TransLite LLC was started in 1992 to commercialize an innovative product called the Nevoscope for skin cancer detection. The Nevoscope device was designed by Dr. Atam Dhawan and used an innovative technique called side-transillumination for making a small area of the skin translucent. A patent was issued on the Nevoscope design to Dr. Dhawan and was assigned to Mr. Nizar Mullani for commercialization.