Micro-X
Micro-X (ASX: MX1) designs and manufactures ultra-lightweight mobile X-ray and CT imaging systems for medical and security applications, using proprietary carbon nanotube cold cathode technology across products including Rover Plus, Head CT, Argus, Checkpoints, and Baggage CT Scanner.
- Company typePublic
- Founded2012
- HeadquartersClovelly, Australia
- Headcount51–100
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Micro-X does
Micro-X Limited is an ASX-listed (ASX: MX1) Australian medical imaging and security technology company headquartered in Adelaide (Tonsley), with regional offices in Seattle and the UK. The company designs, develops, and manufactures ultra-lightweight X-ray imaging products based on its proprietary Nano Electronic X-ray (NEX) technology platform, which uses carbon nanotube cold cathode emitters instead of century-old hot cathode filaments. This architecture enables materially smaller, lighter, and lower-power X-ray systems than competing hardware, with claimed benefits including a 112kg Rover Plus (versus 700+ lbs for competitor units), 7+ hour battery life, 10-year tube warranty, and faster electronic switching.
The commercial product portfolio spans medical mobile digital radiography (Rover Plus, available), portable head CT for stroke diagnosis (in human imaging trials via the Australian Stroke Alliance), a portable full-body CT scanner (under ARPA-H PARADIGM development), and security products including the Argus stand-off backscatter X-ray camera, Checkpoints self-screening modules, and a modular Baggage CT Scanner — the latter two developed under the US Department of Homeland Security's "Screening at Speed" program. Micro-X also sells custom X-ray components (tubes, generators, connectors, imaging chains) and related services to OEM customers.
The business model is predominantly hardware sales through direct regional sales teams (Asia-Pacific, North America, EMEA) supported by an authorized distributor network across LATAM, Europe, and Asia-Pacific, plus direct contracts with government and defense customers. Pricing is quote-based for enterprise and government procurement. Revenue streams include Medical X-ray Systems, Security X-ray Systems, Custom Solutions, and Professional Services. The company holds ISO 13485, ISO 9001, FDA 510(k), EU MDR, and ETL certifications supporting multi-jurisdictional commercialization. Strategic research partnerships include Johns Hopkins University (deep learning for multi-source CT), Monash University, Flinders University, and listed commercial partners SAAB, Varex Imaging, and Fujifilm.
Micro-X firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Micro-X
- Legal name
- Micro-X Limited
- Website
- https://micro-x.com
- Company type
- Public
- Founded year
- 2012
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 51–100 employees
- Short description
- Micro-X (ASX: MX1) designs and manufactures ultra-lightweight mobile X-ray and CT imaging systems for medical and security applications, using proprietary carbon nanotube cold cathode technology across products including Rover Plus, Head CT, Argus, Checkpoints, and Baggage CT Scanner.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Micro-X industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Medical Imaging Equipment (Mobile X-ray Systems)
- NAICS
- Irradiation Apparatus Manufacturing (334517), Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (3345), Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing (334510)
- SIC
- X-Ray Apparatus & Tubes & Related Irradiation Apparatus (3844), Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus (3841), Electromedical & Electrotherapeutic Apparatus (3845)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Portable, Mobile & Point-of-Care Imaging Systems (HLAHABAL)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Radiology AI, CAD & Advanced Visualization Software (HLAHABAJ), Computed Tomography (CT) Systems (HLAHABAB), Mobile Imaging Services (HLAFAKAC)
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Where Micro-X is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Clovelly
- HQ country
- Australia
- HQ region
- Oceania
Offices3 records
Markets served
Micro-X business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Others
Revenue model
- Medical X-ray Systems: Sale of mobile X-ray systems (Rover Plus) to healthcare providers including hospitals, sports teams, and military medical applications. Revenue from product sales with warranties including 10-year tube warranty.
- Security X-ray Systems: Sale of security imaging products including Argus (backscatter X-ray camera), Checkpoints (passenger screening), and Baggage CT Scanners to defense, security, and government clients.
- Custom X-ray Solutions: Custom component and subsystem manufacturing including high-voltage X-ray tubes, high-voltage connectors, miniaturized generators, and imaging chain integration for third-party products.
- Professional Services: Training, service, and support including field engineering, applications training, and ongoing maintenance services for installed base.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| One time/ perpetual license | Multi-year contract | Rover Plus Mobile DR System - Enterprise/Hospital Pricing |
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels5 records
Marketing channels6 records
Micro-X product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Micro-X designs, develops, and manufactures mobile X-ray imaging systems powered by its proprietary Nano Electronic X-ray (NEX) Technology, which replaces traditional thermionic X-ray tubes with carbon nanotube cold cathode emitters. Its current commercial product is the Rover Plus mobile digital radiography X-ray used for bedside imaging in hospitals, alongside the Argus security X-ray imager for defense, EOD, and checkpoint use, with the Head CT, airport Checkpoints, and Baggage CT Scanner in development. The company also provides Custom Solutions and professional training, service, and support.
Product overview
Micro-X is a medtech and security imaging company that offers a portfolio of products based on its proprietary Nano Electronic X-ray (NEX) Technology platform using carbon nanotube cold cathode emitters. The product portfolio centers on the Rover Plus mobile X-ray system (available now for medical imaging), the Head CT stroke scanner (in human trials), and Argus stand-off security camera (available now for defense/security). Additional products include the Checkpoints passenger self-screening system and Baggage CT Scanner for airport security, both funded by the US Department of Homeland Security and in development. The company also offers Custom Solutions providing custom-designed X-ray tubes, generators, and imaging chains for third-party integration. NEX Technology enables miniaturized, lightweight X-ray devices compared to traditional hot cathode systems, with advantages in size, weight, power efficiency, and controllability.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- NEX Technology: Nano Electronic X-ray Technology platform using carbon nanotube cold cathode emitters for compact, lightweight X-ray imaging
- WASP Technology
- Rover Plus
- Head CT
- Argus
- Checkpoints
- Baggage CT Scanner
Products and services
- Rover Plus A portable, battery-powered mobile digital radiography (DR) X-ray system that brings bedside X-ray imaging to patients, designed for hospital use in radiology, intensive care, emergency, operating room, neonatal, and isolation wards.
- Argus A security X-ray imager based on Micro-X's NEX Technology and WASP backscatter imaging, used for EOD, IED detection, police, and security checkpoint operations in the field and at fixed checkpoints.
- Head CT A compact, in-development head CT scanner intended for stroke and trauma triage, leveraging Micro-X's NEX Technology and deep-learning CT image reconstruction.
- Checkpoints An in-development next-generation airport passenger checkpoint screening X-ray solution designed to replace current walk-through metal detectors and millimeter-wave scanners.
- Baggage CT Scanner An in-development computed-tomography X-ray scanner for aviation checked baggage inspection, using automated threat detection models (CNNs) for faster screening of cabin baggage.
- Custom Solutions A bespoke engineering service offering that licenses and integrates Micro-X's NEX Technology into OEM partners' products, enabling customized X-ray sub-systems for industrial and specialized applications.
- Professional Training, Service and Support Professional services offering of training programs, field service, and ongoing technical support for Micro-X X-ray systems deployed at customer sites globally.
Quantifiable outcome
- 380+ Medical X-ray devices deployed globally across 35 countries
- +4 more outcomes
Companies that use Micro-X
Customer profileNamed customers4 records
Segments5 records
Ideal customer profiles4 records
Micro-X technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration4 records
AI capability4 records
Feature7 records
Micro-X partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.
- RSNA (Radiological Society of North America)minorAnnual conference partnership for product showcase including Rover Plus unveiling and Head CT/Full Body CT development presentations
- Johns Hopkins UniversitycorePartnership for development of world-first deep learning models for multi-source CT imaging. Includes Adaptive Deep Scatter Estimation for curved-panel X-ray detectors and Diffusion Posterior Sampling for AI-guided image reconstruction.
- Monash UniversityminorAcademic research partnership for X-ray technology development
- Flinders UniversityminorAcademic research partnership for X-ray technology development
- SAABminorDefense and security technology collaboration partner shown in company partnerships section
- Australian Stroke AlliancecorePartnership for human imaging pilot study of Head CT system commencing June 2026 in Australian hospitals
Scale indicators5 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights7 records
Micro-X competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- GE HealthCare: Global medical imaging leader across X-ray, CT, and portable DR; explicitly named alongside Micro-X as a participant in the expanding CT market. Largest scaled competitor whose portable/mobile imaging roadmap could overlap Rover Plus and Head CT use cases.
- Philips Healthcare: Major medical imaging incumbent spanning X-ray, CT, and patient monitoring. Competes broadly with Micro-X across hospital DR procurement and emerging point-of-care imaging segments.
- Siemens Healthineers: Largest medical imaging conglomerate, named alongside Micro-X as a CT market participant. Its vast R&D and installed base represent the principal competitive headwind for Micro-X's portable CT ambitions.
- Fujifilm Healthcare: Broad incumbent in medical imaging and a listed Micro-X technology partner; overlapping product portfolio in portable X-ray and digital radiography, plus a much larger global distribution footprint.
- Canon Medical Systems: Broad X-ray and CT competitor explicitly co-listed with Micro-X in the CT market context. Strong in diagnostic imaging systems competing for the same hospital and emergency-care budgets.
Direct peers
- Carestream Health: Established direct competitor in portable digital radiography and mobile X-ray — the closest analog to Micro-X's Rover Plus product line. Competes head-to-head for hospital, ICU, and bedside imaging budgets in the same procurement cycles.
- Smiths Detection: Direct peer in aviation and checkpoint security X-ray screening — competing head-to-head with Micro-X's Checkpoints and Baggage CT products for DHS and global airport screening budgets.
- Konica Minolta Healthcare: Direct peer in portable DR X-ray and mobile imaging solutions for hospitals and ambulatory care. Overlapping product positioning with the Rover Plus and shared focus on point-of-care bedside imaging.
- Samsung Neurologica: Maker of portable and mobile CT scanners including the CereTom and OmniTom used in mobile stroke units — the most direct competitor to Micro-X's forthcoming Head CT for stroke diagnosis in ambulances and retrieval aircraft.
Others
- Varex Imaging: Listed Micro-X technology partner and the leading independent supplier of X-ray tubes, generators, and imaging-chain components to OEMs — adjacent as both a collaboration partner and a competing component supplier to the broader X-ray industry.
Market position
Strengths4 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks4 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
Micro-X social profiles
Digital presenceMicro-X compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance5 records
Micro-X financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Micro-X leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles2 records
Micro-X subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries4 records
Micro-X funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Micro-X M&A and investment
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Frequently asked questions about Micro-X
What does Micro-X do?
Micro-X designs, develops, and manufactures mobile X-ray imaging systems powered by its proprietary Nano Electronic X-ray (NEX) Technology, which replaces traditional thermionic X-ray tubes with carbon nanotube cold cathode emitters. Its current commercial product is the Rover Plus mobile digital radiography X-ray used for bedside imaging in hospitals, alongside the Argus security X-ray imager for defense, EOD, and checkpoint use, with the Head CT, airport Checkpoints, and Baggage CT Scanner in development. The company also provides Custom Solutions and professional training, service, and support.
Is Micro-X a public or private company?
Micro-X is a public company. It is classified as public and is currently operating.
When was Micro-X founded?
Micro-X was founded in 2012. It employs 51 to 100 people.
Where is Micro-X based?
Micro-X is headquartered in Clovelly, Australia, in the Oceania region.
How does Micro-X make money?
Four revenue lines are on record. Medical X-ray Systems are the primary driver. The others are security X-ray Systems, custom X-ray Solutions and professional Services.
Who are Micro-X's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are GE HealthCare, Philips Healthcare, Siemens Healthineers, Fujifilm Healthcare and Canon Medical Systems. Direct peers are Carestream Health, Smiths Detection, Konica Minolta Healthcare and Samsung Neurologica. Varex Imaging is listed as an others.
Does Micro-X have an API?
No public API is recorded for Micro-X.
What industry is Micro-X in?
Micro-X's product category is Medical Imaging Equipment (Mobile X-ray Systems). Its primary akta.pro industry code is HLAHABAL, Portable, Mobile & Point-of-Care Imaging Systems, with a secondary code of HLAHABAJ, Radiology AI, CAD & Advanced Visualization Software. Its NAICS code is 334517 and its SIC code is 3844.