System, an innovative platform designed to identify and track soft tissue tumors during surgery.

Born from a collaboration with Brigham and Women’s Hospital, NaviSci tackles challenges like locating and measuring early-stage lung tumors for more accurate removal. Alan discusses the hurdles of medical device innovation, including funding, regulatory paths, and clinical refinement, and shares plans to expand NaviSci's applications to other cancers, aiming to partner with leaders in surgical robotics and medical imaging.

Join us to learn how Navigation Sciences is shaping the future of cancer surgery.