After leading Paige to success with the FDA, Grady has turned his attention to the microbiome. He hopes his new company, Jona, will be able to provide detailed insights to doctors, their patients and pharmaceutical players.

The two tech companies – one software giant, the other focused on oncology – will work together on what will likely be the largest artificial intelligence model of its kind.

Both providers and users of digital pathology are confident that clinical use cases and the evidence needed to assure payers and encourage investment by commercial labs will overcome challenges around access and adoption.

Pharma companies are applying digital pathology throughout their research and development functions. Where are they now finding value?