David J. Cuccia

Modulim was founded as a direct result of David’s dissertation work that resulted in the invention of SFDI. He has a B.S. in Physics and a Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from UC Irvine. David led Modulim’s funding raising of $21M in grant and private venture capital to bring SFDI to market. David’s contributions to science include over 100 co-authored publications and more than 4,000 citations in biomedical optics. In recognition of his work, David was inducted into the 2015 UC Irvine Engineering Hall of Fame and became a Senior Fellow for SPIE the International Society for Optical Engineers. David stepped into the full-time CTO role in 2020 to focus on his passion of expanding the technology pipeline and maximizing innovation to bring SFDI to the forefront of patient care.