For years, India depended on imported MRI machines that were expensive, energy-hungry, and out of reach for most hospitals.
Then one Indian engineer decided to change that.
VoxelGrids has built India’s first indigenous MRI scanner, designed and developed entirely in the country. The 1.5-tesla machine is already operational at a cancer care centre in Chandrapur, Maharashtra, quietly marking a major shift in how India approaches medical technology.
What makes it powerful is not just where it’s made, but how it’s built.
The scanner does not use liquid helium, consumes less power, and costs nearly 40 percent less than imported systems.
For hospitals that cannot afford massive upfront investments, VoxelGrids also offers a pay-per-use model, opening access to advanced diagnostics in places that need it most.
Behind this breakthrough is founder Arjun Arunachalam, who left a research career in the US to solve a problem India has lived with for decades.
With support from institutions like Tata Trusts and FISE, the team spent years building, testing, failing, and refining a system designed for Indian realities, not borrowed ones.
This isn’t just about a machine. It’s about bringing quality healthcare closer to people who need it most.
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