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Inify Laboratories: Establishment in the United Kingdom and expansion into gastrointestinal diagnostics
23 Oct 2024 08:00 CEST
Issuer
INIFY Laboratories AB
STOCKHOLM - October 23, 2024 - Inify Laboratories, a unique laboratory service
that provides cancer diagnostics within pathology, has after extensive market
mapping decided to establish operations in the United Kingdom (UK).
"After our successful launch in Sweden, where we now have around 80% of the
Stockholm market share, the time is right to expand. The UK market is estimated
to be six times larger than Sweden's in terms of patient volume, with
approximately 120,000 patients annually who require diagnosis," says CEO Fredrik
Palm in Inify Laboratories.
The company has initiated a funding process through a share issue of
approximately SEK 150 million to finance the expansion plans and strengthen the
working capital.
Establishment in the UK
Long and unpredictable response times and varying quality in prostate cancer
care are major challenges in UK healthcare. The estimated timeframe from the
start of construction to a complete laboratory is 12 months, which means that
new operations could start in early 2026.
"The team has already started searching for suitable premises. We intend to
build a facility capable of handling approximately 100,000 patient cases
annually at full capacity," says Palm.
At first, samples from the UK will be handled by the company's Swedish
laboratory during the establishment phase. Limited revenues from the UK are
therefore expected as early as 2025, with significant growth to be expected
after the opening of the new laboratory.
Gastrointestinal diagnostics
In line with the company's strategic plan, Inify will also move into the market
for diagnostics within the gastrointestinal tract. Just like with prostate
cancer, diagnostics in the gastrointestinal field present challenges in terms of
response times and varying quality. The volume of samples is about 10 times
larger than that of prostate, and the range of medical conditions is wider,
resulting in a significant workload for pathology laboratories. Inify's system
is developed to accommodate additional diagnoses, and to handle significantly
larger volumes than a traditional laboratory.
"This is the reason why an expansion into gastrointestinal diagnostics has been
a conceivable part of our strategy from the very start," says Palm.
Third quarter in brief
Sales for the third quarter amounted to SEK 2.8 million, a 22% decrease compared
to the previous quarter. Sales for January-September amounted to SEK 8.6
million, with a cash balance of SEK 34.7 million at the end of the period.
"This decline compared to the previous quarter is in line with our expectations
and is related to significantly fewer patient samples during the July and August
vacation period," says Palm.
"We now handle about 10% of all prostate cancer diagnostics in Sweden. We are
very proud to have achieved this market share in less than a year after our
accreditation as a medical laboratory," says Palm.
For further information, please contact CEO, Fredrik Palm,
fredrik.palm@inify.com, or visit https://www.inify.com
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The future of pathology
Inify Laboratories provides cancer diagnostics through ultramodern laboratory
services within pathology. It uses a fully digital, standardized and AI
-supported workflow to optimize quality and response times, initially within
prostate.The concept is scalable and can be extended to other diagnoses.
The service includes the whole chain of sample handling: from logistics, to
sample preparation, to reporting by a pathologist. The report is assisted by our
own AI, proven in clinical studies to have world-leading accuracy. The complete
workflow is supported by a tailor-made process control system.
The company, based in Sweden, became independent in 2022 through a spin-off
fromContextVision (https://www.contextvision.com/), with 40 years of experience
within digital imaging for medical applications. It is listed onEuronext Growth
Oslo under the ticker
INIFY (https://live.euronext.com/en/product/equities/SE0017486103-MERK).
This information is considered to be inside information pursuant to the EU
Market Abuse Regulation (MAR) and is subject to the disclosure requirements
pursuant to MAR article 17 and section 5-12 the Norwegian Securities Trading
Act. This stock exchange announcement was published by Ann-Charlotte Linderoth,
Inify Laboratories AB on the time and date provided.
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Source
INIFY Laboratories AB
Provider
Oslo Børs Newspoint
Company Name
INIFY LABORATORIES AB
ISIN
SE0017486103
Symbol
INIFY
Market
Euronext Growth