We won't rest until every deadly breast cancer is detected early
- for better outcomes for everyone, everywhere.
In the world's most developed countries, approximately 1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with invasive breast cancer. And when detected early, their chances of survival improve drastically.
And what about all the women in all the other countries in the world?
This is where our story begins.
Because the truth is this: screening isn’t available to most women — and when it is, far too many deadly breast cancers are either missed or caught too late.
We can do better. And we are doing better.
Every time.
We create safe, reassuring opportunities for reliable breast cancer screening, and we're making them accessible to everyone. Combining proven, state-of-the-art technology with the experience and expertise of leading physicians, we deliver measurable impact, backed by clinical evidence.
Because behind every case of breast cancer is a person. Someone’s mother, daughter, sister, partner, friend. One of us.
And even one undetected, deadly breast cancer is one too many.
November 2018
Spin-off from Merantix Venture Studio
January 2019
First screening centers in Germany joined our journey as development partners
September 2019
Vara certified as a CE (class IIb) medical device
May 2020
€6.5M Series A led by OMERS Ventures, Toronto
February 2022
Vara Teams Up with Mamotest to Launch the Company’s First International Breast Screening Unit in Mexico
March 2022
Vara obtains stringent European Medical Device Regulation (MDR) certification
March 2022
Vara brings AI-driven breast screening to Greece with partner MITERA
March 2022
Vara and University of Lübeck kick off first-ever prospective AI study for breast cancer screening in Germany
April 2022
Largest study of its kind shows promising results in preventing missed breast cancer with AI (European Journal of Radiology)
May 2022
Novel, complementary approach to applying AI to breast cancer screening improves accuracy (Lancet Digital Health)
Our journey began as part of Merantix, Europe’s leading venture studio for Artificial Intelligence. In November 2018, we ventured out on our own. That said, we will always be a part of the Merantix family, and will always call the AI Campus our home — ensuring we’re always at the forefront of machine learning technology.