iQ IMAGE and aycan Join as PARATUS Companies at RSNA

Rostock, Germany and Rochester, New York, November 12, 2024. Now part of PARATUS, a global healthcare IT solutions company, former reseller and technology partners IMAGE Information Systems (iQ IMAGE) and aycan Medical Systems will come together this December at RSNA to showcase their complementary portfolios of advanced medical imaging solutions. This marks a significant step in the companies’ long-standing collaboration and signals a strengthened commitment to delivering solutions for a complete workflow to customers worldwide.

Partners since 2021, iQ IMAGE and aycan became companies of PARATUS in 2023.

“We’re thrilled to have united these two companies under the PARATUS umbrella,” said Friedrich von Kleist, Managing Director and CEO of PARATUS. “Together, they bring a wealth of expertise in medical imaging and deliver best-of-breed solutions and excellent service to their customers. As part of the same team, they’re positioned to drive even greater innovation and positively impact the future of healthcare IT.”

As part of their joint presence at RSNA, iQ IMAGE and aycan will be featuring their complementary offerings, including:

• aycan store PACS/VNA (Cloud or onsite)
• aycan universal thin client viewer (powered by MedDream)
• iQ-SYSTEM PACS – easily configurable and highly scalable PACS/VNA
• iQ-WEB RIS – (web-based) radiology workflow manager

“aycan’s Mac and Linux-based portfolio is a perfect complement to our Windows-based portfolio,” said Mike Jensen, Director of IMAGE Information Systems’ North American operations. “Being part of PARATUS further enables both our companies to offer customers solutions for a complete workflow.”

With a shared history of collaboration, the two companies have consistently delivered integrated solutions to their clients.

“Our long-standing partnership with iQ IMAGE has always been focused on bringing reliable, effective medical imaging solutions to customers. Being part of PARATUS only strengthens our ability to innovate and serve our customers better,” said Frank Burkhardt, Managing Director, aycan Medical Systems.

In line with PARATUS’ business strategy, aycan, and IMAGE have and will continue to retain their individual operations and brand identities, emphasizing their commitment to collaboration without losing their renowned market presence.

RSNA attendees are invited to visit the iQ IMAGE and aycan booth,#1703, in South Hall, Level 3, to view their combined portfolio and learn more about how their strengthened collaboration under PARATUS will benefit medical service providers and improve patient care.

ABOUT IMAGE Information Systems

IMAGE Information Systems (iQ IMAGE) is a leading software and IT service provider of Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS) solutions. The company is based in Rostock, Germany, with local offices in the USA and India. IMAGE was founded in 2003 with the aim of providing complete, easy-to-use, and innovative medical imaging solutions for radiology and healthcare professionals worldwide. By now, installation sites exceed 10,000 in over 100 countries. iQ IMAGE is part of PARATUS, a Healthcare IT Solutions company.

ABOUT aycan

aycan specializes in the development and implementation of medical imaging IT solutions, with a strong emphasis on Apple and Linux PACS systems designed to improve workflow efficiency and drive down costs, with a strong company focus on consistently delighting customers with exceptional service. aycan supports worldwide customers with European headquarters in Wuerzburg, Germany (aycan Digitalsysteme GmbH) and U.S. headquarters in Rochester, New York (aycan Medical Systems). aycan is part of PARATUS, a Healthcare IT Solutions company.

ABOUT PARATUS

PARATUS was formed in 2021 with the goal of creating a global group of best-of-breed healthcare IT companies with a strong position in diagnostics that collaborates to deliver state-of-the-art, tailored solutions to medical service providers that improve healthcare services and patient care, boost productivity, and reduce costs. PARATUS is a group of like-minded market leaders that foster growth through collaboration, sharing best practices, and shared services in finance, HR, regulatory, IT security, and more. Headquartered in Munich, Germany, PARATUS is pursuing a long-term growth path, both organically and by adding new partners to its group. Learn more at www.paratus-group.com 

iQ IMAGE Media Contact
Katja Hoffmeyer
+49 381 496 58 20
om@image-systems.biz

aycan Media Contact
Dennis van Keken
(585) 473-1350
dvankeken@aycan.com

PARATUS Media Contact
Lisa Blubacher
lbubacher@paratus-group.com