Leading pet health and wellness company,
Petco, and digital health innovator, Butterfly, elevate veterinary
industry point-of-care standard by increasing pet access to
high-quality ultrasound
GUILFORD, Conn. and SAN DIEGO, May 5, 2022
/PRNewswire/ -- Butterfly Network, Inc. (NYSE: BFLY), a digital
health company transforming care with handheld, whole-body
ultrasound, and Petco Health and Wellness Company, Inc. (Nasdaq:
WOOF), a complete partner in pet health and wellness, today
announced the parties have agreed to deploy Butterfly iQ+ Vet to
Petco's growing network of nearly 200 full-service veterinary
hospitals at Petco pet care centers.
Butterfly iQ+ Vet, the world's only handheld, single probe,
whole-body, multi-species imaging system, is designed to bring
valuable clinical insights to veterinarians at the point-of-care,
through innovative ultrasound technology made simple with
artificial intelligence. Butterfly Network is the first and only
U.S. ultrasound imaging provider to collaborate with the health and
wellness company for pets.
"As we continue bringing innovative technologies to the
full-service veterinary hospitals in Petco pet care centers
nationwide, we are thrilled to partner with Butterfly to increase
pets' access to high-quality ultrasound imaging," said Petco's
Chief Veterinarian, Dr. Whitney
Miller, DVM, MBA, DACVPM. "The single probe, full body
technology of the Butterfly iQ+ Vet system will arm our
veterinarians with ultrasound imaging that will help speed
diagnoses and improve health outcomes, ultimately delivering the
best possible care to every pet, as well as the families who love
them."
"With the Butterfly iQ+ Vet, seeing is knowing," said Butterfly
Network's Chief Strategy & Business Development Officer,
Darius Shahida. "Butterfly iQ+ Vet
gives practitioners the ability to make more informed, better
decisions, earlier in care. Coupled with Petco's pet care
expertise, high-quality products and trusted veterinary services,
our partnership makes it easier than ever for pet parents to get
everything they need – including real-time, high-quality ultrasound
information."
Butterfly iQ+ Vet is the second-generation of Butterfly's
veterinary ultrasound device and brings sharper imaging, a new
procedural guidance tool, and hardware improvements that make the
solution more powerful, versatile, and easy-to-use.
Veterinarians can request more information about Butterfly iQ+
Vet at vet.butterflynetwork.com. To learn more about Petco's
veterinary services, visit petco.com/veterinary-services.
About Petco, The Health + Wellness Co.:
Founded in
1965, Petco is a category-defining health and wellness company
focused on improving the lives of pets, pet parents and our own
Petco partners. We've consistently set new standards in pet care
while delivering comprehensive pet wellness products, services and
solutions, and creating communities that deepen the pet-pet parent
bond. We operate more than 1,500 pet care centers across the U.S.,
Mexico and Puerto Rico, which offer merchandise,
companion animals, grooming, training and a growing network of
on-site veterinary hospitals and mobile veterinary clinics. Our
complete pet health and wellness ecosystem is accessible through
our pet care centers and digitally at petco.com and on the Petco
app. In tandem with Petco Love (formerly the Petco Foundation), an
independent nonprofit organization, we work with and support
thousands of local animal welfare groups across the country and,
through in-store adoption events, we've helped find homes for more
than 6.5 million animals.
About Butterfly Network
Founded by Dr. Jonathan Rothberg in 2011 and listed on the New
York Stock Exchange through a business combination with Longview
Acquisition Corp., Butterfly created the world's first handheld,
single probe whole-body ultrasound system using semiconductor
technology, the Butterfly iQ+. Butterfly's mission is to
democratize medical imaging and contribute to the aspiration of
global health equity, 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. Through its proprietary Ultrasound-on-Chip™
technology, Butterfly is paving the way for earlier detection and
remote management of health conditions around the world. The
Butterfly iQ+ Vet can be purchased by veterinary practitioners in
the United States, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the
Netherlands, New Zealand,
Norway, Poland, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. The Butterfly iQ+ Vet can be
purchased online by veterinary practitioners in approved countries
at the store or by contacting sales.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking
Statements
This press release contains forward-looking
statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended, concerning expectations, beliefs, plans,
objectives, goals, strategies, future events or performance and
underlying assumptions and other statements that are other than
statements of historical fact. Although Petco and Butterfly Network
believe that the expectations and assumptions reflected in these
statements are reasonable, there can be no assurance that these
expectations will prove to be correct. Forward-looking statements
are subject to many risks and uncertainties, including the risk
factors that the parties identify in their
respective Securities and Exchange Commission filings,
and actual results may differ materially from the results discussed
in such forward-looking statements. Neither Petco nor Butterfly
Network undertakes any duty to update publicly any forward-looking
statement that it may make, whether as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise, except as may be required by applicable
law, regulation or other competent legal authority.
Petco Media Contact:
Ventura
Olvera
ventura.olvera@petco.com
Butterfly Network Contacts:
Media
Holly Spring
781.888.8219
hspring@butterflynetwork.com
Investors
Agnes Lee
650.677.9138
alee@butterflynetwork.com
Veterinary Business Contact
Jenna Mutch
Sr. Director and Head of Commercial, Veterinary
jmutch@butterflynetwork.com
530.400.3638
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