RaySearch Laboratories AB (publ) announced that the proton therapy machine vendor Ion Beam Applications S.A. (IBA), has placed an order for RayStation®* treatment planning system and the oncology information system RayCare®* to be installed at nine proton centers in Spain. RaySearch participated in the public tender in partnership with IBA, which is the main system integrator. Total order value is EUR 17.3 million of which EUR 14.9 million is for software licenses. In 2021, the Spanish Ministry of Health and the Amancio Ortega Foundation signed an agreement under which the Foundation donated EUR 280 million to the Ministry of Health for the purchase of 10 proton therapy units, in nine centers, to be installed across the country. The publich tender was launched in July 2022 and included three rounds to choose the companies eligible of providing proton therapy equipment to the Spanish National Health System. The order includes both RayStation and RayCare at all centers. The combination of RayStation and RayCare, together with an IBA proton therapy machine, provides an integrated and unified solution throughout the complete workflow. The order value of EUR 17.3 million (corresponding to approximately SEK 188 million) is the largest ever for RaySearch. Delivery is expected to start in 2024 and will take place over several years.
Service contract is excluded in the initial order but is expected to be added at the time of delievery.