Luca Springer

A cancer test that runs inside a cup. Taken at home, with results sent to your doctor in 30 minutes. Built in a San Francisco lab by a team that started in a shipping container. What it actually takes to build it: “If we spend ten, 20, 30, 40 years working on this, that’s okay. The outcome will be worth it.” @luca_springer, co-founder and CEO of @numenbio Timestamps: 00:00 Welcome to Numen 00:56 Why catch cancer early 01:24 The first lab was a shipping container 02:28 What the data unlocks next 03:23 National team MVP to founder 04:13 Why bladder cancer first 05:33 The candle prototype 06:25 Meet Atlas, a lab in a cup 06:55 NASA engineers under one roof 07:32 The Viennese café 08:08 Pipette pong 08:46 From the dungeon to Golden Gate Park 09:28 The only milestone that matters 09:59 40 years on one problem

Cleancard (YC S23) combines synthetic biology and artificial intelligence to make at-home cancer screens that are as easy to use as a pregnancy test. ycombinator.com/launches/JEj… Congrats on the launch, @_tom_dot_com and @luca_springer!