{"id":195097,"date":"2025-09-24T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/24\/chipirons-big-idea-rethinking-mri-access-not-replacing-old-machines-techcrunch\/"},"modified":"2025-09-24T22:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T22:00:00","slug":"chipirons-big-idea-rethinking-mri-access-not-replacing-old-machines-techcrunch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/24\/chipirons-big-idea-rethinking-mri-access-not-replacing-old-machines-techcrunch\/","title":{"rendered":"Chipiron\u2019s big idea: rethinking MRI access, not replacing old machines\u00a0 | TechCrunch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed alignwide is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Chipiron\u2019s big idea: rethinking MRI access, not replacing old machines | Equity Podcast\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/b06AqrRPgMg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p id=\"speakable-summary\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Medical device funding is hitting levels we <a href=\"https:\/\/pitchbook.com\/news\/reports\/q2-2025-medtech-vc-and-pe-trends\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">haven\u2019t seen since 2021<\/a>, with investors pouring billions into diagnostics and imaging companies. While innovation has raced ahead, a fundamental problem still hasn\u2019t changed: Critical medical hardware like MRI machines cost millions of dollars and is limited to large hospitals. So how do you take one of the most expensive, hospital-bound technologies and make it available anywhere?\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Evan Kervella, founder and CEO of Paris-based startup <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chipiron.co\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Chipiron<\/a>, joined <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/podcasts\/equity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Equity<\/a> to walk us through the problem and his vision for solving it.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Equity is TechCrunch\u2019s flagship podcast, produced by Theresa Loconsolo, and posts every Wednesday and Friday.\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Subscribe to us on<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/id1215439780\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><em> Apple Podcasts<\/em><\/a><em>,<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/overcast.fm\/itunes1215439780\/equity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><em> Overcast<\/em><\/a><em>,<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/5IEYLip3eDppcOmy5DmphC?si=rZDFHv2sQUul_g94iCRgpQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><em> Spotify<\/em><\/a><em> and all the casts. You also can follow Equity on<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EquityPod\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><em> X<\/em><\/a><em> and<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.net\/@equitypod\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><em> Threads<\/em><\/a><em>, at @EquityPod.\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/video\/chipirons-big-idea-rethinking-mri-access-not-replacing-old-machines\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Medical device funding is hitting levels we haven\u2019t seen since 2021, with investors pouring billions into diagnostics and imaging companies. While innovation has raced ahead, a fundamental problem still hasn\u2019t changed: Critical medical hardware like MRI machines cost millions of dollars and is limited to large hospitals. 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