Taking a lead in the Indian medtech industry, German firm Siemens Healthineers has inaugurated the new manufacturing facility for Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) machines at Bengaluru. The company will currently manufacture MAGNETOM Free.Star, a disruptively simple approach to high-quality MRI in India.

Under the Government of India’s Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme, the company is dedicated to manufacture Computed Tomography (CT) and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) devices. The new facility is approved under the Radiology and Imaging Medical devices segment of the PLI Scheme by the Government of India and the Department of Pharmaceuticals. 

MAGNETOM Free.Star is a designed-for-purpose scanner that can be deployed to truly improve the lives of people by helping to diagnose and treat the most prevalent diseases. Addressing the need of the hour, it is built on the latest DryCool technology and is virtually helium-free scanner with an ultra-compact footprint that is far easier to install. 

The company recently celebrated laying the foundation stone for the new campus in Bengaluru that integrates R&D, manufacturing, innovation hub, and India headquarters making India a core centre of competence for the design and development of entry-level products. The futuristic campus aims to strengthen collaboration and creativity, coupled with environment-friendly, sustainable, energy-efficient solutions.