Henry Ford Health + Michigan State University Health Sciences has announced the first investments from the Henry Ford + MSU Innovation Fund, providing funding and strategic support to LightHearted AI and M3D, two early-stage companies developing technologies that improve diagnosis, treatment, and patient care.
LightHearted AI is developing LightScope, a non-invasive technology that uses visible light to capture high-quality heart sound data and detect heart valve disease in less than 10 seconds. Co-founded by Lucrezia Cester, Ph.D., and Dilip Rajeswari, the company’s technology has demonstrated promise for improving early diagnosis, addressing an important gap in current screening methods. The investment will support the company’s continued clinical validation and commercialization efforts as it prepares for regulatory approvals.