Founded in 1981, Metropolis has amongst the largest service menus in India offering more than 4,500 varieties of diagnostic tests. Processing 15 million tests a year, Metropolis caters to more than 10,000 laboratories, hospitals and nursing homes, as well as 200,000 doctors. Metropolis is accredited by the National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL) and the College of American Pathologists (CAP), the gold standard in laboratory accreditation.

A pioneering entrepreneur in the fields of Indian Medical Technology and Diagnostic Services, Dr Velu straddles many health care related ventures successfully. He is the Chairman and Managing Director of Trivitron Health Care, one of India’s leading MedTech companies into manufacturing and distribution of Medical equipment & Diagnostics across different specialties/applications with operations across India, SE Asia, GCC & Europe. He is also the Chairman and Founder of Medfort Hospitals (operating under the brand “Maxivision”), a fast growing, niche, regional eye care chain and Founder Director of Alliance Medicorp (Chain of Dialysis and Dental Care centres), a joint venture with the Apollo Hospitals group. He was the ex-promoter of Metropolis Healthcare.

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