Butterfly Network’s iQ3™ Honored as the Best Medical Technology at 2024 Prix Galien USA Awards
08 Novembro 2024 - 12:25PM
Business Wire
Butterfly Network, Inc. (“Butterfly”) (NYSE: BFLY), a digital
health company transforming care through the power of portable,
semiconductor-based ultrasound technology and intuitive software,
today announced that Butterfly iQ3™, its third-generation handheld
ultrasound device, was the recipient of the Best Medical Technology
Award at the 2024 Prix Galien USA Awards by the Galien
Foundation.
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Butterfly Network's Chief Executive
Officer, Joseph DeVivo; Co-Founder & VP of Core Technology,
Nevada Sanchez; and Chief Strategy Officer, Darius Shahida, accept
the Prix Galien USA Best Medical Technology Award. (Photo: Business
Wire)
The Galien Foundation was established to foster and reward
outstanding achievements in improving the global human condition
through the development of innovative drugs and other treatments.
First created in 1970 in honor of Galien, the father of medical
science and modern pharmacology, the Prix Galien Awards have since
grown into an influential program convening healthcare stakeholders
across industry, science, government and medical press worldwide.
The Prix Galien Awards are regarded as the “Nobel Prize of Life
Sciences,” and the highest accolade for healthcare research and
development.
This prestigious recognition highlights Butterfly’s commitment
to making ultrasound imaging more affordable, sustainable, and
scalable through its pioneering Ultrasound-on-Chip™ technology. The
Butterfly iQ3 represents a leap forward in ultrasound technology,
building upon the success of its predecessors with enhanced
AI-powered features and novel digital image capture capabilities.
Built on Butterfly’s proprietary P4.3 semiconductor – its most
powerful Ultrasound-on-Chip™ platform released to date – the iQ3
represents a digital revolution in the ultrasound industry by
offering clinicians portable, semiconductor-based imaging with
premium handheld quality.
“Winning the Prix Galien Award for Best Medical Technology is an
extraordinary testament to the hard work and dedication of our team
that brought iQ3 to market this year,” said Joseph DeVivo,
President, Chief Executive Officer, and Board Chairman of Butterfly
Network. “Our Ultrasound-on-Chip™ technology harnesses the
exponential advancements of Moore’s Law, allowing us to deliver
increasingly powerful and cost-effective imaging tools. By
leveraging this innovation, we are democratizing ultrasound,
enabling practitioners everywhere to make faster, more accurate
decisions, and ultimately transforming patient care on a global
scale.”
Alongside Butterfly, this year’s awardees across various
categories includes Pfizer, AstraZeneca, Daiichi Sankyo US, and
other highly respected industry leaders.
In today’s announcement, Michael Rosenblatt, MD, Chair of the
Prix Galien USA Awards Committee, Former Dean of Tufts University
School of Medicine, and former Chief Medical Officer of Merck &
Co. Inc., commented, "The Awards Committee is honored to witness
the exceptional dedication and creativity of our nominees as they
turn visionary ideas into transformative solutions for patients
worldwide. Their unwavering commitment to advancing patient care is
truly commendable, and we are honored to celebrate their
outstanding contributions to global health.”
Butterfly is honored to be recognized as the Best Medical
Technology against a world-class group of nominees. To view the
full list of 2024 nominees, visit:
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-galien-foundation-announces-2024-prix-galien-usa-nominees-for-best-digital-health-solution-best-medical-technology-incubators-accelerators-and-equity-and-best-startup-302220657.html.
About the Galien Foundation
The Galien Foundation fosters, recognizes and rewards excellence
in scientific innovation to improve the state of human health. Our
vision is to be the catalyst for the development of the next
generation of innovative treatments and technologies that will
impact the state of medical practice and save lives.
The Foundation oversees and directs activities in the US for the
Prix Galien, an international awards program dedicated to progress
through innovative medicines development, with chapters in 14
countries and Africa. The Prix Galien was created in 1970 by Roland
Mehl in honor of Galien, the father of medical science and modern
pharmacology. Worldwide, the Prix Galien is regarded as the
equivalent of the Nobel Prize in biopharmaceutical research.
About Butterfly Network
Founded by Dr. Jonathan Rothberg in 2011, Butterfly Network is a
digital health company with a mission to democratize medical
imaging by making high-quality ultrasound affordable, easy-to-use,
globally accessible, and intelligently connected, including for the
4.7 billion people around the world lacking access to ultrasound.
Butterfly created the world's first handheld single-probe,
whole-body ultrasound system using semiconductor technology,
Butterfly iQ. The company has continued to innovate, leveraging the
benefits of Moore’s Law, to launch its second-generation Butterfly
iQ+ in 2020, and third generation iQ3 in 2024 – each with increased
processing power and performance enhancements. The disruptive
technology has been recognized by TIME’s Best Inventions, Fast
Company’s World Changing Ideas, CNBC Disruptor 50, and MedTech
Breakthrough Awards, among other accolades. With its proprietary
Ultrasound-on-Chip™ technology, intelligent software, and
educational offerings, Butterfly is paving the way to mass adoption
of ultrasound for earlier detection and remote management of health
conditions around the world. Butterfly devices are commercially
available to trained healthcare practitioners in areas including,
but not limited to, parts of Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, the
Middle East, North America and South America; to learn more about
available countries, visit:
www.butterflynetwork.com/choose-your-country.
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