David White, CEO and founder of Tomorrow’s Bio Today, pivoted his company’s ingestible camera tablet technology from human medicine to livestock with the SIGH CAM to provide a cheaper, less invasive diagnostic alternative to traditional endoscopy for large animals.

David White did not set out to build a company for farmers. His original vision for an ingestible camera tablet was aimed squarely at human medicine, specifically as a cheaper and less invasive alternative to traditional colonoscopies and endoscopies. But somewhere along the way, White made a pivot that surprised even him: he turned the technology toward livestock.

Once he looked at the numbers in veterinary medicine, the logic was hard to argue with. There are roughly 91 million head of cattle in the United States, 7 million horses, and 5 million sheep. There are approximately 30,000 large animal veterinarians. That disproportion, a vast population of animals and a thin layer of specialists to care for them, is exactly the kind of structural gap that a well-designed technology can help close.

At the 2025 TEDCO Expo, White, CEO and founder of Tomorrow’s Bio Today, talked through the problem his company is solving, how TEDCO helped him get there, and why an industry that has long been overlooked by the technology sector is finally starting to get some attention. 

The SIGH CAM

Tomorrow’s Bio Today’s core product is the SIGH CAM, an ingestible multi-camera tablet designed for large animals. The concept is straightforward: an animal swallows the tablet, which passes through the stomach chambers, transmitting real-time images to a mobile application as it moves through the gastrointestinal tract. A veterinarian can monitor the images remotely, tag them for later review, and build a diagnostic picture without physically scoping the animal.

The contrast with traditional endoscopy is significant. A conventional large animal endoscopy or colonoscopy typically runs $500 or more per procedure, requires sedation, and is physically demanding for both the animal and the veterinarian performing it. White estimates the SIGH CAM could bring that cost down to around $200 per procedure while eliminating sedation entirely and reducing the invasiveness of the process.

The practical implications extend beyond individual animal care. In a herd of 200 cattle, White noted, it is reasonable to expect that around 10 percent of the animals will have some kind of gastrointestinal issue at any given time, whether bloat, illness, or other internal conditions. At current prices, most farmers absorb those veterinary costs reluctantly or skip diagnostics altogether. A cheaper, faster tool changes that calculation and, in theory, can improve both animal health outcomes and the quality of meat reaching consumers.

The SIGH CAM also has a secondary use case that White finds compelling: the images captured inside a healthy animal could be used as a transparency and quality verification tool, giving producers a way to document the internal health of animals before they go to market.

“We’re taking out the sedation, we’ve made it less invasive, reduced the cost, and reduced the risk. Creating this technology at a low cost means we can put it out to reach the farmers who would generally take on $500 to $1,000 in veterinary bills,” said David White, CEO & Founder, Tomorrow’s Bio Today.

Where TEDCO Fit In

Tomorrow’s Bio Today is based in Princess Anne, Maryland, on the Eastern Shore, and White has relied on TEDCO’s Rural Business Innovation Initiative (RBII) as a foundational resource. The RBII is specifically designed for technology-based companies in rural parts of the state, and the combination of capital and mentorship it provides was, in White’s telling, the difference between an idea and a prototype.

He credited TEDCO‘s mentorship including Bill Bernard, Troy LeMaile-Stovall, and Tammi Thomas with helping the team focus its market strategy. With $25,000 in initial capital and the guidance that came with it, the company was able to accomplish considerably more than it would have going it alone. “Not only have they supplemented the financial side,” White said, “they’ve also helped to streamline the process.”

The company is currently in stage three of four in its product development, meaning the design has been finalized and the next phase is testing for large-scale manufacturing and deployment. Tomorrow’s Bio Today holds a non-provisional patent pending on the SIGH CAM, has been nominated for the Maryland Rising Star Award, and has testified before both the Maryland Senate on SB 699 and the House on HB 781. The company is also pursuing an NSF SBIR/STTR grant and is gearing up for a $5 million crowdfunding raise.

An Industry That’s Been Overlooked

One of the more consistent themes in White’s conversation was the degree to which agricultural technology has been underinvested relative to its economic importance. Food prices are rising, supply chain scrutiny is increasing, and consumers are paying more attention to where their food comes from and how the animals producing it are treated. White sees that shift as a slow but real change in the attention farmers and agricultural companies receive.

“Since getting into building this company, I’ve noticed how overlooked the industry is,” he said. “We’re gaining more attention, but we still are not there.”

The gap he is describing is not just technological. It is also one of recognition. The farmers growing food, managing soil, and raising livestock that ends up in grocery stores across the country have not historically been the focus of the startup ecosystem or the venture community. Tomorrow’s Bio Today is a small company from the Eastern Shore of Maryland making the case that they should be.

Source: BioBuzz