The project is at RTL3 today: • Developed a functional mockup demonstrating PHOTONai's device functionality and clinical output, used to validate core use-cases with five Key Opinion Leaders • Conducted structured interviews with 80 women to assess patient-side dissatisfaction, fear, and unmet need. • Established formal collaborative partnerships with FHNW • Completed the full technical design and architecture of the target device, including a complete Bill of Materials with all suppliers identified and priced —either from publicly listed vendor pricing or directly requested quotes where public pricing was unavailable. • Completed technical and financial competitive analysis of existing point-of-care and research-grade imaging systems. • Defined the project's full data strategy • Filed a patent application covering the core sensor architecture and AI-driven layer segmentation method.