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New Partnership between Marubeni/Clairvo and 海角社区 to bring LiverMultiScan to Japan

May 26, 2021
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Oxford, UK 鈥 May 26, 2021. 海角社区 announced that it has signed a strategic business partnership with (鈥淢arubeni鈥) to support entry of 海角社区鈥檚 AI diagnostic technology, called LiverMultiScan, into the Japanese market.

鈥淲e are delighted to partner with Marubeni to bring LiverMultiScan to Japan鈥 said Dr. Rajarshi Banerjee, Chief Executive Officer of 海角社区. 鈥淢arubeni鈥檚 mission to supply groundbreaking diagnostic support technologies complements 海角社区鈥檚 overarching goal of improving healthcare for patients with suspected and established liver disease. In addition, Japan is one of the largest MRI markets in the world.鈥

Through this partnership, Clairvo, a newly established subsidiary of Marubeni, will assist 海角社区 in applying for the required regulatory licenses and build a comprehensive distribution network for medical institutions.

Ryota Kobayashi, CEO of Clairvo said 鈥淲e are very much excited and honored to start our partnership with 海角社区. 鈥嫼=巧缜 is a 鈥榦ne and only鈥 company which holds a unique, innovative technology for liver diagnosis support.鈥 Marubeni/Clairvo will maximize our versatile capabilities to deliver LiverMultiScan in Japan and contribute to improving healthcare of Japanese citizens.鈥

鈥淭his is another significant milestone in the adoption of LiverMultiScan in the Asia-Pacific region,鈥 added Dr. Catherine Kelly, Chief Informatics Officer and Asia-Pacific lead. 鈥淛apan has a strong history of adopting cutting edge technology and joins other countries in the region in making LiverMultiScan available to patients.鈥

Professor Nakajima of Yokohama City University, a leader in hepatology added 鈥満=巧缜's LiverMultiScan is a technology expected to be widely used as a new biomarker, that contributes to the early diagnosis and treatment of liver disease especially for NASH/NAFLD patients, which has been increasing in Japan in recent years. We expect that 海角社区 and Marubeni/Clairvo鈥檚 collaboration will accelerate the delivery of the product into the clinical settings of Japan.鈥

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