Multiwave Imaging was founded in 2016 as a fully owned subsidiary of the Swiss deep-tech company Multiwave Technologies AG. It is based in France and has 11 highly qualified employees. We develop metamaterial technologies to challenge conventional MRI physics and control electromagnetic wave propagation in the MRI scanner.
MRI has become an essential imaging technique but suffers from long wait times. The last 20 years have seen a fourfold increase in the number of MRI scanners available worldwide. In the same period, the average wait time for an MRI scan has remained steady at 30 days. This increased demand for the MRI modality underpins the need for a device to unclog health systems by decreasing MRI scan times and improving image quality.
Our solution, WearMe, is a lightweight (less than 250 grams and paper-thin), wireless and wearable radiofrequency product designed to reduce MRI scanning times by 50% in high field MRI scanners (1.5T and above) increasing patient throughput by 25%. Our unique selling point leads to: improved patient comfort with a shorter MRI scan time leading to better diagnostics; increased patient throughput which relieve patient stress due to long wait times before accessing the MRI scanner and help hospitals recover costs associated with purchasing and maintaining an MRI scanner. All these progresses will manifest into earlier diagnosis of diseases and better quality of care for a majority of citizens.
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WearMe - Metamaterial for MRI
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