Avelas Biosciences

Our mission is to create a real-time illuminated cancer map to assist the surgical oncologist during surgery. Surgery is often the first-line treatment for a cancer patient. Despite advances in radiology and surgical hardware, the surgeon continues to rely on eyesight and palpation to determine the extent of cancer. Too frequently, the surgeon will not know where the tumor begins and ends while operating. This uncertainty can lead to incomplete detection and removal of cancer, which may result in improper staging and positive surgical margins. These shortcomings result in unnecessary re-operations and lead to suboptimal therapeutic decisions and treatment.