Global health technology leader Philips has deepened its partnership with Nicolab, a Netherlands-based innovator in artificial intelligence (AI) for stroke diagnosis and treatment, marking a major step in the companies’ shared mission to transform stroke care in India.
With an estimated 1.8 million new stroke cases every year, India faces an enormous challenge in delivering timely, accurate, and accessible care. Stroke is now one of the country’s leading causes of disability and death a reality that underscores the urgent need for smarter, faster medical systems.
Through this collaboration, Philips and Nicolab aim to bridge that gap by combining Philips’ expertise in advanced medical imaging with Nicolab’s cutting-edge AI platform, StrokeViewer. The result: a new model of stroke care built around speed, precision, and collaboration.
At the heart of this initiative is StrokeViewer, the first cloud-based CT Perfusion (CTP) analysis solution in India to receive regulatory approval. It delivers AI-generated imaging results within seconds, consolidates patient data, and connects specialists across locations in real time.
When integrated with Philips’ image-guided therapy platform, Azurion, the collaboration reaches new potential. Azurion enables doctors to visualize and navigate inside the body with remarkable clarity, while StrokeViewer’s AI insights guide decision-making before and during interventions. Physicians can instantly review DICOM scans, assess treatment eligibility, and plan 3D access routes all from a single interface helping stroke teams move from diagnosis to treatment with unprecedented speed.
Nicolab’s technology analyses complex stroke biomarkers and allows secure image sharing between care teams via mobile or desktop, ensuring that critical diagnostic decisions can be made collaboratively anytime, anywhere. This “every-second-counts” approach is designed to dramatically improve patient outcomes.
Philips’ partnership with Nicolab extends beyond India as part of a broader global initiative that includes collaborations with hospitals, research centres, and the World Stroke Organization (WSO). Together, they aim to redefine how stroke is diagnosed and treated making advanced, AI-driven stroke care more accessible to patients everywhere.
“By uniting AI innovation with advanced imaging, we’re bringing a new level of speed and confidence to stroke care in India,” the companies said in a joint statement.
