Elmsford company leads high-tech medical innovation

Hypres Inc., an Elmsford-based developer of digital superconductor electronics, has been awarded a $145,821 federal grant to improve magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) systems technology in medical care.

The award was made by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services through its Small Business Innovation Research program. It was announced by U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-NY, and Rep. Nita Lowey, D-18th Dist.

The Elmsford company will use the funding to develop a retrofit module for MRI systems using its superconductor digital circuits to provide higher resolutions and faster scan times than currently possible with traditional MRI electronics.

“We’re excited to take a leading role in the development of a new generation of high-performance MRI systems,” Hypres CEO Richard Hitt said in a press release. “The unparalleled speed of our digital superconductor circuits and sensitivity of our sensors lets us tackle the most demanding challenges with innovative, high-performance solutions previously not thought possible. The MRI is one of the most important diagnostic tools in medicine and improvements are constantly being developed around the world.”