Lumedica, Inc

Durham, NC · Founded 2014 · Medtech · Private

Optical imaging devices for medical diagnostics

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · lumedica.com

Sector: Medtech
Headquarters: Durham, NC
Founded: 2014
Latest Form D: $25K, Jun 2017
Total capital: $3.2M

Federal grants: $3.2M; 9 awards · 2016–2021; Rank in peer group#262 of 477
Private capital raised: $25K; 1 Form D · last Jun 2017; 112 months since last filing
Federal contracts: None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
Granted patents: 1; 1 pending · first 2018; Rank in peer group#155 of 477

Capital timeline

Latest events

Sep 2021Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase I · Low Cost Spectroscopic OCT for GI Applications$256K
Jan 2021Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase I · Low Cost OCT Angiography with Spectroscopic Contrast$259K
Dec 2020Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase I · Low Cost OCT Angiography with Spectroscopic Contrast$259K
Sep 2020Federal grantNSF · Phase II · SBIR Phase II: Extended depth imaging with optical coherence tomography (OCT)$999K
Jun 2020Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase II · Low cost retinal optical coherence tomography for point of care use$500K
Jul 2019Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase II · Low cost retinal optical coherence tomography for point of care use$500K
Jul 2018Federal grantNSF · Phase I · SBIR Phase I: Extended depth imaging with OCT$225K
Jun 2017Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$25K

Show 2 earlier federal awards

Sep 2017Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase I · Low cost retinal optical coherence tomography for point of care use$25K
Aug 2016Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase I · Low cost retinal optical coherence tomography for point of care use$183K

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Federal first

9months

from Lumedica, Inc’s first federal award to its first private round.

First federal award · Aug 2016: Health and Human S · $183K
First Form D · Jun 2017: $25K · 1st Form D
Awards before first raise: 1 award

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Standing among 477 peers

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Medtech · Device

Federal grantsBelow median
Granted patents#155 · top 32%

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Founders and team

Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants

William BrownResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by 1 patent · $3.2M in grants as PI
Adam WaxExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings

What it has protected

USPTO · 1 granted of 2

Dec 18, 2018GrantedOptical Coherence Tomography Imaging Systems And MethodsUSPTOUS 10,156,434
PendingOptical Coherence Tomography Imaging Systems And MethodsUSPTOApplication PCTUS2014052777

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Regulatory activity · Medtech

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Sources

Federal grants from SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF and DoD records. Federal contracts from USAspending.gov. Private capital from SEC Form D. Patents from USPTO. Publications from OpenAlex. Regulatory activity from the Federal Register. Press matched on company name.

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Data freshness

SEC Form D filings through Oct 23, 2026. SBIR and STTR awards through Oct 21, 2026.