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PhotoDynamica
PhotoDynamica is a Massachusetts start-up building low-cost light equipment for photodynamic therapy, a treatment in which a light-activated drug destroys cancer cells, starting with early oral cancers in places with few resources.
Also called: Photodynamic Solutions, Inc.Photodynamic Solutions
Overview
Photodynamic Solutions, Inc., trading as PhotoDynamica, develops photodynamic therapy (PDT) technology for oral and skin cancers. Its co-founders include Tayyaba Hasan of Harvard Medical School and Jonathan Celli of the University of Massachusetts Boston, whose NIH-funded work tested low-cost PDT for early oral cancers in a 30-patient trial at Aligarh Muslim University in India, according to the company. A 2026 National Cancer Institute STTR award funds low-cost, image-guided photodynamic treatment of oral cancers and potentially malignant oral lesions in resource-limited settings, using FDA-approved aminolevulinic acid as the photosensitiser.
Headquarters
Newton Highlands, MA, US
Funding
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Investors not recorded; see the round sources.
Rounds on record
| Round | Year | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grant · NCI STTR (R41) award 1R41CA302359-01A1: Low-cost technology for image-guided photodynamic treatment of oral lesions in resource-limited settings | 2026 | $315K | reporter.nih.gov |
Amounts only where the cited source states them. Rounds without a public source are not listed.
Stage
Startup
Website
Notes
- Company website (home, team and contact pages) and the NIH RePORTER record read on 4 November 2026. The domain photodynamicsolutions.com redirects to photodynamica.com; the contact page gives the legal name Photodynamic Solutions, Inc. at a Waltham, Massachusetts address, while RePORTER gives Newton Highlands. The trial result the company quotes is its own summary and is not recorded here.
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