Drug Discovery AI
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Medvolt

Medvolt, based in Pune, India, sells MedGraph, an AI and physics based in silico platform for early drug discovery, to pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies as software modules and as delivered projects. Rubie handles drug repurposing and target identification, Topaaz generates new small molecule chemical entities from a curated fragment library, EDGE builds knowledge graphs from biomedical literature and data, and Oopal runs free energy perturbation for binding affinity. Generative models, natural language processing, transfer learning and reinforcement learning sit alongside molecular dynamics and docking.

The same platform designs peptides, antibodies, oligonucleotides and enzymes, with services for antibody humanization, bispecific design and affinity optimization, and knowledge curation for multi omics data. Medvolt runs its own preclinical pipeline of five programs, four in oncology, and its case studies cover kinase inhibitors, drug repurposing and enzyme engineering. Medvolt Tech Private Limited is based at the Science and Technology Park of Savitribai Phule Pune University, led by cofounders Dr. Madhura Vipra, chief executive, and Ritvik Vipra, chief technology officer.

AI Health Index verifiedOctober 12, 2026
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Founded
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Headquarters
Pune, India
Website
www.medvolt.ai
Categories
drug-discovery
Indexed Products
MedGraph, MedGraph Rubie, MedGraph Topaaz, MedGraph EDGE, MedGraph Oopal
Buyer Segments
Pharmaceutical and biotechnology research teams, Academic and research institutes, Biomanufacturing and enzyme engineering teams
Assessment

Capability Axes

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AI Capability
BB on AI CentralityThe model is the engine of a core module. The platform carries other value, but this capability does not exist without it.
Vendor Published

Generative models, knowledge graphs and language models drive the core modules: Topaaz proposes new chemical entities, Rubie ranks repurposing candidates and targets, and EDGE turns literature into a structured knowledge graph that the models reason over. Physics based methods, including free energy perturbation in Oopal, molecular dynamics and docking, score and refine what the models propose, and expert teams review outputs before delivery.

Part of the value sits in those simulations and in curation services that stand apart from the learned models.

CC on Autonomy and Oversight ModelAutonomy is claimed and oversight is asserted without a mechanism. Human in the loop appears as a phrase rather than a described control.
Vendor Published

Models generate and rank candidates, physics based simulations test them in silico, and multidisciplinary teams review outputs before they reach a client, so a person stands between the platform and the delivered result.

How that review works, and what makes a candidate fail it, is not described.

CC on Model and Technology TransparencyThe architecture is described in general terms with nothing identified. Proprietary is asserted rather than explained.
Vendor Published

The platform combines generative models, natural language processing, transfer learning, reinforcement learning and large language models with an ontology based knowledge graph, and pairs them with free energy perturbation, molecular dynamics and deep docking. Models are described as interpretable and trained on curated domain data.

No model, architecture or training dataset is named.

CC on Model Supply Chain DisclosureThe architecture is described and no model provider is named. Naming a hosting provider alone does not lift a record out of this band. Record the host in the note, because it matters for residency and breach scope, and grade on the model layer, which is the question this axis is named for.
Vendor Published

Medvolt's own models and knowledge graph, built on curated proprietary data, are combined with large language models, and the company lists AWS Startups, NVIDIA Inception and Microsoft for Startups among its partner programs.

Which language models and cloud providers process client data is not named.

DD on Clinical and Operational EvidenceNo named deployment and no performance claim a reader can check. A figure published with no source sits here rather than higher.
Vendor Published

Medvolt says its platform cuts preclinical discovery time threefold, reduces costs fifteenfold and lowers failure risk by 25 percent, and that its modules are refined through laboratory testing. Ten case studies describe projects in small molecules, repurposing, knowledge curation and enzyme engineering.

The figures carry no source, method or named client.

DD on AI Safety and PHI StewardshipNothing published on how protected information moves through the system.
Vendor Published

MedGraph works on molecular, literature and multi omics research data, and its knowledge curation services annotate genetic variants and gene, drug and disease relationships from published sources.

No privacy policy or statement on how client data is handled appears on the site.

Regulatory and Compliance
DD on HIPAA and BAA PostureNo statement of status and no privacy document that reaches the product. Both halves are absent at this grade: a service level privacy document on its own lifts a vendor to the band above even where no status is stated. A website privacy notice, including one that says it does not cover customer data, does not reach the product, so a vendor whose only document is that notice and who states no status grades here.
Vendor Published

The platform handles research data for discovery projects rather than patient records, and Medvolt sells to pharmaceutical and biotechnology research teams.

No statement on patient data or business associate status is published.

DD on Security Certifications and Trust CenterControls are asserted with nothing independent behind them, or nothing is published. Read the note before concluding anything: this is the grade most often corrected on a second pass, because assurance material frequently sits on a parent domain or inside an old announcement rather than on the product pages.
Vendor Published

The platform is described as secure and enterprise class, with cloud and on premise options built to be infrastructure agnostic.

No certification, security page or outside assessment is named.

CC on FDA and Regulatory StatusNo device claim is made and the product is scoped accordingly. Most administrative and operational products sit here and are not penalized for it, because this axis grades the appropriateness of the positioning rather than possession of a clearance.
Vendor Published

MedGraph is research software for early discovery, used by Medvolt's scientists and by client research teams, and makes no device claim. Its outputs are candidate molecules and target hypotheses that enter laboratory work rather than patient care.

Any candidate that reaches the clinic would follow the drug pathway under its developer.

DD on AI Governance and Bias DisclosureNothing published on how model behavior is governed or tested. Multilingual operation with no subgroup performance sits here when the vendor markets recognition quality as a strength, because a caller the system failed to understand leaves no complaint and no record.
Vendor Published

Models are described as interpretable and trained on carefully curated data, and the user interface shows outcomes across the discovery pipeline.

No evaluation of model behavior, by target class or otherwise, is published.

CC on AI Liability and RecourseMechanisms exist that let someone challenge an output, such as audit trails, source traceability or review before commit, with nothing standing behind the output and no route for the harmed party.
Vendor Published

Expert teams review model outputs before delivery, and candidates are checked by physics based simulation before any laboratory work, which gives a client a reviewed result rather than raw model output.

No accuracy figure, warranty or remedy covers a wrong prediction.

Integration and Deployment
DD on EHR and Interoperability DepthNo integration evidence. A connector described as available on request grades here until one exists.
Vendor Published

MedGraph works with molecular structures, literature and omics data inside its own workflows, so no clinical record system is involved, and clients reach it through the platform interface.

No integration with laboratory notebooks or research data systems is described.

CC on Deployment Model and Data ResidencyA single hosted option with location implied rather than committed.
Vendor Published

MedGraph runs as a cloud native platform where clients build workflows, launch high performance computing experiments and collaborate, and it can also be installed on premises in a client's own environment.

Where the cloud version runs and where client data rests is not stated.

Commercial
CC on Commercial TransparencyNo price is published and the posture is discoverable: a buyer can establish how the product is sold and what drives the cost before contacting the vendor. Most of the index sits here.
Vendor Published

Medvolt sells MedGraph as modular software and as customized projects delivered by its scientists, positioned as affordable for organizations of different sizes, with demo and contact routes on every page and downloadable service brochures.

No list price, rate or contract term appears on the site.

CC on Setting and Specialty CoverageCoverage is claimed broadly without specifics, or stated clearly with nothing validating it yet.
Vendor Published

The platform covers small molecules, peptides, antibodies, oligonucleotides and enzymes, with oncology, autoimmune, metabolic, neurodegenerative and rare diseases named as therapeutic areas. Case studies describe kinase and DNA repair inhibitors, bacterial target prioritization, drug repurposing and enzyme engineering for biocatalysis.

None of the case studies names a client or reports results by therapeutic area.

Comparisons

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Commercial

Pricing

Vendor-published figures are labeled as such. Figures labeled “Estimated” are derived from third-party sources and have not been confirmed by the vendor.

Entry Price Pricing Basis BAA Tier Implementation Source
Not published
Modular software and customized discovery projects. Module and project prices are not published. No business associate statement; the platform handles research data rather than patient records. Not published. Cloud and on premise deployment are offered. Vendor Published

Medvolt positions MedGraph as affordable and modular, sold as software modules or as projects delivered by its scientists. No price is published.