Partners & Institutional Affiliations
Athreya MedTech operates through a tightly coordinated consortium of clinical, engineering, research, and education partners — each critical to the MERIT AI pipeline.
Core Consortium Partners
Each partner has a defined role in the MERIT AI research and clinical pipeline.
De Cure Center
HSR Layout, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Primary clinical research facility. 700 sq ft research lab, ophthalmic equipment, and Phase 2 data collection site for MERIT AI. Director: Jibran Munaver (12+ yrs, 5,000+ patients, 100+ hospital affiliations).
Digital Mega Factory
1st Floor, Zareen Plaza, Hegde Nagar Road, Thanisandra, Bengaluru 560077
Designs and maintains the entire MERIT AI system — architecture, infrastructure, Docker deployment, data security, and content production. On-premise, zero-cloud by design. MSME: UDYAM-KR-03-0649205.
Validus Institute Inc.
San Diego, California, USA
US institutional accreditation for SBIR grants and Academy certifications. NIH SBIR co-applicant. Issues Certificate of Completion to Academy participants. CEO: Dr. Majd Oteibi (MD, DHSc, CCRP, FRSPH).
Aider Digital Pvt Ltd
1st Floor, Zareen Plaza, Hegde Nagar Road, Bangalore
Hosts the Digital Ophthalmology Dialogues LMS. 186 AI courses and monthly expert talks platform. Student pipeline for medical research internships. CEO: Yaseen Ahmed.
Athreya Inc.
Edison, New Jersey, USA
Parent company and primary NIH SBIR grant entity. Business structure, hardware procurement, investor relations, and USA-India market strategy. CEO: Dr. Bala Balaguru.
Portland State University
Portland, Oregon, USA
Sole source of synthetic phantom lab data (175 training images, 600 frames/scan). Dr. Hadi's Visiting Professorship legitimises research methodology. Optional 2-week hands-on Academy training hosted here.
Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, Oregon, USA
Dr. Hadi's research scholar affiliation and MCR degree (2021). OCTRI (Oregon Clinical & Translational Research Institute) connection. Tier-1 US medical school legitimacy for publications.
Institutional Affiliations
Athreya MedTech's research is connected to leading medical and research institutions worldwide.
Harvard Medical School
USA
National Institutes of Health
USA
PGI Chandigarh
India
Aravind Eye Hospital
India
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
USA
University of Toronto
Canada
Royal College Hospital AU
Australia
OCTRI — Oregon Clinical & Translational Research Institute
USA
Legacy Devers Eye Institute
USA
Ocularist Society of India
India
Become a Partner
We welcome clinical partners, research institutions, engineering firms, and academic collaborators. If you work in ophthalmic diagnostics, AI, medical education, or translational research, there is a role in our consortium.
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