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Episode 235

Episode 233: Michael Fanous - Reimagining Digital Slide Scanning With Scanimus

Sep 21, 2026
41:25

Episode Description

Today my guest is Michael Fanous, Founder and CEO of Scanimus

What we discuss with Michael:

  • From Bioengineering to Pathology
  • Scanimus origin story
  • Explaining motion blur 
  • Continuous scanning explained
  • How to build trust with Pathologists
  • Why digitization matters
  • Designing for real users
  • Ideal use cases for Scanimus
  • Handling skepticism and misconceptions
  • The intersection of scientist and entrepreneur
  • Looking to the future

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BlurryScope enables compact, cost-effective scanning microscopy for HER2 scoring using deep learning on blurry images

 

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