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OptraSCAN positions itself as an affordable, on-demand digital You wear many hats – engineer, entrepreneur, leader, woman in
pathology solution. How did you validate that labs would adopt a STEM. Which of these roles do you identify with most strongly,
subscription/on-demand model, and what product features and how do you balance the expectations each brings?
proved decisive for early customers?
The only role I truly identify with is being a versatile leader. I like
The biggest barrier to digital pathology adoption has always to be deeply aware of everything happening around me, whether
been cost. To truly replace microscopes worldwide, we had to it’s product design, clinical validation or team culture. Versatility
build a solution that was not only technologically superior but and awareness are what define me most.
also financially accessible.
Balancing these roles isn’t about perfection; it’s about
Our on-demand, pay-per-use model came directly from listening adaptability. Each day demands a different version of me, the
to customers who wanted flexibility without huge upfront engineer, the strategist, the motivator, and I have learned to
investment. Once they realized they could access cutting-edge switch between them fluidly while keeping the larger vision
scanners and AI tools on a subscription basis, adoption grew intact.
rapidly. The model resonated because it aligned with how
laboratories actually operate – cost-efficient, scalable and
results-driven. Looking ahead 10 years, what are the three headline outcomes
you would like OptraSCAN to have achieved, and what personal
accomplishment as a founder would make you feel you have
‘arrived’?
My vision is simple. I want to live in a world where microscopes
It is easy to get caught up in the setbacks, no longer exist in pathology labs. When the next generation of
the timelines, the trials, the funding, but pathologists looks at me and asks, “What’s a microscope?”
when you remember that your work could that’s when I’ll know we have truly arrived.
change or even save someone’s life, it For OptraSCAN, that means three things: universal accessibility
of digital pathology, seamless integration of AI in diagnostics
re-centers you instantly. and a measurable impact on patient outcomes across the globe.
That’s the future we’re building toward, one scan, one slide, one
life at a time.
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