Novascan Inc.
AI-enhanced real-time surgical margin assessment system for cancer detection
- Sector
- Medtech
- Headquarters
- Chicago, IL
- Latest Form D
- $671K, May 2026
- Total capital
- $821K
- Federal grants
- None on recordNo awards found in SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF or DoD records.
- Private capital raised
- $821K
- 5 Form D · last May 2026
- 5 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 3
- 22 pending · first 2020
- Rank in peer group#370 of 1112
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 5th filing$671K
- Offering registeredForm D · SEC · 4th filing$3M
- Offering registeredForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$8M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$100K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$50K
Node area is scaled to amount. Form D reports securities sold, which can differ from an announced round; filings are numbered in the order they were made.
Standing among 1112 peers
Line = medianMedtech · Device
- Granted patents#370 · top 33%
Cumulative measures favor older companies. Rankings describe position today, not outcome. Below the median, ranks show as a band rather than a number.
Founders and team
From SEC Form D filings- Amit MehtaExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Charles LinkDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Craig DavisExecutive Officer, Director, PromoterNamed in SEC Form D filings
- C. Richard PiazzaDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- C. Richard PlazzaDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Joel WeinsteinDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Show all 10 people
- Robert ZierselDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Tsuri BernsteinExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- William GregoryExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- William WangerinDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 3 granted of 25- GrantedImpedance-calibrated Diagnostic Medical DevicesUSPTOUS 12,678,066
- PendingImpedance Measurement Using Bipolar Configurations Of ElectrodesUSPTOApplication 18949077
- PendingTechniques For Assessing Cancerous Tissue During Surgical BiopsiesUSPTOApplication 18485265
Show all 25 patent records
- Impedance-calibrated Diagnostic Medical DevicesJul 14, 2026 · US 12,678,066Granted
- Impedance Measurement Using Bipolar Configurations Of ElectrodesMay 21, 2026 · Application 18949077Pending
- Techniques For Assessing Cancerous Tissue During Surgical BiopsiesApr 18, 2024 · Application 18485265Pending
- Tissue Type Detecting Medical DevicesDec 1, 2022 · Application 17819563Pending
- Prostate Cancer Detecting Medical DevicesAug 11, 2022 · Application 17732390Pending
- Techniques For Determining Tissue TypesJul 28, 2022 · Application 17695745Pending
- Techniques For Controlling Medical Device ToolsJul 28, 2022 · Application 17412973Pending
- Medical Devices Configured With Needle ElectrodesJul 28, 2022 · Application 17695748Pending
- Techniques For Detecting Cancerous Cells In Excised Tissue Samples Using Impedance DetectionSep 1, 2020 · US 10,758,151Granted
- Techniques For Predicting Recurrence Of Cancerous Cells Using Impedance DetectionAug 11, 2020 · US 10,736,536Granted
- Compensation for Length of Tethers in CRF MeasurementsApplication 63142247Pending
- EndoScope Bronchoscope Instrument for Detecting CRF Measurements in TissueApplication 63142260Pending
- Techniques For Predicting Recurrence Of Cancerous Cells Using Impedance DetectionApplication PCTUS2019020089Pending
- Techniques For Predicting Recurrence Of Cancerous Cells Using Impedance DetectionApplication 62636798Pending
- Techniques For Detecting Cancerous Cells In Excised Tissue Samples Using Impedance DetectionApplication PCTUS2018014662Pending
- Impedance-calibrated Diagnostic Medical DevicesApplication PCTUS2022014157Pending
- Techniques For Assessing Cancerous Tissue During Surgical BiopsiesApplication PCTUS2023076742Pending
- Tissue Type Detecting Medical DevicesApplication PCTUS2023071871Pending
- Medical Devices Configured With Needle ElectrodesApplication PCTUS2023064363Pending
- Techniques For Determining Tissue TypesApplication PCTUS2023064362Pending
- Techniques For Assessing Cancerous Tissue During Surgical BiopsiesApplication 63379613Pending
- Impedance Measurement Using Bipolar Configurations Of ElectrodesApplication PCTUS2025054832Pending
- Techniques For Controlling Medical Device ToolsApplication PCTUS2022014159Pending
- Targeted Drug and Energy Delivery with CRF MeasurementsApplication 63142242Pending
- Needle Electrodes for CRF MeasurementsApplication 63142254Pending
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Regulatory activity · Medtech
- New Animal Drugs; Approval of New Animal Drug Applications; Withdrawal of Approval of New Animal Drug Application; Change of SponsorFood and Drug Administration
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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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