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Pune Health-Tech Firm Showcases Cervical Cancer AI at BRICS Exposition
Periwinkle Technologies is a health-technology company from Pune, India.
It created a tool called Smart Scope® CX to help check women for cervical cancer.
The tool uses medical images and artificial intelligence.
It can help health workers quickly estimate whether someone may have a cancer risk.
The company showed the tool at an innovation event in New Delhi.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other BRICS leaders saw the presentation.
The company says the tool can help communities where specialist doctors and testing facilities are limited.
Periwinkle says its technology has already screened more than 500,000 women in several countries.
Periwinkle Technologies showcased its Smart Scope® CX cervical cancer screening platform at the BRICS Bharat Innovates Exposition in New Delhi.
Co-founders Veena Moktali and Koustubh Naik presented the technology to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and visiting BRICS leaders.
The platform combines cervical imaging and artificial intelligence to support rapid cancer-risk assessment and clinical decision-making.
The exposition featured 37 Indian deep-tech startups selected from 120 participants in Bharat Innovates 2026.
Periwinkle says Smart Scope® CX has been used to screen more than 500,000 women across multiple countries.
- Who
- Periwinkle Technologies, co-founders Veena Moktali and Koustubh Naik, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and visiting BRICS leaders.
- What
- Periwinkle Technologies showcased its Smart Scope® CX AI-enabled cervical cancer screening and triage platform.
- Where
- The BRICS Bharat Innovates Exposition at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi, India.
- When
- September 21; the exposition was part of India’s BRICS 2026 programme.
- Why
- To present Indian medical technology intended to expand access to cervical cancer screening and support rapid risk assessment, particularly in underserved communities.
Key facts
- Company
- Periwinkle Technologies
- Technology
- Smart Scope® CX
- Focus
- AI-enabled cervical cancer screening and triage
- Location
- Pune, India
- Event
- BRICS Bharat Innovates Exposition
- Exposition participants
- 37 Indian deep-tech startups selected from 120 Bharat Innovates 2026 participants
- Reported reach
- More than 500,000 women screened across multiple countries
Quotes
Veena Moktali
Co-founder of Periwinkle Technologies
“Presenting our India-developed Smart Scope® CX to Hon’ble Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BRICS leaders was an immensely proud and emotional moment for us. Although we have reached a global platform, our fundamental mission remains unchanged—to help ensure that every woman, irrespective of where she lives, has access to timely and quality screening.”
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