Proven in a Crisis, Built for the Future: The Saliva Testing Breakthrough

Guided by diagnostics pioneer Stan Lapidus and supported by CU Anschutz Innovations, Dr. Shi-Long Lu, turns a saliva‑based cancer breakthrough into crisis‑proven, real‑world diagnostic impact through strategic pivots

"A very important thing about mentorship is that mentors can be early warning radar. Mentors can inspire, mentors can teach. I’ve had a number of mentors throughout my entrepreneurial life. They opened me up to worlds I didn’t know had existed." - Stan Lapidus

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