Cubresa
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2013
- HeadquartersWinnipeg, Canada
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
Cubresa firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Cubresa
- Legal name
- Cubresa Inc.
- Website
- https://cubresa.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2013
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Where Cubresa is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Winnipeg
- HQ country
- Canada
- HQ region
- North America
Offices2 records
Markets served
Cubresa 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, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- PET Insert Hardware Sales: Sale of PET insert systems (BrainPET, NuPET, NuPET Bio) that retrofit into existing MRI scanners. Products are sold to universities, hospitals, and pharmaceutical companies for research and clinical applications. The Terms & Conditions indicate standard purchase contracts with typical hardware sales terms including delivery schedules and installation services.
- Professional Services: Installation services performed by Cubresa Service Engineers, training sessions, and annual preventative maintenance services. Service terms indicate hotline support during business hours, annual maintenance visits, and spare parts supply. Service contracts are typically annual with renewal provisions.
- Software Licensing: Software provided with products is licensed (not sold) to customers under non-exclusive, non-transferable, fully paid-up license for use in conjunction with Cubresa products. Includes software maintenance updates during the warranty and service period.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Other | Multi-year contract | Quote-based pricing for PET insert systems |
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels2 records
Marketing channels5 records
Cubresa product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Cubresa designs, manufactures, and sells PET (Positron Emission Tomography) insert systems that retrofit into existing MRI scanners to deliver simultaneous PET/MR imaging. The portfolio includes the BrainPET clinical brain insert, the NuPET preclinical small-animal insert, and the NuPET Bio portable scanner for BSL-3 labs. Products are sold to research institutions, hospitals, and pharmaceutical companies along with installation, training, and annual maintenance services, with bundled software licensed to customers.
Product overview
Cubresa develops a portfolio of PET (Positron Emission Tomography) insert systems for MRI, comprising three main products: the clinical BrainPET for human brain imaging, the preclinical NuPET Insert System for small animal research, and the specialized NuPET Bio for biosafety-level 3 environments. All products are designed as retrofit inserts that add PET imaging capability to existing MRI scanners without requiring new imaging suites, allowing institutions to convert between PET/MRI and MRI-only modes.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- BrainPET: Clinical PET insert for MRI scanners providing simultaneous PET/MR imaging capacity for brain imaging. Currently under development with FDA 510(k) pending.
- NuPET
- NuPET Bio
Products and services
- BrainPET A clinical PET insert for MRI scanners that provides simultaneous PET/MR brain imaging capacity. The BrainPET is designed for clinical and research sites wanting simultaneous PET/MR imaging with higher spatial resolution and sensitivity than whole-body hybrid systems. It retrofits into new and installed 1.5T, 3T, and 7T MRI scanners and can be removed when PET imaging is not required. Currently an investigational device pending FDA 510(k) and Health Canada approvals.
- NuPET Insert System A flexible, mobile preclinical PET scanner that inserts into existing MRI systems. Completely portable, it can be moved between different MRIs within a research lab and used as a standalone PET imaging system when simultaneous imaging is not required. Targets pharmaceutical companies and academic preclinical imaging facilities.
- NuPET Bio The world's first lightweight and portable preclinical PET scanner designed for use with highly infectious pathogens in BSL-3 labs. Allows researchers to conduct work on SARS-CoV-2 and other viruses and bacteria without extensive lab retrofits of the lab space.
Quantifiable outcome
- First installation worldwide into a 7T MRI system
- +2 more outcomes
Companies that use Cubresa
Customer profileNamed customers5 records
Segments3 records
Ideal customer profiles2 records
Cubresa technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
AI capability5 records
Feature4 records
Cubresa partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core.
- Siemens HealthineerscoreGlobal Master Interface Agreement signed for the Cubresa BrainPET Scanner. Broad contract designed to support development efforts and compatibility testing of BrainPET in Siemens Healthineers MAGNETOM MRI scanners of all field strengths. Represents foundational partnership for market deployment.
- Siemens HealthineerscoreExpanded Master Interface Agreement to include Biograph One MR. Partnership supports development efforts and compatibility testing of Cubresa BrainPET scanner in Siemens Healthineers MRI scanners. Initial focus on MAGNETOM Terra and Terra.X 7T MRI scanners with other field strengths to follow. The agreement enables seamless integration of BrainPET with Siemens MRI systems globally.
- The Neuro (Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital) at McGill UniversitycoreSelected Cubresa's investigational BrainPET scanner for 7T MRI research program. First installation into a 7T MRI worldwide. Part of Foundational Client Program for world-leading brain research institutions. Research focuses on neurological disorders including Alzheimer's disease with researchers from McConnell Brain Imaging Centre.
- Lawson Health Research InstitutecoreFirst BrainPET Insert System installed at St. Joseph's Health Care London in partnership with Lawson Health Research Institute. First institute in Foundational Client Program to have scanner installed. Research focus on differential diagnosis of dementia, detection of epileptic foci, and understanding of the aging brain.
- Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging at Massachusetts General HospitalcoreSelected Cubresa's BrainPET Insert System to add to their suite of imaging tools. The Martinos Center is a leading biomedical imaging research center that will benefit from BrainPET to support brain research studies.
- BIOTIC (Biomedical Translational Imaging Centre) at IWK Health CentrecoreChosen as first research facility to test NuPET preclinical PET scanner. Successful partnership for testing new preclinical PET technology. Located at IWK Health Centre in Halifax, NS, Canada.
- University of ArizonacoreFirst institution in the United States to acquire NuPET system. Purchased in collaboration with Department of Medical Imaging and UA BIO5 Institute for cancer research including tumor pH measurement using MRI and PET imaging, and development of dual-modality contrast agents.
Scale indicators4 records
Recent moves9 records
Expansion highlights6 records
Cubresa competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Bruker Corporation: Preclinical imaging specialist offering PET/MR systems (e.g., BioSpec series with PET inserts) for small-animal research. Directly competes with Cubresa's NuPET Insert System and NuPET Bio in the preclinical brain and translational research market.
- MR Solutions: Preclinical MRI and PET/MR insert developer offering cryogen-free benchtop systems for small-animal imaging. Closely comparable to Cubresa's preclinical product strategy of MRI-platform-agnostic PET inserts for research labs.
- Mediso Medical Imaging Systems: Preclinical imaging manufacturer with nanoScan PET/MR and nanoPET/CT systems for small-animal research. Directly competes with Cubresa's NuPET line in translational research labs and academic preclinical imaging cores.
Broad incumbents
- GE HealthCare: Makes the SIGNA PET/MR whole-body hybrid system and a broad portfolio of MRI and PET/CT scanners. Competes with Cubresa for clinical brain PET/MR placements at large academic hospitals and represents an alternative for institutions that prefer integrated whole-body solutions.
- United Imaging Healthcare: China-based imaging OEM offering the uPMR 790 HD whole-body PET/MR system, expanding into Western markets. Competes head-to-head with Cubresa for brain imaging placements where integrated whole-body hybrid systems are preferred over retrofit inserts.
- Siemens Healthineers: Global medical imaging OEM whose MAGNETOM MRI line and Biograph whole-body PET/MR systems directly overlap with Cubresa's clinical BrainPET target. Cubresa's Global Master Interface Agreement is with Siemens, so it is both partner and the most important competitive incumbent in the PET/MR space.
- Philips: Major imaging OEM with PET/CT and MRI product lines, including the Vereos digital PET/CT. While not currently offering a whole-body PET/MR in the same class, Philips competes in clinical PET and adjacent brain imaging modalities relevant to Cubresa's hospital buyer base.
- Canon Medical Systems: Imaging OEM offering PET/CT systems and a research-grade PET insert product line. Provides alternative procurement paths for academic brain imaging centers that might otherwise consider Cubresa's BrainPET.
Emerging players
- RefleXion Medical: Molecular imaging company developing biology-guided radiotherapy using PET imaging. Adjacent in advanced PET-based clinical imaging applications; not a direct PET/MR competitor but targets overlapping clinical molecular imaging buyers.
- Aspect Imaging: Developer of compact, high-performance MRI systems for preclinical and point-of-care use. Adjacent competitor in compact preclinical MRI, where Cubresa's MRI-platform-agnostic NuPET insert is deployed and where bundled solutions are increasingly offered.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat6 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
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Cubresa leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles7 records
Cubresa funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds1 record
Investors1 record
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Cubresa M&A and investment
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Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Cubresa
What does Cubresa do?
Cubresa designs, manufactures, and sells PET (Positron Emission Tomography) insert systems that retrofit into existing MRI scanners to deliver simultaneous PET/MR imaging. The portfolio includes the BrainPET clinical brain insert, the NuPET preclinical small-animal insert, and the NuPET Bio portable scanner for BSL-3 labs. Products are sold to research institutions, hospitals, and pharmaceutical companies along with installation, training, and annual maintenance services, with bundled software licensed to customers.
Is Cubresa a public or private company?
Cubresa is a private company. It is classified as venture growth investor backed and is currently operating.
When was Cubresa founded?
Cubresa was founded in 2013. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is Cubresa based?
Cubresa is headquartered in Winnipeg, Canada, in the North America region.
How does Cubresa make money?
Three revenue lines are on record. PET Insert Hardware Sales are the primary driver. The others are professional Services and software Licensing.
Who are Cubresa's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Bruker Corporation, MR Solutions and Mediso Medical Imaging Systems. Broad incumbents are GE HealthCare, United Imaging Healthcare, Siemens Healthineers, Philips and Canon Medical Systems. Emerging players are RefleXion Medical and Aspect Imaging.
Does Cubresa have an API?
No public API is recorded for Cubresa.