Archive · 26 Dec 2025
India's First Indigenous MRI Scanner Developed by VoxelGrids
VoxelGrids, a company supported by Zoho, has created India's first MRI scanner made entirely in India.
This is a big deal because India usually buys MRI machines from other countries.
The new scanner is cheaper to build and use, and it doesn't need liquid helium, which makes it more efficient.
It was first used at a hospital in Nagpur.
The company can make about 20-25 of these scanners every year and plans to sell them to more hospitals soon.
They also want to make a mobile version that can be moved around easily.
This new technology could help more hospitals in India use MRI machines, which are important for diagnosing diseases.
VoxelGrids, backed by Zoho, developed India's first indigenous MRI scanner.
The scanner is deployed at Chandrapur Cancer Care Foundation near Nagpur.
The MRI scanner is 40% cheaper to build due to the absence of liquid helium.
VoxelGrids offers pay-per-use models to make MRI machines more accessible to smaller hospitals.
The company has the capacity to produce 20-25 scanners annually and plans a commercial launch by the end of the fiscal year.
- Who
- VoxelGrids, a Zoho-backed startup, led by Founder Arjun Arunachalam
- What
- Developed India's first indigenous MRI scanner
- When
- Deployed recently, with a commercial launch expected by the end of the fiscal year
- Where
- Deployed at Chandrapur Cancer Care Foundation near Nagpur
- Why
- To reduce dependency on foreign imports and make MRI technology more accessible and affordable in India
- Company
- VoxelGrids
- Backed by
- Zoho
- Magnetic Field Strength
- 1.5 tesla
- Cost Efficiency
- 40% cheaper to build
- Deployment Location
- Chandrapur Cancer Care Foundation, Nagpur
- Annual Production Capacity
- 20-25 scanners
- Funding
- $5 million from Zoho
- Expected Commercial Launch
- End of the fiscal year
