Intelligent Ultrasound Share Discussion Threads

[40 fathoms] 20/11/2023 00:42

Bamboo - to your point the logic has to be that in time, Sonolyst will probably be incorporated as standard on all Volouson machines sold. If this is correct and it is included in next years Signature series launch then from Q4 next year onwards we will be receiving a royalty on @10,000+ unit sales per year (Expert + Signature and optional royalties on SWIFT).

Voluson has 3/4 products from high end to basic

Expert (Now included as standard) Sells @ 3,000 to 3,500 units per year
Signature (Should include SONOLYST next year) sells 6,000 to 7,000 units per year
Swift/Performance (SL included as optional extra on Swift) Sells @5,000 units per year.

As I mentioned before I also think the scope of Sonolyst will also be upgraded overtime and each capability increase will result in an incrementally higher royalty. They have already mentioned, 1st Trimester and 3rd Trimester Scans and it would be logical to think that Gestational Age will be included at some point.

[bamboo2] 18/11/2023 23:40

SonoLystlive now standard on Voluson Expert Series

So, what's the chance of GEHC changing supplier? Zero?

So even if income per machine sold is a bit less than when SLL was an option, we now have greater volume, and far greater revenue security.

[eeza] 17/11/2023 11:33

160k sold at 0815hrs late reported , dragged the share price down.

[bamboo2] 17/11/2023 08:58

eeza, thanks, I will in future.

[eeza] 17/11/2023 08:57

bb

Try
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[bamboo2] 17/11/2023 08:53

I must admit, the reaction in the share price is very disappointing so far today.

[bmcollins] 17/11/2023 08:48

Thank you all posters for these updates, this board for IUG is genuinely how BB's should be but rarely are, a source of good information.
I added to my holding this week after reading these posts.

[bamboo2] 17/11/2023 08:39

New note, you may need to sign up, but I think it's free.

[bamboo2] 17/11/2023 08:16

eeza

[e-mail]
Dear IR at IUG,

I write as a private investor holding IUG shares through a nominee account with Halifax SD.

I notice on a financial bulletin board today a post suggesting that the GEHC website has SonoLystlive appearing on Voluson Expert 20/22 as a standard product feature rather than an option.

Can you confirm this?

Will this potentially lead to greater sales income for IUG?

I look forward to hearing from you.

[z1co] 17/11/2023 08:15

Ahhh finally they move the offer to 11p

[z1co] 17/11/2023 08:14

It's been NT to buy since 8.04

[eeza] 17/11/2023 08:13

bb - who did you send email to.

Mine was forwarded to Stuart Gall and he emailed me at 2030hrs.

[bamboo2] 17/11/2023 08:07

Well done everyone for getting the co to release an RNS!

eeza, FWIW, I just checked my email, and I still have no reply.

[bamboo2] 17/11/2023 08:01

Intelligent Ultrasound Group PLC

17 November 2023

SonoLystlive, powered by Intelligent Ultrasound's ScanNav AI, now standard on the new GE HealthCare Voluson Expert Series 22 and 20 ultrasound machines

Intelligent Ultrasound Group plc (AIM: IUG), the 'classroom to clinic' ultrasound company, specialising in artificial intelligence (AI) software and simulation, announces that GE HealthCare's SonoLystlive software, that is powered by Intelligent Ultrasound's ScanNav AI, is now a standard feature on its latest versions of the Voluson Expert Series portfolio of ultrasound machines, the Expert 22 and Expert 20.

Powered by Intelligent Ultrasound's ScanNav AI software, SonoLystlive takes ultrasound image recognition to the next level by automatically capturing images in real time, as the clinician scans a mid-trimester patient. Using practice guidelines from the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology (ISUOG), the AI software automatically recognises the anatomy, captures the image and checks it off the list of required views. By minimising the need to manually freeze, annotate and store images, the software significantly reduces keystrokes and exam time for sonographers.

This new technology further builds on Intelligent Ultrasound's long-term partnership agreement with GE HealthCare, which also incorporates Intelligent Ultrasound's AI technology as an option add-on in its SonoLyst X/IR software on the Voluson SWIFT ultrasound machine.

It is currently too early to fully assess the impact on the Company's 2024 clinical AI revenue forecasts of SonoLystlive moving from an option upgrade -- with a higher reward, but higher risk of uptake -- to a more predictable revenue stream.

Stuart Gall, CEO of Intelligent Ultrasound, commented: "We are delighted that, by incorporating SonoLystlive as a standard feature onto its Voluson Expert 22 and 20 ultrasound machine GE HealthCare is leading the way in using AI software to improve obstetric workflows for the benefit of clinicians and patients. The Voluson Expert Series is a market-leading ultrasound machine in the global women's healthcare obstetrics market and SonoLystlive is a fantastic example of how AI software can help save scanning time, whilst de-stressing the scanning environment for the sonographer.

We remain excited that our novel 'classroom-to-clinic' approach is making clinical diagnostic ultrasound easier to learn and simpler to use."

[40 fathoms] 17/11/2023 07:37

Fantastic news ... The Expert series sells between 3,000 and 3,500 units a year

However, what in now clear from this news and it is the really exciting bit is that versions (differing levels of functionality) of Sonolyst are likely to be added as standard to all Voluson machines overtime. They sell @ 15,000 units a year and I suspect when all of the Sonolyst products are rolled out across the whole fleet we will be looking at an average royalty of @US$650 to US$750 per unit sold. It will take a few years but we are looking at a US$10million+ annual royalty stream from GE Healthcare. Also worth keeping in mind that as royalty revenue this is essentially 100% gross margin.

The other products will include both first trimester and third trimester exams. We then have the second agreement in Women's health which has also be signed but they have yet to disclose the focus/functionality.

Plenty more AI products behind this we know about

ScanNav PNB (in market)
Needle Trainer (in market)
Tube Placement (*from patent info)
Gestational Age (*from patent info)
Liver Disease (*recent research collaboration)

And a few we can only guess at as patents have been applied for but not granted yet, some maybe overlapping patents for same product.

* Whole-target image capture apparatus and method
* Image processing method and apparatus
* Method and apparatus for assisting an ultrasound operator
* A method of detecting a potential abnormality (Detecting organic movements or changes, e.g. tumours, cysts, swellings involving foetal diagnosis; pre-natal or peri-natal diagnosis of the baby)
* Apparatus and method for monitoring a medical procedure (this appears to be a camera that will ensure a medical procedure is carried out on the correct side of the body- one would assume nerve block as a starting point)

[eeza] 17/11/2023 07:19

"It is currently too early to fully assess the impact on the Company's 2024 clinical AI revenue forecasts of SonoLystlive moving from an option upgrade -- with a higher reward, but higher risk of uptake -- to a more predictable revenue stream."

[18bt] 17/11/2023 07:11

Wish is granted after an unexplicable delay

[eeza] 17/11/2023 07:05

Sonolyst RNS

[eeza] 16/11/2023 10:32

Therein lies the risk (micro cap with no news for extended periods) and the opportunity (buy before the herd arrives).

[bmcollins] 16/11/2023 09:47

bamboo
This is great input, I am staggered that no one is picking up on it, rather similar to Verici, a blood testing company re transplant rejections which announced a deal with Thermofisher yesterday & the stock nearly doubled.
One would think that the company broker would be all over this (public) info like a cheap suit, but not a peep...

[bamboo2] 16/11/2023 09:34

Hi 40F, sorry I doubted your original post 265.

"A bit of an update on the Voluson Expert and sonolyst/sonolyst live.

See the link below to an FDA 510K approval letter taken from the FDA database, note it was only issued on 30th October 2023. For the relevant bits for us look at page 4 & page 10 onwards.



This would seem to indicate that we are very close to a launch of the new Voluson Expert range with Sonolyst Live incorporated as a standard feature."

[bmcollins] 16/11/2023 08:40

Great news and thanks for the updates gents

[bamboo2] 16/11/2023 08:21

Hi eeza, thanks for doing that and sharing the reply.

Once I got home late last night, I did the same, and also asked if they thought it would lead to an uplift in income. I will let you know the reply.

[eeza] 16/11/2023 08:18

I sent email asking if Sonolyst was now standard and reply from CEO was

"TBCardew forwarded on your email and yes I can confirm that SonoLyst has just been made standard on the Expert 22 and 20 systems.

Best regards

Stuart


Stuart Gall
CEO

[bamboo2] 15/11/2023 16:16

Could one of you email IR at the company?

It would be good to confirm either way.