Philips has deepened its collaboration with Nicolab to deliver an integrated AI-driven stroke-care workflow in India combining Philips’ imaging and interventional platforms with Nicolab’s StrokeViewer AI for faster diagnosis, better coordination and improved access to stroke treatment.
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Faced with nearly 1.8 million new stroke cases in India each year, the partnership aims to reduce delays in treatment by blending Nicolab’s cloud-based StrokeViewer (which analyses CT perfusion scans) with Philips’ Azurion image-guided therapy platform. The goal is to optimise care from diagnosis through intervention and extend advanced stroke services into underserved regions.
Stroke remains one of India’s most urgent healthcare challenges, responsible for a large share of disability and mortality. In response, Philips and Nicolab announced on October 28, 2025, the expansion of their strategic collaboration to advance stroke-care pathways across India.
Philips brings its global leadership in medical imaging and image-guided therapy particularly via its Azurion platform, which allows interventional teams to plan and execute stroke-treatment procedures with high-resolution real-time imaging. Nicolab contributes its flagship product, StrokeViewer-AI, a cloud-based solution for automatic CT perfusion (CTP) analysis regulatory-cleared in India which rapidly flags large vessel occlusion (LVO) and other critical biomarkers, and securely shares results across networks of clinicians.
By integrating these technologies, the partnership aims to streamline the “time-to-treatment” journey: from the emergency-scan, through AI-driven triage, to image-guided intervention. For example, once CT/CTA scans are acquired, StrokeViewer generates instant AI-derived perfusion maps and suspected occlusion locations, sending them to specialists via mobile/desktop DICOM viewers. Meanwhile, the patient is already routed or prepared on Philips-Azurion interventional suite, with pre-planning of access routes and optimal imaging angles.
Philips notes that its aim is to deploy this connected workflow not just in metro Level-1 centres but also in Tier-2/3 cities and regional networks, thereby extending access where stroke-services are limited. “Every minute makes a difference to outcomes,” commented Gaurav Vyas of Philips Indian Subcontinent. Nicolab’s CEO Michael Macilquham added that the collaboration is about ensuring every stroke patient, regardless of where they live, has the best possible chance of recovery.
“Stroke is a growing healthcare challenge in India, where every minute makes a difference to patient outcome By joining hands with Nicolab, we are advancing stroke care with a connected, AI-driven solution that empowers clinicians to act faster.”
By
HB Team
