Season 2, Episode 21

Augmented Reality in Digital Pathology

This episode's guest:

Gabe Siegel, Augmentiqs

Gabe Siegel is the CEO & founder of Augmentiqs, a company that develops augmented reality & digital pathology capabilities for the existing light microscope.

We've all seen it in science fiction movies and maybe somewhat in consumer tech culture with things like Google glasses, or Pokémon GO. Augmented reality – an enhanced version of the physical world through the use of digital visual elements - does it have a role in digital pathology?

Gabe Siegel is the CEO and co-founder of Augmentiqs, a company that develops augmented reality and digital pathology capabilities for the existing microscope. Prior to starting Augmentiqs, Gabe worked for multiple medical device and digital pathology companies, focusing on marketing strategy and communications. Gabe developed the concept for augmented reality microscopy & microscope-based digital pathology.

We discuss what exactly is augmented reality? What are the benefits - can it really save time and money?

More About Gabe Siegel, CEO of Augmentiqs

Gabe Siegel

CEO and Co-founder

Augmentiqs

Gabe Siegel is the CEO and co-founder of Augmentiqs, a company that develops augmented reality and digital pathology capabilities for the existing microscope. Prior to starting Augmentiqs, Gabe worked for multiple medical device and digital pathology companies, focusing on marketing strategy and communications. Gabe also worked in the M&A department of one of the world’s largest accounting firms.

As a marketing manager in a company that was in the digital pathology space, it was there that he became aware of the workflow, cost and clinical challenges of whole slide imaging and other digital pathology technologies. Recognizing the benefits of microscope and the glass slide remaining as the raw data, in addition to FDA still not having approved screen-based primary diagnosis, Gabe developed the concept for augmented reality microscopy & microscope-based digital pathology.

Gabe received his BA in accounting & marketing from DePaul University in Chicago, and his MBA from the University of Haifa. He lives in Israel with his wife and kids.