BPL Medical Technologies and AIIMS Delhi Partner to Take AI Powered Mammography Technology Forward
New Delhi: BPL Medical Technologies, India’s leading medical equipment brand with a rich 50-year legacy under the BPL Group, and the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, have formalised the technology transfer of an AI powered mammography technology, with BPL set to further develop and upgrade the technology for mammography equipment. The ceremony was held at AIIMS Delhi bringing together senior leadership from both institutions to mark the transfer and outline the next stage of work on the technology.
As part of the agreement, BPL Medical Technologies, in collaboration with AIIMS, will work on further development of the AI technology to be deployed within mammography equipment. The work will focus on strengthening the role of AI in breast imaging and developing the technology further for clinical use. The initiative brings together AIIMS Delhi’s academic research and inputs with BPL’s capabilities in medical equipment development and manufacture to take the technology across the country, especially tier 2 and tier 3 regions.
The technology transfer ceremony took place in the presence of Prof. Nikhil Tandon, Director, AIIMS New Delhi, and Mr. Ajay Jindal, Chief Financial Officer (CFO), BPL Technologies Pvt Ltd. The occasion was attended by Prof. Govind Makharia, Associate Dean (Research), AIIMS; Prof. Velpandian, Head, IPR Cell, AIIMS; Prof. Smriti Hari, Professor, Department of Radiology; and Dr. Krithika Rangarajan, Associate Professor, Department of Radiology, along with Mr. Siddhant Product Head – Digital Health, BPL Medical Technologies Pvt. Ltd and other senior members of both organisations.
Mr. Ajay Jindal, Chief Financial Officer, BPL Medical Technologies Pvt. Ltd. shared, “BPL MedTech and AIIMS Delhi are collaborating to take this AI innovation further by adapting it for mammography equipment and making it accessible even in remote areas. We see this as an important milestone in our work to collaborate with academia to create access to practical medical technologies across the country. AI is becoming an important part of medical imaging and will significantly impact patient experience by helping radiologists with early intervention and seamless workflow.”
Dr. Nikhil Tandon, Director, AIIMS Delhi, shared, “This technology transfer demonstrates how research generated within academic institutions can be translated into solutions that address real-world healthcare. I hope that this initiative would serve as the beginning of many more such developments emerging from AIIMS, reflecting the institute’s continued emphasis on innovation, technology development and the responsible translation of biomedical research into clinical applications.”
Going forward, BPL Medical Technologies will focus on developing the mammography AI technology and working towards its integration with mammography equipment. The company will also continue to foster and encourage industry-academia collaborations that lead to increased productivity of clinicians and create access to medical innovations.
