Philips & CENT Collaborate to Advance Preventive Diagnostics & Early Risk Detection in India

Philips will deploy its helium-free, wide-bore 70 cm 1.5T MRI systems equipped with AI-enabled SmartSpeed image acceleration at Cent's preventive health screening centres.

Global Healthtech leader Philips has collaborated with Bengaluru-based preventive healthcare startup CENT t to advance preventive diagnostics and early risk detection in India.

The collaboration brings together Philips' advanced imaging innovations and CENT's preventive health screening model, aimed at exploring new avenues for identifying early health risks and supporting a more proactive approach to healthcare.

Commenting on the latest partnership, Bharath Sesha, Managing Director, Philips Indian Subcontinent, said, “Through our collaboration with Cent, we look forward to exploring innovative approaches that can help strengthen preventive diagnostics and support better health outcomes for more people.”

Key Highlights

Under the partnership agreement, Philips will deploy its helium-free, wide-bore 70 cm 1.5T MRI systems equipped with AI-enabled SmartSpeed image acceleration at CENT's preventive health screening centres.

It is intended to enhance the screening experience for individuals, support high-quality imaging, and enable more efficient MRI workflows, while enabling the evaluation of neurological, spine, and oncology-related indications and risk assessment pathways

Additionally, the initiative will focus on examining MRI protocols, clinical workflows, and operational requirements necessary to support preventive screening and risk assessment in asymptomatic individuals.

According to the organisations, the collaboration reflects a shared commitment by Philips and Cent to advance preventive healthcare through innovation, research and technology-enabled diagnostics.

By integrating advanced MRI technologies with AI-led research and preventive screening models, Philips and Cent aim to evaluate pathways for personalized and proactive healthcare.

Further, the collaboration is expected to strengthen preventive diagnostics in India by enabling earlier risk detection and supporting timely medical intervention before health conditions progress.

Sharing his thoughts on the partnership, Anshul Khandelwal, Co-Founder, CENT, said, “This collaboration with Philips validates the need to build new imaging protocols, clinical workflows and risk-assessment models specifically for preventive healthcare. For India, where too many serious conditions are still detected only after symptoms appear, strengthening early detection is critical. Our mission is to build the clinical and technological infrastructure needed to identify risks earlier and enable timely intervention at scale.”

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