“The agreement with Bristol Myers Squibb is a key step that helps Optellum accelerate AI-powered early diagnosis, from top academic medical centers to community centers caring for underserved patient populations who can benefit the most,” commented Václav Potěšil, PhD, Optellum Founder and Chief Business Officer. “Our vision is to help drive opportunistic screening across lung cancer and other diseases – helping care teams efficiently find the right candidates for the right treatment, while augmenting their expertise so that every patient can benefit from top quality care.”

[1] Nathan R Hill, Travis L Dotson, Sarah E Maus, Christina R Bellinger, Annika Rings, Lyndsey C Pickup, Noah Waterfield Price, Václav Potěšil, John R Penrod, Kevin Pollock, David P Carbone and Jasleen Pannu. “1212 Utilization of artificial intelligence support for early lung cancer diagnosis in a lung nodule program: a retrospective cohort study.” Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (2024)

About Optellum
Optellum is a commercial-stage lung health company providing artificial intelligence decision-support software that assists physicians in the early diagnosis of their patients. The company was founded so that every lung disease patient is diagnosed and optimally treated at the earliest possible stage when the probability of better health outcomes is highest. The Oxford-based MedTech company has been the first and only to achieve FDA 510(k) clearance for the application of AI decision-support software in lung cancer diagnosis and is reimbursable under CMS New Technology APC. Virtual Nodule Clinic has been implemented in healthcare systems across the USA and Europe. Optellum has headquarters at the Oxford Centre for Innovation in Oxford, UK, and a US office at the Texas Medical Center in Houston, USA. For more information, visit optellum.com or follow on LinkedIn.

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