Adam P. Wax

Adam P. Wax, Ph.D., is co-founder and president of Lumedica; a Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Duke University, a faculty network member of the Duke Institute for Brain Sciences; and a member of the Duke Cancer Institute. His research interests include optical spectroscopy for early cancer detection, novel microscopy, and interferometry techniques. Dr. Wax is a Fellow with the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering, the International Society for Optics and Photonics, and the Optical Society of America.

He holds 5 patents, and his technology innovations led to his founding of Oncoscope, Inc. where serves as Chairman. Dr. Wax received a B.S. in electrical engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, a B.S. in physics from SUNY Albany, an MA and a Ph.D. in physics from Duke University, and completed his postdoctoral training at MIT.