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Nanox Signs MSaaS Agreement for the Deployment of 350 Nanox Systems in South America
Nanox continues to expand its global footprint and advance its vision to democratize healthcare through a partnership with International Clinics Group NEVE
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nNanox continues to expand its global footprint and advance its vision to democratize healthcare through a partnership with International Clinics Group\n\n NEVE ILAN, Israel & SANTIAGO, Chile--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nNANO-X IMAGING LTD (\"Nanox\" or the \"Company,\" Nasdaq: NNOX), an innovative medical imaging company, entered into an agreement with International Clinics Group, a medical equipment distributor which serves public & private hospitals, health systems, military hospitals, and medical centers in Chile, Bolivia and Peru.\n\nSubject to regulatory approval Nanox and International Clinics Group will deploy the Nanox System and auxiliary cloud services in both private and public healthcare facilities, to improve the availability of medical imaging for the overall population of Chile, Bolivia and Peru.\n\nThe Nanox System is composed of the Nanox.ARC, an innovative medical imaging system with a smaller footprint and lower cost than legacy x-ray technology, and the Nanox.CLOUD, a companion cloud-based software designed to complement the Nanox.ARC and provide end-to-end medical imaging services. The Nanox.CLOUD is expected to include image analysis and repository, radiologist matching, online and offline diagnostics review, annotation, billing, and reporting.\n\nThe Nanox System is also designed to support advanced AI-based diagnostic and decision support systems that are expected to provide radiology services to remote populations and alleviate the acute lack of radiologists worldwide.\n\nAccording to the World Health Organization (WHO), approximately two-thirds of the world's population does not have access to medical imaging systems, with many facing substantial wait times for scanning. For example, Chile has approximately 24 scanning machines per one million people. Yet, most devices are located in the three major cities in Chile, while the rural population has almost no access to scanning machines.\n\n\"We are very excited to sign the agreement with NANO-X Imaging Ltd. to deploy medical imaging systems across Chile,\" says Francisco J. Acevedo, CEO of International Clinics Group. “Although Chile, Bolivia and Peru have relatively high adoption rate of CT’s per million people, the vast majority of these machines are located in the largest cities and serve mostly the privately insured individuals, while people who reside in ru...