Lumo Imaging

What Lumo Imaging does

Lumo Imaging is a Rockville, Maryland-based medical device company founded in 2020 that develops AI-driven computer vision systems for dermatology and forensic pathology. The company's flagship product, the LumoScanner, is a Total Body Photography (TBP) platform using 12 RGB cameras and 2 depth cameras on a retractable gantry to capture full-body imagery at what the company describes as the world's first 30-micron resolution capability. Three scanner variants serve distinct markets: LumoScanner for Clinicians (dermatology), LumoScanner for Researchers (academic AI training, with configurable White, Woods Lamp, and 405nm illumination), and LumoScanner for Medical Examiners (forensic autopsy injury documentation).

The platform is complemented by three software modules: LumoCrunch, a cloud image processing pipeline that renders 2D captures as 3D models and outputs TBP DICOM files with lesion crops, locations, and sizes; LumoDoc, a zero-footprint DICOM viewer with a Virtual Dermatoscope and temporal comparison features; and LumoTrack, an AI clinical decision support tool providing automated lesion correspondence and trend analysis using deep learning models. The company is a voting member of the working group developing the TBP DICOM standard and has published multiple peer-reviewed papers in IEEE and SPIE venues.

Lumo operates an enterprise field-sales motion with demo scheduling via Calendly and product-specific inquiry forms. Revenue is generated through hardware sales of the LumoScanner and per-scan pricing designed to keep costs under $20 per scan for high-volume practices and under $40 for low-volume practices, aligning with healthcare reimbursement. Federal funding from the NSF and NIH, along with academic partnerships spanning Johns Hopkins, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Stanford Medicine, Vanderbilt, and others, supports R&D. The company is led by CEO Davood Tashayyod, with a board including former Boston Scientific SVP R&D John Sheets and former Morgan Lewis healthcare regulatory partner Joyce Cowan.

Name

Lumo Imaging

Legal name

Lumo Imaging

Website

https://lumoscan.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Lumo Imaging is a medical device company developing AI-driven 3D Total Body Photography systems for dermatology and forensic pathology, serving dermatologists, medical examiners, and academic researchers through hardware sales plus per-scan pricing and integrated AI clinical decision support software.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medical Imaging Devices

NAICS

Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (3345), Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing (339112), Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing (334516)

SIC

Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus (3841), Laboratory Analytical Instruments (3826)

akta.pro primary industry

Microscopy, Imaging & Flow Cytometry Instruments (HLAGAIAE)

Keywords

• Total body photography
• Dermatology imaging systems
• Medical imaging devices
• Forensic imaging systems
• Clinical decision support

Headquarters

HQ city

Rockville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. LumoScanner Hardware Sales: Sale of the LumoScanner imaging device - a zero-footprint TBP scanner hardware system with cameras, gantry, depth sensors, and integrated lighting. Price point enables purchase for less than $20-40 per scan basis for high-volume practices.
2. Per-Scan Pricing Model: Hardware is priced to enable per-scan billing at less than $20 per scan for high turnover practices and no more than $40 per scan for low turnover practices, aligning with insurance reimbursement models.
3. LumoTrack Software Licensing: Clinical Decision Support Software as a Medical Device (SaMD) for automated mole mapping and lesion analysis, offered as part of the integrated LumoScanner ecosystem.
4. LumoDoc DICOM Viewer: Medical imaging viewer software for viewing, analyzing, and managing DICOM medical images from TBP scans, integrated with the scanner ecosystem.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Lumo Imaging manufactures and sells the LumoScanner, a zero-footprint 3D Total Body Photography (TBP) scanner that captures dermoscopic-quality (30-micron) images using 12 RGB cameras and 2 depth cameras. The scanner is sold in variants for dermatologists, researchers, and forensic medical examiners, and is integrated with cloud software (LumoCrunch image processing pipeline, LumoDoc DICOM viewer) and an AI clinical decision support module (LumoTrack) for automated mole mapping and lesion trend analysis.

Product overview

Lumo Imaging offers a platform-plus-modules architecture centered on AI-driven Total Body Photography (TBP) systems for dermatology and forensic applications. The core LumoScanner hardware line includes specialized variants for clinicians (dermatologists), researchers, and forensic medical examiners. These are complemented by three software modules: LumoCrunch (image processing pipeline that generates 3D renderings and lesion data as DICOM files), LumoDoc (zero-footprint DICOM viewer with virtual dermatoscope), and LumoTrack (AI-powered mole mapping and lesion trend analysis). LumoTrack Plus extends the clinical decision support capabilities. The system achieves dermoscopic-level resolution (30 microns) and operates as a zero-footprint device comparable in size to a 75-inch television.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• LumoScanner for Clinicians: Total body photography system for dermatologists with 30-micron resolution capability for skin cancer detection
• LumoScanner for Researchers
• LumoScanner for Medical Examiners
• LumoTrack
• LumoDoc DICOM Viewer
• LumoCrunch
• LumoScan

Products and services

• LumoScanner for Clinicians Total Body Photography scanner for dermatologists that captures dermoscopic-quality (30-micron) images of better than 85% of skin surface fully automatically, with zero-footprint hardware designed to fit a clinical environment and a per-scan price point under $20 for high-turnover practices.
• LumoScanner for Researchers Total Body Photography system purpose-built for AI skin disease research, providing dermoscopic-quality imagery with configurable illumination (White, Woods Lamp, 405nm) and IRB-compatible data collection for academic and clinical research institutions.
• LumoScanner for Medical Examiners Forensic pathology imaging system that uses 12 RGB cameras and 2 depth cameras for contactless injury documentation during autopsy with millimeter-precision wound sizing and coordinate-based mapping relative to anatomical position.
• LumoTrack AI-powered Clinical Decision Support Software that automates mole mapping across scanning sessions and performs temporal lesion trend analysis (Lesion Correspondence Analysis and Lesion Trend Analysis Engines using ABCD criteria and 7-point checklist), flagging lesions with concerning changes for dermatologist review.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduces manual mole mapping time by 30 minutes per patient through automation
• +5 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

AI capability6 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and secondary.

• Johns Hopkins University (JHU)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic research partner contributing to Lumo Imaging's technical development. Co-authors on multiple publications including lesion tracking and TBP DICOM format papers.
• Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCancer research institution partner contributing to clinical validation and development of skin cancer detection imaging technology.
• Vanderbilt UniversitysecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner contributing to research and development of medical imaging solutions.
• Stanford MedicinesecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic medical center partner involved in research collaboration for dermatology imaging technology.
• University of ArizonasecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner contributing to research initiatives in medical imaging technology development.
• Texas A&M UniversitysecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner involved in research collaboration for imaging technology development.
• Office of Chief Medical ExaminercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEarly prototype testing partner for LumoScanner forensic system, validating injury documentation capabilities in real forensic pathology settings.
• IEEE (Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics)secondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerPeer-reviewed journal publication partner for shape-aware TBP system research, providing academic credibility and peer validation of technology.
• SPIE (Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers)secondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerPeer-reviewed publication partner for TBP DICOM format research, publishing in SPIE Digital Library for medical imaging standards work.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• DermaSensor: FDA-cleared handheld AI skin-cancer evaluation device targeting primary care and dermatology. Comparable as an emerging AI-dermatology imaging entrant with overlapping clinician buyer, though competing on point-evaluation rather than full-body TBP.

Broad incumbents

• Carl Zeiss Meditec: Global medical technology incumbent in surgical microscopy, ophthalmic imaging, and dermatology-adjacent visualization. Broader imaging portfolio with potential to extend into dermatology TBP.
• Hologic: Large diversified women's-health and diagnostic imaging incumbent. Relevant as a broad medical imaging player that could leverage channel relationships to enter or acquire into total body dermatology imaging.
• GE HealthCare: Large incumbent in medical imaging hardware, PACS, and AI imaging analytics. Comparable to Lumo only at the broad imaging-systems and DICOM-integration layer, where enterprise hospital relationships and procurement scale would matter if Lumo moves up-market.

Direct peers

• DermLite (3Gen): Dominant dermatoscope and digital dermoscopy attachment manufacturer serving dermatologists worldwide. Competitor at the dermatoscopic image-acquisition layer that Lumo's higher-resolution TBP system targets to displace.
• Caliber Imaging & Diagnostics: Maker of VivaScope confocal microscopy systems for non-invasive dermatologic imaging. Competes in the high-resolution, non-invasive skin-imaging category adjacent to Lumo's dermoscopic-resolution TBP positioning.
• Heine Optotechnik: German-made dermatoscope and medical imaging optics manufacturer with deep dermatology channel presence. Competes in the same dermatology imaging workflow that LumoScanner integrates into.
• Canfield Scientific: Leading 3D whole-body photography vendor (VECTRA WB360) serving hospital dermatology and plastic surgery practices. Most direct head-to-head competitor to LumoScanner with established hospital salesforce, PACS integration, and clinical workflow references.
• FotoFinder Systems: German manufacturer of total body photography (bodystudio ATBM) and AI dermoscopy tools for dermatology clinics. Direct competitor to Lumo across TBP and AI lesion analysis.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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