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Katılım Kasım 2024
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@prathgodbole brand value is more expensive than any no. of factories they can set
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I'd be panicking more in this 😬
Dr. AK 🇮🇳@docakx

India's first fully indigenous 1.5T helium-free MRI scanner was unveiled on December 25, 2025. VoxelGrids Innovations, a Bengaluru-based medtech startup founded by Arjun Arunachalam (ex-GE Global Research and IIT Bombay), has developed India's first fully indigenous 1.5T helium-free MRI scanner after ~12 years of R&D. Backed by Zoho Corporation and grants from BIRAC/Tata Trusts, the system uses a proprietary "dry magnet" conduction-cooled design, eliminating scarce/expensive liquid helium. Key advantages: ~30-40% lower manufacturing and operational costs (priced around $400,000 vs. imported equivalents), reduced power consumption, lighter/compact footprint (suited for Indian infrastructure and unstable grids), and AI-enhanced imaging. It is not a copy of foreign systems but features bottom-up innovations in hardware, software, pulse sequences, and integration. On December 25, 2025, the scanner was officially unveiled and deployed at Chandrapur Cancer Care Foundation near Nagpur, Maharashtra, where it became clinically operational, scanning real patients for cancer diagnostics. As of March 2026, it remains active in real-world use. The Bengaluru facility has capacity for 20-25 units/year. A full commercial launch was targeted by end of FY26 (March 2026), with growing order interest from hospitals linked to Tata Trusts and others. Plans include a mobile/containerized version for rural/tier-2-3 access. Amid global helium shortages (exacerbated by Middle East issues), this positions VoxelGrids as a cost-disruptive, Atmanirbhar Bharat milestone in high-end medtech, aiming to democratize advanced imaging.

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