The MoU will enable both institutions to work collaboratively to develop High field/low field Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) 

Society for Applied Microwave Electronics Engineering & Research (SAMEER) and All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi signed an MoU for collaborative research on medical devices on the 32nd Foundation Day of the Department of NMR, AIIMS, New Delhi.

The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between SAMEER and AIIMS, New Delhi to enable both institutions to work collaboratively to develop High field/low field Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) / Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) systems and promote research in Radio Frequency, RF, microwave systems and allied areas for the Medical Applications.

The MoU encompasses five key areas:

1. 1. 1. Collaborative Research in Medical Devices Development
      2. Clinical Validation of Indigenous 1.5 T MRI System developed by SAMEER, Mumbai
      3. Collaborative Research in AI/ML for Image Enhancement and Accelerated Imaging
      4. Design and Development of Subsystems of High/Low Field MRI Scanner
      5. Development of RF Subsystems for High Field Animal MRI Scanners

Indigenous Magnetic Resonance Imaging (IMRI) – A National Mission, sponsored by MeitY is being implemented at SAMEER, Mumbai as a nodal agency and C-DAC (Trivandrum), C-DAC (Kolkata), IUAC (New Delhi), DSI-MIRC (Bangalore) as collaborating agencies to design, develop and test an indigenous 1.5 Tesla MRI system for medical imaging.

Dr M Srinivas, Director, AIIMS, New Delhi on the occasion highlighted the importance of showcasing the country’s capabilities, the need for clinicians to work closely with Scientists to develop more and better medical devices and offered support from AIIMS.

Sunita Verma, Group Coordinator R&D, MeitY in her remarks stressed the co-creation to India take a big leap in developing frugal and indigenous health solutions including medical devices to not just meet domestic demand but also to serve the next billion.

Abhishek Singh, Additional Secretary, MeitY in his inaugural remarks informed that the partnership will enable the medical device ecosystem in the country. He shared the country’s preparedness for embracing AI and AI Mission details with a focus on healthcare. He endorsed SAMEER’s capabilities and potential to develop indigenous medical devices partnering with AIIMS.

Dr PH Rao, Director General, SAMEER shared the detailed research activities undertaken at SAMEER with a special focus on medical devices and shared the developments in detail such as MRI, LINAC, X-Ray based blood irradiator etc. and endorsed the crucial role of clinicians in the development of medical devices.

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