A AEVUM / internal panel DRAFT v0.1 · 2026-04-18 · n=30+ competitors
Panel 01 / Competitor Product Analysis

The competitive set, in 2026.
Product, sentiment, evidence, market — not website attractiveness.

30+ competitors analysed across four categories: direct B2C MRI clinics (Prenuvo, Ezra, Neko, Q Bio, Human Longevity, SimonMed, Echelon), Singapore hospital screening (Raffles, Mt Elizabeth, AsiaMedic, Lifescan), Malaysian hospitals (Gleneagles JB, Sunway, Pantai), and adjacent longevity retreats (Clinique La Prairie, Lanserhof, Chenot, RAKxa, COMO Shambhala). Focus is on real product, real prices, real online sentiment, and the live clinical-evidence debate — not on logos and homepages.

ASEAN Med + Wellness Tourism · 2025
$76.5B
→ $218.4B by 2034 · CAGR 12.4%
SG HNW · Health is Top Priority
94%
Manulife/Forbes Insights 2025
SG HNW · Confident in Long-Term Health
44%
→ explicit anxiety to address
RTS Link Crossing · End-2026
5 min
S$5–7 fare · 140k pax/day capacity
JB Premium MRI Brand Competitors
0
Category open in Johor & KL

1A · Direct Competitors — Premium Full-Body MRI

The B2C category that defines public perception of "longevity scanning."

/ § 01.A · n=8 brands
Brand Markets Scan Tech Entry Top tier Reputation cue
PrenuvoVancouver / 25 clinics USA · UK · CA · AU ~60 min 3T MRI · AI-assist US$999 US$5,000
Exec annual
Lawsuit · Jan 2026
Ezraacq. by Function · May 2025 USA · ~50 partner sites 22 min
Flash AI
1.5T/3T partner US$499
Slashed from $1,500+
US$1,950 Mass-market pivot
Function Health$2.5B valuation USA · digital-first n/a 160+ biomarkers + Ezra MRI US$365/yr
+ $499 MRI
US$864 Rising · celeb-backed
Neko HealthDaniel Ek · Spotify co-founder Sweden · UK · Germany ~20 min 3D laser + bloods (NOT MRI) £299 £299
Flat
Booking chaos
Q BioRedwood City California ~75 min Mark I upright + 350 measures ~US$3,500 ~US$3,500 Niche · digital twin
Human LongevityFounder: Craig Venter San Diego Full day WB-MRI + WGS + cardiac US$8,000 US$19,000/yr Premium · scientific
SimonMed (simonONE)170+ US centres USA 20–30 min Hospital MRI + AI US$650 US$1,550 Safety incidents 2025
Echelon HealthMayfair · concierge London Full day 3T MRI + CT + DEXA + bloods £2,000 £14,000
Platinum
Closest analogue

1B · Singapore Hospital Executive Screening

The actual price ceiling AEVUM anchors against — premium hospital concierge, not Ezra/Prenuvo.

/ § 01.B · n=7 brands
Brand · Top Package Price (SGD) What's included Format vs AEVUM
Mount ElizabethScreen Excelsior · Parkway Shenton S$12,388 (M)
S$12,888 (F)
All diagnostics + private lounge + care manager Premium hospital concierge AEVUM Platinum 35–40% cheaper
Raffles MedicalRaffles Platinum S$11,408 (M)
S$11,530 (F)
Endoscopy + cardiac + radiology + labs Half/full-day hospital AEVUM Platinum ~35% cheaper
Lifescan Medical3 SG centres · advanced tier S$7,588 MRI + 50-cancer screen Standalone screening Nearest direct comp
AsiaMedic · Navigator 7Top tier S$4,600 One of most in-depth full-body Standalone screening Comprehensive overlap
Thomson MedicalPrestige tier S$2,869–3,188 Comprehensive labs + imaging Hospital screening Below Comprehensive
ATA MedicalCustomisable From S$76 + add-ons Basic to executive High-volume affordable Different segment
Healthscreening.sgCHAS-accredited From S$76 + MRI from S$1,090 Add-on full-body MRI Affordable Different segment

Singapore's premium anchor is S$11,400–S$12,900 — but those packages include endoscopy and concierge, NOT a true 60-min full-body MRI. There is no Singapore equivalent of Prenuvo/Ezra at scale. AEVUM's Comprehensive (RM 8,699 ≈ S$2,640) sweet-spots between Lifescan and AsiaMedic; Legacy Platinum (RM 24,499 ≈ S$7,420) is 35–40% below the SG hospital ceiling.

— Synthesis · April 2026

1C · Malaysia Hospital Health Screening

The category is wide open — no Malaysian provider currently offers a Prenuvo/Ezra-style branded longevity full-body MRI.

/ § 01.C · n=6 brands
Brand MRI / package price (RM) Notes Threat level
Gleneagles Hospital JohorMedini · IHH-owned Quoted on request Direct neighbour to AEVUM. Already serves Singapore cross-border. The most credible adjacent player. High · adjacent
Sunway Medical (KL)3T scanner · medical tourism RM 1,500–3,000 / MRI Tiered wellness packages. KL location buffer; not in JB. Low · KL-based
Pantai Hospital (IHH)KL / Ampang From RM 1,000
Premium Women RM 1,880
Broad network, hospital pricing. Low
Subang Jaya Medical CentreSJMC Year-end RM 794 promo
Heart RM 3,000
Mass-market pricing. Low
Regency Medical (JB)Cross-border focus n/a Targets cross-border Singaporeans. Direct geographic competitor but not premium. Medium · JB direct
Omega Clinic (JB)Boutique n/a Doctor-led check-ups. Smaller boutique. Low

1D · Longevity & Wellness Retreats — Aspirational Benchmarks

Not direct competitors, but the brands AEVUM should learn aesthetic and pricing language from for the Legacy tiers.

/ § 01.D · n=7 brands
Brand Location Entry Top program Relevance to AEVUM
Clinique La PrairieGlobal gold standard Montreux, CH CHF 14,900
Life Reset
CHF 48,520
Legendary Premium
Brand language to borrow for Legacy Platinum messaging.
Lanserhof"World's Best Medical Spa" DE/AT · 3 sites €5,390
7 nights
€8,175+
Bespoke
Long-stay model — useful framing for "longevity weekend."
Chenot Palace WeggisLake Lucerne Switzerland €1,200/day all-in CHF 6,900
7 nights
AEVUM Platinum (RM 24,499) ≈ 5-night Chenot stay.
SHA WellnessGenetics + biomarkers Alicante, Spain €7,500
7 nt Advanced Longevity
€12,000
14 nights
Genetic add-on as future AEVUM expansion.
RAKxaClosest Asia analogue Bangkok, TH ~€800/day · US$5,279/3 nt US$7,350
5 nights
Direct partner / referral candidate. Asia HNW already books here.
COMO ShambhalaSG HNW touchstone Ubud, Bali ~€500/day 5–10 night programs Indonesian HNW touchstone. Source of demand for AEVUM.
REVĪVŌ WellnessBali · 6 retreats Nusa Dua, Bali IDR 6.8M
~US$415/night
Signature longevity Bali wellness halo — co-marketing potential.

02 · Online Reputation — Major Competitors

Real review sentiment, distilled. Not website attractiveness — what users actually say after the scan.

/ § 02 · Trustpilot · Reddit · Yelp · Press

Prenuvo

US$999–5,000
RISK
"Polished, clean, premium" — early adopters; Kim K halo
4–5 week result wait, missed findings cited in lawsuit
Press tone shifting hostile (Fortune, GeekWire, Radiology Today)
VERDICT · defining cautionary tale

Ezra (Function)

US$499 (post-acq.)
RISING
DICOM files within 24h; TIME magazine feature
Acquired by Function (Mark Hyman MD); celeb investors
Aggressive price cut → questions on radiologist read time
VERDICT · fast, cheap, mass-market

Neko Health

£299 flat
MIXED
Manchester clinic praised: "professional, stylish, hygienic"
Booking chaos — paid £299 but no slots; multi-month waits
Staff couldn't explain "are machines clinically approved?"
VERDICT · brand > ops

Human Longevity

US$8k–19k/yr
CREDIBLE
Craig Venter halo — strong scientific credibility
No major scandals, quietly continues
Tiny scale (~81 employees); price screens out mass market
VERDICT · premium · niche

SimonMed

US$650–1,550
RISK
Massive scale (170+ centres); affordable
Cyberattack lawsuit Feb 2025; AZ MRI safety incidents
ACR's Davenport called practice "a terrible idea"
VERDICT · volume play, fragile

Echelon Health

£2,000–14,000
CLOSEST FIT
Premium UK Mayfair concierge — Boat International, Glossary
Internal: 92–95% detection of preventable death causes
No major public controversies
VERDICT · aesthetic + price model to study

03 · The Defining 2026 Event — Prenuvo Lawsuit

Heavily covered in the radiology press. Will define category perception for the rest of the year.

/ § 03 · Washington Post · Jan 2026
⚠ Reputational risk for the entire WB-MRI category

Prenuvo loses bid to limit damages in Sean Clifford malpractice case (NY)

Sean Clifford, 37, paid US$2,500 for an NYC scan in July 2023. The cerebral and cerebellar vasculature read came back "normal." In March 2024, he suffered a catastrophic ischemic stroke (right middle cerebral artery territory), resulting in left-side paralysis and permanent disability.

Plaintiffs allege "worrisome arterial stenosis in right middle cerebral artery" was visible on the original scan and missed. Prenuvo attempted to apply California's damages cap; the New York court rejected that motion in January 2026 and the case is proceeding.

Implications for AEVUM:

1. Marketing must NOT promise "early detection of all cancers" or "find disease before symptoms" without heavy disclaimers — these claims are now legally and reputationally risky.

2. Radiologist quality is the moat. AEVUM should publish credentials, double-read protocols, and turnaround SLAs explicitly.

3. Incidental findings management is a product, not an afterthought. A "next-step concierge" (specialist booking, second opinion, anxiety counselling) is differentiating.

4. Position as "longevity baseline + concierge" — not "cancer screening." This avoids the strongest critique.

04 · Clinical Evidence — The WB-MRI Debate

Major medical bodies oppose asymptomatic WB-MRI screening. AEVUM must engage with this honestly, not skirt it.

/ § 04 · ACR · CAR · Fred Hutch · Michigan Medicine

Position of the medical establishment

American College of Radiology (ACR): explicitly does not recommend total-body screening MRI for average-risk asymptomatic adults — citing no evidence of life extension or cost-effectiveness, and concern about non-specific findings driving downstream testing.

Canadian Association of Radiologists (CAR), Sept 2025 policy: opposes whole-body MRI as a screening tool in asymptomatic individuals outside specific evidence-based clinical indications.

Michigan Medicine, Fred Hutch (2025): "Pricey whole-body MRIs don't add up."

Headline statistics

Adults with ≥1 abnormal finding12-study review · DI
95%
Findings clinically irrelevantsame review
91%
Pooled false-positive rate2019 systematic review (n=5,809)
16%
Findings suspicious for malignancysame meta-analysis
2%
Histologically confirmed cancersn=3,287 screened
1.5%
Social posts framed positively2025 SM analysis
87%
The gap between published evidence (~91% irrelevant findings) and social-media tone (~87% positive) is the core category risk. AEVUM's compliance and consultation practice must close this gap.

05 · SEA Medical Tourism — Why JB, Why Now

Structural tailwinds: RTS Link, ASEAN wellness CAGR 12.4%, Singapore HNW health anxiety, Indonesian HNW orbit.

/ § 05 · GMI · GWI · Manulife · Wikipedia

ASEAN Medical & Wellness Tourism

2024baseline
$66B
2025
$76.5B
2034 (projected)
$218.4B
CAGR 12.4% · GMI 2025

Indonesia Med + Wellness Tourism

2026
$7.9B
2035 (projected)
$20.6B
CAGR 11.3% · Indonesia HNW already orbits Singapore. Bali = wellness halo. AEVUM is reachable on a SG weekend trip.

Singapore HNW Pulse · 2025

Recognise health is critical
94%
Confident in long-term health
44%
Use longevity tech (wearables/apps)
40%
APAC HNW with formal LTC plan
68%
Manulife / Forbes Insights · 2025. The 50-pt gap between "health is critical" and "confident in health" is the demand to monetise.

RTS Link — The Inflection Point

The Johor Bahru–Singapore Rapid Transit System launches end-2026. Woodlands North to Bukit Chagar in 5 minutes, fares S$5–7, AI e-gates with 7-second clearance. Capacity: 40,000 pax/day at launch, 140,000/day long-term.

Pre-RTS, JB is for price-sensitive Singaporeans willing to drive. Post-RTS, JB is a 5-minute Uber from Woodlands — same effective distance as Mt Elizabeth Novena from Orchard.

AEVUM's go-to-market should backsolve from RTS launch month.

Adjacent SG Movement — Window is Closing

Chi Longevity opened at Four Seasons Singapore, January 2025 — luxury-hospitality longevity model. Validates AEVUM's positioning.

Morrow (Singapore longevity hub) opened December 2025 — democratising version.

Healthway, Nuffield, The Longevity GP, Clifford Clinic all entering longevity space.

JB is uncontested — but the SG shoulder has 18 months to react.

Sources: Medical Travel Market · industry trade press

06 · Five Insights for AEVUM Positioning

Synthesised from the full research set. These shape every messaging decision in the brand.

/ § 06 · Strategy
INSIGHT · 01

Don't compete with Prenuvo on tech. Compete with Mt Elizabeth on experience.

The Singapore HNW competitive set isn't Ezra at US$499 — it's Raffles Platinum at S$11,408. AEVUM's 35–40% price advantage vs. SG hospital concierge is the durable wedge. Position against Mt Elizabeth, not against Prenuvo.

INSIGHT · 02

Lead with concierge & hospitality design. Support with MRI.

Every competitor that has gone viral (Neko, Prenuvo, Chi Longevity at Four Seasons) won on physical experience + brand. The MRI machine is undifferentiated commodity. AEVUM should look more like Aman than KPJ — steal language from CLP/Chenot, not from Pantai.

INSIGHT · 03

Get ahead of the clinical-evidence backlash now.

The Prenuvo lawsuit, ACR/CAR opposition, and Fred Hutch/Michigan critiques mean asymptomatic WB-MRI is in a credibility war. AEVUM should: hire publicly named credentialed radiologists, publish a double-read protocol, frame as "personalised longevity baseline" (not "cancer screening"), and build the Specialist Concierge product — what happens after a finding is the real luxury.

INSIGHT · 04

The RTS Link opens the actual market window.

End-2026 is when AEVUM's TAM 5×s. AEVUM's go-to-market plan should backsolve from RTS launch month. Pre-launch hype + early-adopter referral list timed to RTS opening = founders' moment. Soft-launch with a paid pilot Q3 2026; full launch at RTS opening.

INSIGHT · 05

Indonesian HNW is the highest-value secondary segment.

Indonesia wellness tourism: US$7.9B → US$20.6B 2026–2035 (CAGR 11.3%). Indonesian HNW already travel to Singapore for finance and Bali for wellness. AEVUM could be the medical screening anchor of an Indonesia–Singapore–JB triangle for jetset clients (private plane to Senai, RTS to Singapore for shopping/banking, return flight via JB). Marketing: Bahasa Indonesia microsite, Jakarta-based ambassador (KOL doctor or wellness figure), partnerships with Mandiri Private / BCA Prioritas / DBS Treasures for warm referrals.