Core Technology: The DP3 Platform

The cornerstone of Corista’s offerings is DP3 (Digital Pathology 3), a comprehensive, secure, and web-based image management and workflow platform. Unlike proprietary systems tied to specific hardware manufacturers, DP3 is designed as a vendor-neutral platform capable of ingesting, displaying, and managing whole-slide images (WSIs) from any commercial scanner format.

DP3 is hosted either on-premises or in a secure cloud environment, providing pathologists with secure access to their cases from any location with an internet connection, using standard web browsers.

Products and Key Features

1. DP3 Universal Viewer

The DP3 Universal Viewer is a high-performance, web-based image viewer designed specifically to match the demanding speed and clarity requirements of pathologists. * Multi-Scanner Compatibility: The viewer natively supports proprietary file formats from major scanner manufacturers (e.g., Leica/Aperio, Hamamatsu, Philips, Roche, and 3DHistech), as well as standard DICOM and TIFF formats. This eliminates the need for file conversion and prevents vendor lock-in. * Synchronized Side-by-Side Viewing: Pathologists can view and align multiple slides side-by-side, such as different stains of the same tissue block (e.g., H&E alongside IHC stains), allowing for synchronized panning and zooming to compare morphological features directly. * Advanced Annotation and Measurement Tools: Users can utilize digital rulers, freehand drawing tools, and annotation tags to highlight regions of interest (ROIs) on the digital slide for diagnostic, educational, or collaborative purposes.

2. Workflow and Case Management

DP3 functions as a comprehensive workflow manager, organizing daily pathology workloads and automating clinical administrative tasks. * Intelligent Worklists: Cases are automatically triaged and assigned to specific pathologists' worklists based on sub-specialty expertise, clinical urgency, or workload distribution. * Quality Assurance (QA) and Quality Control (QC): Built-in modules allow for rapid peer review and quality control workflows, enabling secondary reads and consensus reviews to be documented directly within the case file. * Digital Sign-Out: The platform supports full digital sign-out workflows, tracking slide review progress and integrating with electronic signatures for final reporting.

3. DP3 Collaborator and Tumor Board Module

Recognizing that pathology is inherently collaborative, Corista developed dedicated tools to facilitate real-time and asynchronous consultations. * Virtual Tumor Boards: DP3 provides structured environments for preparing and hosting multi-disciplinary tumor boards. Presenters can curate a select group of slides, pre-set specific coordinates and zoom levels, and present them dynamically to attendees who can view the live diagnostic images remotely or in person. * Real-Time Remote Consultations: Pathologists can share their active screen sessions with colleagues across the hall or across the globe. Multiple users can concurrently view, navigate, and annotate a single slide in real time, expediting complex consults and second opinions.

4. AI and Image Analysis Integration

Corista position's DP3 as an open-architecture platform capable of acting as an aggregator for digital pathology artificial intelligence. * Third-Party AI Integration: DP3 integrates third-party image analysis algorithms and machine learning tools directly into the diagnostic workflow. Pathologists can run quantitative algorithms (e.g., Ki-67, ER/PR, HER2 scoring) directly from the DP3 viewer interface. * Structured Results Display: The platform displays algorithm heatmaps, segmentations, and numerical outputs side-by-side with the original image, allowing the pathologist to validate and incorporate AI findings directly into their diagnostic reports.

Services and Implementation Solutions

1. Laboratory Information System (LIS) Integration

To prevent data fragmentation, Corista offers robust integration services to connect DP3 with existing healthcare IT infrastructure. * HL7 and DICOM Standards: Corista utilizes industry-standard protocols to connect DP3 with major Laboratory Information Systems (LIS), Electronic Health Records (EHR) systems, and Picture Archiving and Communication Systems (PACS). * Bi-directional Data Flow: This integration ensures that patient demographics, clinical histories, and ordering information flow seamlessly from the LIS into DP3, and completed pathology reports, diagnostic codes, and digital annotations flow back into the patient's primary record.

2. Clinical and Research IT Consultation

Corista provides specialized consulting to assist laboratories in scaling their digital transitions. * Infrastructure Assessment: Corista's technical teams evaluate local storage, network bandwidth, and hardware capabilities to design an optimal deployment strategy (on-premises, hybrid, or cloud). * Validation Support: To assist clinical laboratories in maintaining compliance with regulatory bodies (such as CLIA and CAP in the United States), Corista provides documentation and protocol support for validating the DP3 platform for primary diagnostic use.

Target Markets

Corista serves three primary segments within the healthcare and life sciences industries:

• Clinical Health Systems and Reference Labs: Enabling high-volume pathology departments to implement digital sign-out, distribute caseloads across multi-site hospital networks, and run AI-assisted diagnostics to improve turnaround times and patient outcomes.
• Academic Medical Centers: Supporting the training of residents and fellows through digital slide libraries, facilitating complex multi-disciplinary tumor boards, and streamlining internal research initiatives.
• Biopharmaceutical and Contract Research Organizations (CROs): Providing standardized platforms for multi-site clinical trials where pathologists situated globally must review slides, perform quantitative image analysis, and maintain auditable trial data.