Paras Defence and Space Technologies will manufacture high-performance magnets for Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) machines at its Ambernath, Maharashtra, facility. Production is scheduled to start in the next financial year.
This manufacturing initiative is part of a consortium led by the Society for Applied Microwave Electronics Engineering and Research (SAMEER), an autonomous institution under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. The consortium is focused on the development of an indigenous 1.5 Tesla MRI scanner, with the first installation planned at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi by October for clinical trials.
Paras Defence has co-developed the magnet technology in collaboration with the Inter-University Accelerator Centre and international experts. The process involves the application of electromagnetic, cryogenics, and superconducting technologies.
According to the company, this development could reduce MRI machine procurement costs by 30 percent. The initiative is also expected to create new employment opportunities in areas such as R&D, manufacturing, and assembly within the medical devices sector.