Digital Health: AI Specialist Incepto Announces Partnership with Remote Radiology Expert OpenRad
Paris, 27 February 2023: Incepto Medical, a provider and creator of artificial intelligence (AI) solutions applied to medical imaging, announces the signing of a strategic partnership with OpenRad, a radiology technology company, to integrate, develop and deploy an AI offering fully integrated within OpenRad’s existing enterprise remote reporting platform. This partnership aims to provide healthcare professionals with cutting-edge technologies to deliver better patient care. A partnership to offer healthcare professionals the best services on the market Incepto Medical and OpenRad aim to become key players in Europe for the integration of AI solutions into the radiologists’ workflow. On the R&D side, this partnership reinforces the co-development efforts of both companies to provide healthcare institutions with access to artificial intelligence solutions in a secure, high performance and stable IT environment. This collaboration will also accelerate the access of OpenRad’s customers to the Incepto offer, starting in the coming weeks. The partnership reaffirms Incepto’s desire to democratise the use of AI in radiology and to support healthcare professionals in the adoption of these disruptive solutions, transforming the way healthcare professionals work and making patient care pathways more efficient. Antoine Jomier, CEO and co-founder of Incepto: “This partnership is a unique opportunity for Incepto. It allows us to reinforce our international ambition while helping to extend our promise to offer to the greatest number of patients in Europe the best applications of AI in the field of healthcare. Thanks to this collaboration, we are entering the UK market with OpenRad customers who will have access to our products and services.” Dominic Kirkman, Chief Revenue Officer of OpenRad: “OpenRad is delighted to partner with Incepto! This alliance enables our customers to easily access AI features within their reporting workflows. It will improve reporting accuracy and efficiency and speed up the diagnostic process—all for the patient’s sake.” About Open Rad Located in London and Berlin, OpenRad delivers innovative radiology solutions for static and mobile diagnostic imaging centres worldwide—amongst them hospitals, clinics, doctor’s surgeries and trailers. OpenRad aims to empower healthcare professionals and the wider research community by connecting people, technology and data. OpenRad can fully digitalise workflow processes within radiological diagnostics and across multidisciplinary teams. Its zero-footprint and SaaS based solutions speed up implementation, increase centre utilisation, provide remote access, and reduce cost of ownership. About Incepto Today, there are hundreds of applications in medical imaging using artificial intelligence already approved for clinical use. With 100+ clinical sites routinely using Incepto’s platform and more than a hundred thousands patient’s exams screened by AI algorithms every month, Incepto is the leading European platform for artificial intelligence solutions for all radiology specialties. Incepto has two missions: integrate AI solutions from partner AI vendors and develop AI algorithms. On one hand, it provides the full range of technical and clinical services to integrate in clinical routine AI solutions through a unified, secure and interoperable platform. On the other hand, Incepto’s scientific and medical teams are developing artificial intelligence solutions on clinical needs not currently addressed by other AI vendors. Our goal is simple: help doctors to make full use of AI technologies to save time, improve diagnosis and ultimately build together with them a more precise and human radiology for the patient.
Medexprim Partners with OpenRad to Promote the Secondary Use of High-quality Real-World Imaging Data
Medexprim, the European leader in secure muti-omic Real-World data processing, is happy to announce its partnership with OpenRad, a remote radiology specialist, to promote the secondary use of high-quality Real-World imaging data. Paris, 31 January 2023: As a Real-World data specialist based in France, Medexprim deploys its software suite and services in an expanding network of leading European university hospitals. In compliance with GDPR, Medexprim solutions extract, aggregate, curate, enrich, and deidentify health data from multiple sources to deliver complex, regulatory-grade, multi-omics, and multicentric datasets to serve oncology, neurology, and cardiology academic or industrial research projects. Located in London and Berlin, OpenRad delivers innovative radiology solutions for diagnostic imaging centres worldwide. It aims to power better diagnostics by delivering an integrated, patient-first experience to healthcare professionals and the wider research community. This preferred partnership promotes the optimized secondary use of imaging data by healthcare professionals, industrials, and clinical researchers for analysis, teaching, and algorithm training. Romain Cazavan, CEO of Medexprim: “Imaging is an objective element of tumor/cancer evolution according to treatments, and in particular when the analysis is aimed at a longitudinal follow-up. As such, today, 40% of clinical research questions require an analysis of the image produced during treatment administration.” Dominic Kirkman, Chief Revenue Officer of OpenRad: “We are excited to have announced the partnership with Medexprim at our launch at RSNA. This collaboration enables our customers to collect, de-identify, and augment medical imaging data for secondary uses, such as clinical research, teaching, and AI algorithms training”. About Open Rad Located in London and Berlin, OpenRad delivers innovative radiology solutions for static and mobile diagnostic imaging centres worldwide. OpenRad aims to empower healthcare professionals and the wider research community by connecting people, technology, and data. OpenRad can fully digitalise workflow processes within the radiological diagnostic sphere. Its zero-footprint SaaS based solutions speed up implementation, increase centre utilisation, provide remote access, and reduce cost of ownership. About Medexprim Real-World Evidence for Better Care Medexprim is the European leader in secure imaging and clinical data extraction to accelerate medical research. As a Real-World data specialist, Medexprim builds bridges between European academic hospitals, and pharmaceutical, AI and medical device companies. In compliance with the GDPR, Medexprim helps hospitals boost their clinical research strategy and valorize their data, through a suite of software and services designed with and for clinicians. Medexprim provides its partners with secure access to complex, regulatory-grade, multi-omics and multicentric datasets to serve oncology, neurology and cardiology, and help solve the “one patient, one disease, one treatment” equation to accelerate personalized medicine.
Radiologie-Tech-Firma OpenRad launcht Enterprise Remote Reporting-Plattform beim RSNA-Kongress in Chicago
Die Enterprise Edition von OpenRad – eine Kombination aus cloudbasierter Befundungsplattform und mobiler Bildübertragung – soll den Diagnostikprozess beschleunigen und dem Fachkräftemangel in der Radiologie entgegenwirken. London/Berlin, 29. November 2022: Der Teleradiologiespezialist OpenRad stellte im Rahmen der RSNA-Jahrestagung in Chicago seine Enterprise Remote Reporting-Plattform vor. Die Plattform namens Enterprise Edition ermöglicht neben cloudbasierter Befundung und unternehmensübergreifender Kollaboration auch die umfassende Verwaltung mobiler Geräteflotten. In Zeiten, in denen ein erhöhtes Arbeitsaufkommen und der Mangel an Radiologen das Gesundheitssystem belasten, können Bildgebungszentren mit der Enterprise Edition von OpenRad auch auf die Dienste entfernt ansässiger Radiologen zugreifen. Damit werden Diagnostikprozesse beschleunigt, die Effizienz gesteigert und die Patientenbetreuung verbessert. Durch die browserbasierte Zero-Footprint-Lösung kann man auf einen lokalen IT-Support verzichten und langfristig Kosten reduzieren. Die SaaS-basierte Plattform bietet einen vollständig digitalen Teleradiologie-Workflow, indem sie die Cloudplattform OpenRad Cloud (unterstützt von Biotronics3D) mit einem DICOM-3.0-Routing-, Übersetzungs-, Komprimierungs- und Verschlüsselungsgerät, dem OpenRad Cube (unterstützt von Visbion), kombiniert. OpenRad Cube bietet darüber hinaus die branchenführende Lösung für die Verwaltung mobiler Geräteflotten. Stärken kombinieren OpenRad verbindet die bewährten Technologien von Biotronics3D und Visbion. Diese sind bereits in mehr als 350 Kliniken und anderen stationären Bildgebungszentren sowie in 350 mobilen Trailern in 18 Ländern im Einsatz – unter anderem auch für den Nationalen Gesundheitsdienst NHS in Großbritannien. Die Plattform von OpenRad hat damit bereits 5.000 Nutzer und verzeichnet mehr als 5 Millionen Befundungstransaktionen pro Jahr. Die Enterprise Edition von OpenRad bietet Radiologen die Möglichkeit, Scans über ihr vorhandenes Bildarchivierungs- und Kommunikationssystem (PACS) via Cloud anzeigen zu lassen. Diese Cloudlösung kann auch problemlos für mobile Flotten eingesetzt werden, um so Bilddaten nahtlos und sicher ins PACS einzuspeisen. Mit der Enterprise Edition können Bildgebungszentren vorhandene Geräte optimal nutzen und Personalengpässen in der Radiologie entgegenwirken. Die Enterprise Edition von OpenRad bietet: Eine vollständig integrierte, Cloud-native Teleradiologie-Kollaborationsplattform, einschließlich RIS, PACS, VNA, Workflow- & Arbeitslistenverwaltung, KI-Integrationen, Arzt- & Patientenportalen Intelligentes Management mobiler Geräteflotten mit automatischer Konfiguration der Modalitäten basierend auf GPS-Daten, Bildrouting & Fernüberwachung Unternehmensweite operative Nutzung & zentralisierte Benutzerverwaltung zur standortübergreifenden Skalierung der Befundung für Tausende von Nutzern Schneller Zugriff auf neue Funktionen, einschließlich KI-Integrationen, basierend auf einer vollständig verwalteten One-Cloud-Lösung Intelligente Vernetzung von Bildgebungszentren, Radiologen, Zuweisern & Patienten (via DICOM-Worklist-Routing) Sicherer Online-Bildzugriff & Befundungsworkflow, einschließlich Peer Review, ohne den Einsatz lokaler Software & Bilddownloads Automatische Zuweisung von Studien an Radiologen & automatische Anonymisierung der Patientendaten für die Teleradiologie Mehr erreichen durch Kollaboration Aufgrund steigender Anforderungen an die Bildgebung und eines erhöhten Bedarfs an Fernbefundungen erhöht sich der Druck auf die bestehende Technologieinfrastruktur. OpenRad bietet mit seinem Online-Kollaborationsansatz eine Lösung, von der Beschäftigte im Gesundheitswesen, im akademischen wie geschäftlichen Umfeld, und vor allem auch die Patienten profitieren. Radiologen, Zuweiser, bildgebende Einrichtungen und Patienten können ortsunabhängig über jedes mit dem Internet verbundene Gerät auf die webbasierte Plattform zugreifen. Diese kollektive Intelligenz, inklusive KI-Integrationen, ermöglicht es, komplexe Entscheidungen zu treffen und Innovationen in der Prävention, Diagnostik und Verlaufsüberwachung von Erkrankungen voranzutreiben. Neben intelligenten Arbeitslisten, der Vertragsverwaltung, Zuweiser- und Patientenportalen bietet die Plattform auch Funktionen zur Einholung von Zweitmeinungen an. Mit dem Cloudangebot von OpenRad können zudem Kosten eingespart werden, denn die Zero-Footprint-Lösung ist vollständig webbasiert und kann sofort auf bereits vorhandener IT-Infrastruktur eingesetzt werden. Die Mission von OpenRad Durch die Bereitstellung eines offenen Diagnostiknetzwerks möchte OpenRad das Gesundheitswesen revolutionieren. Dabei stehen die Patienten im Fokus. Durch die nahtlose Vernetzung und Zusammenarbeit von Gesundheitsexperten, bildgebenden Einrichtungen und Zuweisern soll die klinische Entscheidungsfindung beschleunigt und damit verbessert werden. Die Vision von OpenRad: Eine gesündere Zukunft für alle – ermöglicht durch zugängliche und effektive Diagnostik. Partnerschaften für die optimale Produktnutzung OpenRad setzt zudem auf starke Partnerschaften, um so das Portfolio seiner Enterprise Edition zu verfeinern. Das Unternehmen hat bereits Verträge mit führenden KI-Anbietern geschlossen und deren Lösungen in die Enterprise Remote Reporting-Plattform integriert – unter ihnen annalise.ai, contextflow und Augnito. Mit dem Marktführer Medexprim, an dem OpenRad auch beteiligt ist, wurde eine Datenpartnerschaft für klinische Forschung aufgebaut. Zitate von OpenRad: Brian Plackis Cheng, CEO von OpenRad, sagte: „Wir freuen uns, auf dem RSNA die Einführung von OpenRad Cloud und OpenRad Cube auf dem europäischen Markt sowie von OpenRad Cube auf dem US-Markt bekanntzugeben. Unsere SaaS-basierte Plattform, die Enterprise Edition, stärkt die Zusammenarbeit aller Beteiligten, verbessert die Patienten-betreuung und reduziert Kosten. Mit der Enterprise Edition werden Fachpersonal, Bildgebungszentren, Zuweiser und Patienten viel besser vernetzt und das volle Potenzial der medizinischen Bildgebung ausgeschöpft. Gemeinsam mit unseren Kunden und Partnern werden wir unser Cloudversprechen einlösen und so die Vorteile der Teleradiologie vollumfänglich nutzbar machen.” Thomas Hartkens, Produktdirektor OpenRad, sagte: „Die Markteinführung von OpenRad ist eine großartige Nachricht für uns alle, da sie die intelligenten Bildverwaltungslösungen von Visbion (OpenRad Cube) mit der cloudbasierten Radiologieinformations- und Bildarchivierungsexpertise von Biotronics3D (OpenRad Cloud) vereint. Durch die Kombination dieser Produkte und deren Weiterentwicklung unter dem Dach von OpenRad sind wir in der Lage, einen vollständig digitalen Workflowprozess anzubieten. Kollaborativ, nahtlos und vernetzt – das ist die Zero-Footprint-Lösung, die diagnostische Bildgebungszentren dringend benötigen.” Über OpenRad OpenRad, mit Sitz in London und Berlin, liefert innovative Radiologielösungen für stationäre und mobile diagnostische Bildgebungszentren weltweit. OpenRad möchte medizinisches Personal und die Forschungsgemeinschaft durch die Vernetzung von Menschen, Technologie und Daten stärken. OpenRad kann Arbeitsabläufe im Bereich der radiologischen Diagnostik vollständig digitalisieren. Mit seinen Zero-Footprint- und SaaS-basierten Angeboten ermöglicht OpenRad zudem eine schnelle Implementierung, den Fernzugriff auf Daten sowie eine bessere Auslastung von Bildgebungszentren. Nicht zuletzt können dadurch Betriebskosten gesenkt werden. Weitere Informationen unter: www.openrad.com
Radiology Tech Firm OpenRad Launches Enterprise Remote Reporting Platform at RSNA
The solution called Enterprise Edition combines a domestic cloud platform with an image transfer and connectivity device to speed up the diagnostic process and reduce the impact of radiology staff shortages. London/Berlin, 28 November 2022: Radiology reporting specialist OpenRad announced today at the RSNA Annual Meeting the launch of its enterprise remote reporting platform, Enterprise Edition, which enables cloud-based reporting, collaborative workflows across companies and advanced mobile fleet management in one offering. At a time when increased workload and radiologist shortages are putting a strain on the healthcare system, OpenRad Enterprise Edition allows imaging centres to fully leverage remote radiologists to speed up the diagnostic process, increase efficiency, improve patient experience, and reduce costs. The OpenRad SaaS based platform provides a fully digital end-to-end teleradiology workflow—combining a domestic cloud platform, OpenRad Cloud (by Biotronics3D), with a DICOM 3.0 routing, translation, compression, and encryption device, OpenRad Cube (by Visbion), which includes the industry leading mobile fleet management solution. Blending strengths OpenRad is able to leverage the combined, proven technologies of Biotronics3D and Visbion. OpenRad’s solutions have been implemented in more than 350 clinics and other static imaging sites as well as in 350 mobile trailers across 18 countries, including the NHS in the UK, supporting 5,000 users reporting more than 5 million reporting transactions a year. OpenRad Enterprise Edition also offers radiologists the option to view images through their existing picture archiving communications system (PACS) via a single cloud. The solution can be easily applied to fleets of mobile scanning trailers where imaging data is seamlessly and securely fed into the PACS. The solution is designed to help imaging centres optimise the use of equipment and reduce the impact of radiology staff shortages. OpenRad’s Enterprise Edition provides: A fully integrated, cloud-native teleradiology collaboration platform, inclusive of RIS, PACS, VNA, workflow & worklist management, AI integrations, doctor & patient portals Smart management of modality fleets with auto-configuration of mobile modalities based on GPS data, image routing & remote monitoring Enterprise operational leverage & centralised user administration to easily scale reporting across many sites & thousands of users Rapid access to new features, including AI integrations—based on a fully managed one-cloud solution Intelligent connection of imaging centres, radiologists, referrers & patients (via DICOM worklist routing) Secure remote image access & reporting workflow, including peer review without local software or image downloads Auto-allocation of studies to radiologists & automatic de-identification of patient demographics for teleradiology The power of the collective As growing imaging and remote reporting demands increase pressure on existing on-premise technology infrastructure, OpenRad’s online, collaborative approach is better for everyone in healthcare, academic, public and commercial settings, as well, most importantly, the patient. Radiologists, referrers, imaging providers and patients are all able to access the web-based platform remotely via any device connected to the internet. This collective intelligence with AI integrations makes it easier to address complex decisions and drive innovation in disease prevention, diagnosis, and monitoring. It also features intelligent worklists, contract management, referrer and patient portals as well as peer review capability. The OpenRad Cloud offering has minimal on-premise and end user information technology costs, since the zero-footprint solution is fully web-based and utilises existing workstations and monitors. Company mission OpenRad’s mission is to revolutionise healthcare by delivering an open diagnostic network. The firm puts patient outcomes first by enabling the seamless connection and collaboration of healthcare experts, imaging providers, referrers, and their patients to speed up and enhance clinical decision-making. OpenRad envisages a healthier future for all—powered by intelligence and connectivity. Partnerships for optimal product utilisation OpenRad also backs strong partnerships to refine the feature portfolio of its Enterprise Edition. The company has already partnered with various leading radiology AI vendors and integrated their solutions into the reporting platform—amongst them annalise.ai, contextflow and Augnito. A special clinical research data partnership has been established with market leader Medexprim. OpenRad quotes: Brian Plackis Cheng, CEO, OpenRad said: “At RSNA, we are delighted to launch OpenRad Cloud and Cube for the European market and OpenRad Cube for the US market. Our comprehensive SaaS-based platform, Enterprise Edition, will increase collaboration, improve patient outcomes, and reduce costs. OpenRad Enterprise Edition will better connect healthcare professionals, imaging centres, referrers, and their patients, unlocking the full potential of medical imaging. Together with our customers and partners, we will fully deliver the cloud promise and benefits in teleradiology.” Thomas Hartkens, director of products, OpenRad, said: “This launch is great news for all of us, as it brings together Visbion’s intelligent image management solutions (OpenRad Cube) with Biotronics3D’s cloud-based radiology information and picture archiving expertise (OpenRad Cloud). By combining these individual products and services under the OpenRad umbrella, we are able to offer a fully digital, end-to-end workflow process. Collaborative, seamless and connected; this is the zero-footprint solution that diagnostic imaging centres urgently need.” About OpenRad Located in London and Berlin, OpenRad delivers innovative radiology solutions for static and mobile diagnostic imaging centres worldwide. OpenRad aims to empower healthcare professionals and the wider research community by connecting people, technology, and data. OpenRad can fully digitalise workflow processes within the radiological diagnostic sphere. Its zero-footprint SaaS based solutions speed up implementation, increase centre utilisation, provide remote access, and reduce cost of ownership. Please also follow our RSNA press room for news: rsna.vporoom.com/OpenRad
Press Invitation: Company Launch at RSNA
Invitation to OpenRad Launch Press Conference at RSNA Speakers from remote radiology specialist OpenRad will discuss the launch of its enterprise reporting platform and outline the firm’s vision for the future of teleradiology You are warmly invited to attend OpenRad’s upcoming press conference taking place at the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) Annual Meeting in Chicago on 28 November 2022 at 11 a.m. The press meeting will happen at OpenRad’s booth no. 1134 in South Hall A, level 3. Teleradiology specialist OpenRad will discuss the launch of its enterprise remote reporting platform, Enterprise Edition, which is designed to help imaging centres and hospitals optimise collaborative reporting workflows. At a time when increased workload and radiology staff shortages are putting a strain on the healthcare system, OpenRad’s Enterprise Edition aims to speed up the diagnostic process, increase efficiency, improve patient experience, and reduce costs. The briefing will cover: OpenRad’s acquisition of the imaging software pioneers Biotronics3D, offering a cloud-native remote reporting technology, and Visbion, having succeeded with a smart mobile imaging fleet connectivity and management solution The launch of OpenRad’s enterprise remote reporting platform (Enterprise Edition) to increase collaboration, integrate complex imaging networks, and provide operational optimisation at lower costs than legacy premise-based solutions An overview of OpenRad’s product portfolio which combines Biotronics3D’s 3Dnet cloud platform with Visbion’s Image Cube DICOM 3.0 routing, translation, compression, and encryption device Partnerships and integrations with leading radiology AI vendors Investment in and partnership with clinical research data leader Medexprim A brief product demonstration OpenRad CEO Brian Plackis Cheng will explain the company’s mission to deliver an open diagnostic network which enables the seamless connection and collaboration of healthcare experts, imaging providers, referrers, and their patients to speed up and enhance clinical decision-making. OpenRad director of products Dr Thomas Hartkens will give an overview of the firm’s remote reporting platform, which provides a fully digital end-to-end workflow process. Hartkens will also highlight OpenRad’s new collaboration model which will launch in 2023. The founders and CTOs of Biotronics3D and Visbion, Dr Soeren Grimm and Dr Stefan Claesen, will be available to answer your questions and demonstrate the OpenRad Enterprise Edition to you. If you would like to attend the press conference, please RSVP by 25 November 2022 to: Dillan Yogendra, Account Director at Silver Buck (PR agency), or Katrin Lewandowski, OpenRad Head of Marketing & Communications, ⇒ Please also follow our RSNA press room for news: rsna.vporoom.com/OpenRad