Wellington-based tech company Volpara Health has announced a big jump in the number of women using its artificial
intelligence breast screening software around the world.
But CEO Dr Ralph Highnam says he’s frustrated not many New Zealand women are being helped by the company’s technology.
“It’s very important to us as a kiwi company to see our technology being used to help the women in our lives, it’s just
a shame it remains private clinics offering our service”, said Dr Highnam, “Breast cancer screening is proven to save
lives, but it’s time women in New Zealand learnt about and were told their breast density.”
Breast density is recognised as an important indicator of the risk of a woman developing breast cancer and the risk of a
breast cancer being missed at screening.
Volpara also today announced a significant hike in revenue in its full year results released today. Despite the Covid
pandemic, the company’s revenue is up almost 60 per cent to just under NZ$20million. Volpara is listed on the Australian
Stock Exchange.
“It’s been a truly remarkable year for Volpara, we’ve transitioned the company to being much more digitally focussed,
we’ve bought another US company, reduced our net loss and we’ve seen strong growth in revenue despite all the trials and
tribulations of Covid”, says Dr Highnam.
Volpara’s integrated breast care platform is now in use in over 32% of US breast screening patients, and is increasingly
in use in Australia & New Zealand, with the NZ Breast Institute based in Lower Hutt being one of the latest users of the company’s breast
care platform.About Volpara Health
Volpara provides an advanced AI software platform which works with a healthcare provider's expertise to more efficiently
enable a high-quality, optimised, and personalized cancer screening experience.
From the time a patient enters a clinic to the moment they obtain key results, the Volpara Breast Health Platform
collects and analyses information to better understand a patient's breast cancer risk, while also objectively evaluating
image quality and workflow-improvement opportunities.
These capabilities are being extended to lung cancer screening. The Volpara Breast Health Platform is supported by
numerous patents, trademarks, and regulatory registrations, including FDA clearance and CE marking, and is validated by
a volume of peer-reviewed publications unrivaled in the breast screening industry.
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