InnovationMap · Jun 2025
Summarizes the CPRIT round and notes Instapath as one of the Houston companies receiving a $900,000 product development research grant.
We built the world's first automated digital pathology lab.
Company research
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Overview
Instapath Inc. is a Houston-based biotechnology/medical-device company founded in 2017 that builds slide-free digital pathology and fluorescence microscopy systems to speed cancer diagnosis while preserving tissue for downstream testing.
Primary product
Neo, a direct-to-digital fluorescence microscopy platform for fresh tissue pathology
Founded
2017
Headquarters
Houston, Texas, United States (2450 Holcombe Blvd Suite J, Houston, TX 77021)
Team size
1-10
Work style
Hybrid
Industry
Biotechnology Research
Sub-industry
Digital pathology / diagnostic equipment
Offices
2450 Holcombe Blvd Suite J, Houston, TX 77021, United States
1642 Dufossat St, New Orleans, Louisiana 70115, United States
Business model
medical device
on-demand slide scanning service
software-enabled pathology workflow
Funding
Stage
seed
Total raised
$3.2M
Latest round
Grant · May 2025
Latest amount
$900K
People & investors
Leadership
Co-founder and CEO
Co-founder and Chief Research Officer / Chief Scientific Officer
Co-founder and Chief Clinical Officer / Chief Operating Officer
Lead Product Engineer
Work & culture
Mission-driven and impact-oriented, with messaging focused on designing the future of cancer detection, improving patient outcomes, and working as a small hands-on engineering/science team.
Work style
Hybrid
Compensation
Intern roles are publicly posted at $15/hour for 10-30 hours per week; full-time roles advertise competitive salary.
Benefits
collaborative/innovative environment
professional development
flexible work hours
remote work options
comprehensive health/dental/vision insurance
competitive salary
Product & market
Pricing
Quote/demo-based with a customized service model for LuciNow and direct product sales for device/platform offerings.
Differentiators
- —zero cutting, zero fixing, and zero tissue loss
- —rapid imaging in minutes
- —preserves tissue for downstream testing
- —patented fluorescence microscopy
- —on-site imaging with remote interpretation
- —customized on-demand slide scanning service
- —supports fresh, fixed, or frozen specimens
Technology
create-react-app
Square
Python
MATLAB
fluorescence microscopy
digital pathology imaging
Customers
physicians
researchers
healthcare representatives
business representatives
pathologists
clinicians
hospitals
surgery teams
Competitors
HistoWiz
Morphle Labs
RoboPath
Pictor Labs
LIMAA Technologies
PathAI
Scale & contact
Estimated monthly visits
498
Latest news
CPRIT · May 2025
CPRIT approved a $900,000 product development research award to Instapath Inc. for an automated digital pathology system for skin margin assessment.
NOLA.com · Jan 2025
Explains the ARPA-H project as a contract with milestones, including a prototype within two years and hospital-ready status by 2029.
Tulane News · Aug 2024
Announces the ARPA-H-funded MAGIC-SCAN project and says Instapath will help develop FDA-compliant versions of the scanner.
Tulane Murphy Institute · Aug 2024
Describes the up to $22.9 million ARPA-H award for Tulane's MAGIC-SCAN project and Instapath's role as a Tulane spinout partner.
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