Guilford-based manufacturer Hyperfine Inc. has embarked on its quest to take its portable magnetic resonance imaging device to the rest of the world.
First up — the United Kingdom and Pakistan.
The company makes a compact MRI which is more convenient and portable, and less expensive, than traditional technology. Its FDA-approved machine, called “Swoop,” can be rolled up to a patient’s bedside and plugs into a standard wall outlet. According to the company, it can help medical providers make a rapid diagnosis, such as whether a patient has had a stroke, for example, helping save lives.
Dave Scott, president and CEO, said the company aims to dramatically increase the presence of MRI in clinical environments worldwide.
“Expansion to the U.K. and Pakistan is a milestone moment and tremendous opportunity as we step forward to meet the global demand for better imaging access,” Scott said, in an announcement.
To go along with the expansion, the company recently hired Dr. Yossi Cohen as its U.K. senior medical director and Omer Manya as its business development partnership manager for Pakistan.
Cohen will oversee the company’s U.K. office and spearhead its expansion there. Manya will lead growth efforts in Pakistan. Medequips, a Pakistan-based company which provides diagnostic equipment to the medical community, will execute marketing, distribution and sales.
Jonathan Rothberg, a serial entrepreneur, founded Hyperfine in 2014. The U.K. and Pakistan expansion marks the beginning of Hyperfine’s accelerated growth plans, as it plans to add additional countries within the next six months.
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