Pune-based health-tech company’s Smart Scope® CX addresses screening gaps with portable AI-enabled technology designed for point-of-care healthcare delivery
PUNE, INDIA: As healthcare systems across emerging economies look for scalable and affordable ways to expand preventive care, Periwinkle Technologies is drawing attention for its work in one of women’s health’s most persistent challenges—cervical cancer screening.
Founded in Pune, Periwinkle Technologies has developed Smart Scope® CX, a portable, AI-enabled cervical imaging device designed to support healthcare professionals in cervical cancer screening and triage, particularly in point-of-care and resource-constrained settings.
The organisation’s participation in the BRICS Bharat Innovates Exposition brought this Indian health-tech innovation onto an international platform. During the exposition, Periwinkle Technologies had the opportunity to demonstrate Smart Scope® CX to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and visiting BRICS leaders, highlighting how Indian medical-device innovation can address healthcare challenges shared by emerging economies.
Technology Designed Around the Reality of Healthcare Delivery
Periwinkle’s approach is built around a practical challenge: screening technologies need to work not only inside specialised hospitals, but also closer to communities where access to specialists and advanced diagnostic infrastructure may be limited.
Smart Scope® CX enables a trained healthcare provider to capture cervical images and receive an AI-assisted risk assessment in approximately 30–60 seconds. A complete screening visit can typically be conducted within 5–10 minutes, supporting counselling and determination of appropriate next steps during the same visit.
The platform also supports digital documentation, report generation and remote review. Its offline capabilities are designed to make the technology useful in locations where internet connectivity may be inconsistent.
Importantly, Smart Scope® CX is designed as a clinical decision-support technology. It assists healthcare professionals; final diagnosis and treatment decisions remain with qualified clinicians.
An Innovation With Global South Relevance
The relevance of Periwinkle’s work extends beyond India. Countries across the BRICS ecosystem face different but interconnected healthcare-access challenges, including large populations, geographical barriers, specialist shortages and difficulties achieving consistent screening coverage.
From China’s need for economical population-scale screening to outreach challenges across countries such as Brazil, South Africa, Russia and Indonesia, the requirement for practical, scalable and efficient screening models is shared across diverse healthcare systems.
Periwinkle Technologies brings together medical-device engineering, artificial intelligence, clinical workflows and field-level usability to address this challenge.
With thousands of Smart Scope® CX systems deployed and hundreds of thousands of women screened through programmes in India and other countries, the organisation’s experience has been shaped by real-world healthcare delivery rather than technology development alone.
From Pune Innovation to International Visibility
The BRICS Bharat Innovates platform represents another milestone in Periwinkle Technologies’ journey as an Indian health-tech organisation working on a global healthcare challenge.
Its showcase demonstrates how innovations emerging from India’s startup and deep-tech ecosystem can be relevant to healthcare systems far beyond the country.
For Periwinkle Technologies, the larger opportunity is clear: to help expand access to cervical cancer screening, strengthen referral and follow-up pathways, and bring AI-assisted clinical support closer to the communities that need preventive healthcare the most.
About Periwinkle Technologies
Periwinkle Technologies is a Pune-based health-tech company focused on developing innovative medical technologies to improve access to healthcare. Its flagship Smart Scope® CX combines portable cervical imaging with AI-assisted screening and triage, with a focus on practical deployment across diverse healthcare settings.
Website: https://www.periwinkletech.com/
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