{"id":1252,"date":"2023-03-05T12:47:51","date_gmt":"2023-03-05T12:47:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/founderlodge.com\/latest-news\/?p=1252"},"modified":"2023-03-09T13:46:25","modified_gmt":"2023-03-09T13:46:25","slug":"prana-thoracic-aims-to-give-physicians-the-opportunity-to-drive-early-intervention-in-lung-cancer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/founderlodge.com\/latest-news\/prana-thoracic-aims-to-give-physicians-the-opportunity-to-drive-early-intervention-in-lung-cancer\/","title":{"rendered":"Prana Thoracic aims to give physicians the opportunity to drive early intervention in lung cancer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"285\" height=\"104\" src=\"https:\/\/founderlodge.com\/latest-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/logo-26.jpg\" alt=\"Logo of Prana Thoracic\" class=\"wp-image-1352\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pranathoracic.com\/\">Prana Thoracic<\/a> is a Houston-based medical equipment manufacturing startup founded by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/joannacnathan\/\">Joanna Nathan<\/a>, a team of surgeons, engineers, and entrepreneurs on a mission to tackle the leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States: lung cancer. The startup has raised $3 million in Series A funding from investors, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newworldangels.com\/\">New World Angels<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmc.edu\/innovation\">Texas Medical Center Innovation<\/a>, to develop their innovative ThoraCore\u2122 System. The system is a minimally invasive, lung-sparing device that will provide physicians and patients with the certainty they need to move forward with treatment.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"888\" src=\"https:\/\/founderlodge.com\/latest-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/team-9-1024x888.jpg\" alt=\"Team at Prana Thoracic\" class=\"wp-image-1255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/founderlodge.com\/latest-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/team-9-1024x888.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/founderlodge.com\/latest-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/team-9-300x260.jpg 300w, https:\/\/founderlodge.com\/latest-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/team-9-768x666.jpg 768w, https:\/\/founderlodge.com\/latest-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/team-9.jpg 1048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Prana Thoracic aims to give physicians the opportunity to drive early intervention in lung cancer and improve workflow and treatment planning, giving patients definitive answers earlier in the progression of their disease when there is a higher likelihood of successful treatment. 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