{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"167514","rtpr_id":"nBw5p7Bmca-20261013","ticker":"BFLY","exchange":"NYSE","all_tickers":["BFLY"],"title":"The Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine (VCOM) and Butterfly Network Announce Long-Term Alliance to Build New Model for Ultrasound Education","author":"Business Wire","published_at":"2026-10-13T12:02:00.116Z","article_body":"The Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine (VCOM) and Butterfly Network\nAnnounce Long-Term Alliance to Build New Model for Ultrasound Education\n\nJoint investment will establish VCOM as a center of excellence for ultrasound\neducation, in a first-of-its kind model combining 1:1 probe deployment and\nintegrated education with longitudinal tracking from medical school through\nclinical practice in rural communities.\n\nThe Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine (VCOM) and Butterfly Network,\nInc.\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.butterflynetwork.com%2Findex.html&esheet=54620791&newsitemid=20261013054296&lan=en-US&anchor=Butterfly+Network%2C+Inc.&index=1&md5=d926e0641a8f0553f20149178fc8c9de)\n(NYSE: BFLY), a pioneer and leader in semiconductor-based ultrasound devices,\ncloud software and AI, today announced a long-term alliance and joint\ninvestment in establishing VCOM and its students as a center of excellence for\nultrasound education and community care. The first-of-its-kind program\ncombines one-probe-per-student deployment, integrated education and\nlongitudinal analysis through Butterfly’s cloud platform to connect\nultrasound education with its real-world use and impact on imaging access,\nwith a focus on rural care.\n\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261013054296/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261013054296/en/)\n\nButterfly iQ3 devices were distributed to students at the recent VCOM White\nCoat ceremonies. Photo credit: Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine/Norm\nMiller.\n\nVCOM graduates approximately 660 osteopathic physicians each year, the\nmajority of whom go on to practice in rural and medically underserved\ncommunities. Beginning with the 2026 incoming class, VCOM intends to give\nevery first-year student a Butterfly iQ3 device to use throughout their\ntraining and beyond. Butterfly is investing alongside VCOM by offering the\nmedical college meaningfully discounted Butterfly iQ+ devices for all of its\nremaining students, including every graduating fourth-year student to take\nwith them into residency and clinical practice.\n\nUnlike traditional education partnerships that conclude at graduation, the\nalliance follows physicians into practice through the Lighthouse Program: an\ninitiative combining continuous learning, remote peer collaboration and\nreal-world practice insights. Connected through Butterfly’s cloud software,\nparticipating physicians will contribute longitudinal data that can strengthen\ntraining, software development and AI innovation, while advancing\nunderstanding of POCUS adoption across diverse clinical settings. As each new\nclass progresses from medical school into practice, the program will build an\nexpanding longitudinal dataset to support future improvement and developments.\n\n\"Our mission has always been to prepare physicians to care for the communities\nthat need them most,\" said Tom Lindsey, DO, FACOS, CHSE, Associate Dean of\nSimulation and Educational Technology, Lead Medical Education Specialist and\nProfessor of Surgery at the Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine. \"By\nplacing handheld ultrasound in our students’ hands from the beginning of\nmedical school and ensuring they carry it into practice, we’re preparing\ngenerations of physicians who will bring POCUS to rural and underserved\ncommunities throughout their careers. Every graduating class will go on to\ncare for millions of patients over the course of their careers. By creating a\nflywheel model where their experience helps inform the next, we’re\nmultiplying the impact of every student we train.\"\n\n\"Healthcare is moving closer to the patient, and ultrasound is becoming an\nessential part of the physical exam,\" said Joseph DeVivo, President, Chief\nExecutive Officer and Chairman of Butterfly Network. \"Most education\npartnerships end at graduation. Ours is designed to grow with clinicians\nthroughout their careers because that’s what’s missing today. Healthcare\nneeds a better way to learn from how technology is used in real clinical\npractice – and turn those insights into better education, better technology\nand ultimately better patient care. By combining VCOM’s leadership in\neducation and broad community reach with Butterfly’s imaging platform and\nunique cloud advantage, we’re filling that gap at a scale the industry has\nnever seen before.\"\n\nAdditional information about the collaboration was published by VCOM at:\nhttps://www.vcom.edu/news/2026/10/12/vcom-equips-every-student-handheld-ultrasound-technology\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vcom.edu%2Fnews%2F2026%2F10%2F12%2Fvcom-equips-every-student-handheld-ultrasound-technology&esheet=54620791&newsitemid=20261013054296&lan=en-US&anchor=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vcom.edu%2Fnews%2F2026%2F10%2F12%2Fvcom-equips-every-student-handheld-ultrasound-technology&index=2&md5=16357e361b92461c05ba88bc11c1fd99)\n.\n\nAbout Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine\n\nThe Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine (VCOM) is a private, nonprofit\nmedical school based in Blacksburg, Virginia, with branch campuses in\nSpartanburg, South Carolina; Auburn Alabama; and Monroe, Louisiana. The\ncollege provides osteopathic medical education and conducts research aimed at\npreparing physicians to serve rural and medically underserved Communities.\nVCOM’s mission is to address physician shortages in the Appalachian and\nDelta regions by training patient-centered physicians who practice\nevidence-based medicine. The college places particular emphasis on recruiting\nstudents from rural and underserved areas who intend to return to similar\ncommunities to practice. To date, more than 82% of VCOM graduates have\nreturned to the region, and over 60% are practicing in rural or medically\nunderserved counties, including federally designated primary care shortage\nareas.\n\nAbout Butterfly Network\n\nButterfly Network, Inc. (NYSE: BFLY) is a healthcare company driving a digital\nrevolution in medical imaging with its proprietary Ultrasound-on-Chip™\nsemiconductor technology and ultrasound software solutions. In 2018, Butterfly\nlaunched the world’s first handheld, single-probe, whole-body ultrasound\nsystem, Butterfly iQ. The iQ+ followed in 2020, and the iQ3 in 2024, each with\nimproved processing power and performance by leveraging Moore’s Law. The iQ3\nearned Best Medical Technology at the 2024 Prix Galien USA Awards, a\nprestigious honor and one of the highest accolades in healthcare.\nButterfly’s innovations have also been recognized by Fierce 50, TIME’s\nBest Inventions and Fast Company’s World Changing Ideas, among other\nachievements.\n\nButterfly combines advanced hardware, intelligent software, AI, services, and\neducation to drive adoption of affordable, accessible imaging. Clinical\npublications demonstrate that its handheld ultrasound probes paired with\nCompass™ enterprise workflow software, can help hospital systems improve\ncare workflows, reduce costs, and enhance provider economics. With a\ncloud-based solution that enables care anywhere through next-generation\nmobility, Butterfly aims to democratize healthcare by addressing critical\nglobal healthcare challenges. Butterfly devices are commercially available to\ntrained healthcare practitioners in areas including, but not limited to, parts\nof Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, the Middle East, North America and South\nAmerica; to learn more about available countries, visit:\nhttps://www.butterflynetwork.com/choose-your-country\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.butterflynetwork.com%2Fchoose-your-country&esheet=54620791&newsitemid=20261013054296&lan=en-US&anchor=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.butterflynetwork.com%2Fchoose-your-country&index=3&md5=626063ff131a4769886b08961c118baf)\n.\n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261013054296/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261013054296/en/)\n\nMedia: \n\nAndrea Heuer\n\nAOx3 for Butterfly\n\nandrea@12080group.com \n(mailto:andrea@12080group.com) \n917-914-5563\n\n\n\nInvestors: \n\nJohn Doherty\n\nChief Financial Officer, Butterfly\n\ninvestors@butterflynetinc.com (mailto:investors@butterflynetinc.com)\n\n\nCopyright Business Wire 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nBw5p7Bmca-20261013","title":"The Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine (VCOM) and Butterfly Network Announce Long-Term Alliance to Build New Model for Ultrasound Education","author":"Business Wire","ticker":"BFLY","created":"2026-10-13T12:02:00.116Z","tickers":["BFLY"],"exchange":"NYSE","article_body":"The Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine (VCOM) and Butterfly Network\nAnnounce Long-Term Alliance to Build New Model for Ultrasound Education\n\nJoint investment will establish VCOM as a center of excellence for ultrasound\neducation, in a first-of-its kind model combining 1:1 probe deployment and\nintegrated education with longitudinal tracking from medical school through\nclinical practice in rural communities.\n\nThe Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine (VCOM) and Butterfly Network,\nInc.\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.butterflynetwork.com%2Findex.html&esheet=54620791&newsitemid=20261013054296&lan=en-US&anchor=Butterfly+Network%2C+Inc.&index=1&md5=d926e0641a8f0553f20149178fc8c9de)\n(NYSE: BFLY), a pioneer and leader in semiconductor-based ultrasound devices,\ncloud software and AI, today announced a long-term alliance and joint\ninvestment in establishing VCOM and its students as a center of excellence for\nultrasound education and community care. The first-of-its-kind program\ncombines one-probe-per-student deployment, integrated education and\nlongitudinal analysis through Butterfly’s cloud platform to connect\nultrasound education with its real-world use and impact on imaging access,\nwith a focus on rural care.\n\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261013054296/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261013054296/en/)\n\nButterfly iQ3 devices were distributed to students at the recent VCOM White\nCoat ceremonies. Photo credit: Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine/Norm\nMiller.\n\nVCOM graduates approximately 660 osteopathic physicians each year, the\nmajority of whom go on to practice in rural and medically underserved\ncommunities. Beginning with the 2026 incoming class, VCOM intends to give\nevery first-year student a Butterfly iQ3 device to use throughout their\ntraining and beyond. Butterfly is investing alongside VCOM by offering the\nmedical college meaningfully discounted Butterfly iQ+ devices for all of its\nremaining students, including every graduating fourth-year student to take\nwith them into residency and clinical practice.\n\nUnlike traditional education partnerships that conclude at graduation, the\nalliance follows physicians into practice through the Lighthouse Program: an\ninitiative combining continuous learning, remote peer collaboration and\nreal-world practice insights. Connected through Butterfly’s cloud software,\nparticipating physicians will contribute longitudinal data that can strengthen\ntraining, software development and AI innovation, while advancing\nunderstanding of POCUS adoption across diverse clinical settings. As each new\nclass progresses from medical school into practice, the program will build an\nexpanding longitudinal dataset to support future improvement and developments.\n\n\"Our mission has always been to prepare physicians to care for the communities\nthat need them most,\" said Tom Lindsey, DO, FACOS, CHSE, Associate Dean of\nSimulation and Educational Technology, Lead Medical Education Specialist and\nProfessor of Surgery at the Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine. \"By\nplacing handheld ultrasound in our students’ hands from the beginning of\nmedical school and ensuring they carry it into practice, we’re preparing\ngenerations of physicians who will bring POCUS to rural and underserved\ncommunities throughout their careers. Every graduating class will go on to\ncare for millions of patients over the course of their careers. By creating a\nflywheel model where their experience helps inform the next, we’re\nmultiplying the impact of every student we train.\"\n\n\"Healthcare is moving closer to the patient, and ultrasound is becoming an\nessential part of the physical exam,\" said Joseph DeVivo, President, Chief\nExecutive Officer and Chairman of Butterfly Network. \"Most education\npartnerships end at graduation. Ours is designed to grow with clinicians\nthroughout their careers because that’s what’s missing today. Healthcare\nneeds a better way to learn from how technology is used in real clinical\npractice – and turn those insights into better education, better technology\nand ultimately better patient care. By combining VCOM’s leadership in\neducation and broad community reach with Butterfly’s imaging platform and\nunique cloud advantage, we’re filling that gap at a scale the industry has\nnever seen before.\"\n\nAdditional information about the collaboration was published by VCOM at:\nhttps://www.vcom.edu/news/2026/10/12/vcom-equips-every-student-handheld-ultrasound-technology\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vcom.edu%2Fnews%2F2026%2F10%2F12%2Fvcom-equips-every-student-handheld-ultrasound-technology&esheet=54620791&newsitemid=20261013054296&lan=en-US&anchor=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vcom.edu%2Fnews%2F2026%2F10%2F12%2Fvcom-equips-every-student-handheld-ultrasound-technology&index=2&md5=16357e361b92461c05ba88bc11c1fd99)\n.\n\nAbout Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine\n\nThe Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine (VCOM) is a private, nonprofit\nmedical school based in Blacksburg, Virginia, with branch campuses in\nSpartanburg, South Carolina; Auburn Alabama; and Monroe, Louisiana. The\ncollege provides osteopathic medical education and conducts research aimed at\npreparing physicians to serve rural and medically underserved Communities.\nVCOM’s mission is to address physician shortages in the Appalachian and\nDelta regions by training patient-centered physicians who practice\nevidence-based medicine. The college places particular emphasis on recruiting\nstudents from rural and underserved areas who intend to return to similar\ncommunities to practice. To date, more than 82% of VCOM graduates have\nreturned to the region, and over 60% are practicing in rural or medically\nunderserved counties, including federally designated primary care shortage\nareas.\n\nAbout Butterfly Network\n\nButterfly Network, Inc. (NYSE: BFLY) is a healthcare company driving a digital\nrevolution in medical imaging with its proprietary Ultrasound-on-Chip™\nsemiconductor technology and ultrasound software solutions. In 2018, Butterfly\nlaunched the world’s first handheld, single-probe, whole-body ultrasound\nsystem, Butterfly iQ. The iQ+ followed in 2020, and the iQ3 in 2024, each with\nimproved processing power and performance by leveraging Moore’s Law. The iQ3\nearned Best Medical Technology at the 2024 Prix Galien USA Awards, a\nprestigious honor and one of the highest accolades in healthcare.\nButterfly’s innovations have also been recognized by Fierce 50, TIME’s\nBest Inventions and Fast Company’s World Changing Ideas, among other\nachievements.\n\nButterfly combines advanced hardware, intelligent software, AI, services, and\neducation to drive adoption of affordable, accessible imaging. Clinical\npublications demonstrate that its handheld ultrasound probes paired with\nCompass™ enterprise workflow software, can help hospital systems improve\ncare workflows, reduce costs, and enhance provider economics. With a\ncloud-based solution that enables care anywhere through next-generation\nmobility, Butterfly aims to democratize healthcare by addressing critical\nglobal healthcare challenges. Butterfly devices are commercially available to\ntrained healthcare practitioners in areas including, but not limited to, parts\nof Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, the Middle East, North America and South\nAmerica; to learn more about available countries, visit:\nhttps://www.butterflynetwork.com/choose-your-country\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.butterflynetwork.com%2Fchoose-your-country&esheet=54620791&newsitemid=20261013054296&lan=en-US&anchor=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.butterflynetwork.com%2Fchoose-your-country&index=3&md5=626063ff131a4769886b08961c118baf)\n.\n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261013054296/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261013054296/en/)\n\nMedia: \n\nAndrea Heuer\n\nAOx3 for Butterfly\n\nandrea@12080group.com \n(mailto:andrea@12080group.com) \n917-914-5563\n\n\n\nInvestors: \n\nJohn Doherty\n\nChief Financial Officer, Butterfly\n\ninvestors@butterflynetinc.com (mailto:investors@butterflynetinc.com)\n\n\nCopyright Business Wire 2026"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-10-13T12:02:00.160764781Z","server_sent_at_ms":1791892920160},"received_at":"2026-10-13T12:02:00.273Z","source_url":"https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261013054296/en/"},"analysis":{"id":"155809","press_release_id":"167514","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Health Care Equipment & Supplies","sector":"Health Care"},"redFlags":[],"eventType":"partnership","narrative":"Butterfly Network and VCOM announced a long-term alliance giving every VCOM first-year student a Butterfly iQ3 probe, with discounted iQ+ devices for remaining students, starting with the 2026 incoming class.\n\nVCOM graduates roughly 660 osteopathic physicians annually, most of whom practice in rural and underserved communities, creating a recurring device and cloud-revenue pipeline beyond graduation via the Lighthouse Program.\n\nThe partnership also generates a longitudinal real-world dataset to feed Butterfly's education, software, and AI development — strategically supportive, though no financial terms were disclosed.","sentiment":"bullish","agentHooks":{"shouldPost":false,"suggestedAngle":"One-probe-per-student education alliance with ~660 graduates/year extends Butterfly's device and cloud funnel from med school into clinical practice."},"keyFigures":{"customDimensions":{"annual_vcom_graduates":660,"graduates_rural_practice_pct":"over 60%","graduates_returning_to_region_pct":"more than 82%"}},"quotedText":"By combining VCOM’s leadership in education and broad community reach with Butterfly’s imaging platform and unique cloud advantage, we’re filling that gap at a scale the industry has never seen before.","namedEntities":{"people":[{"name":"Tom Lindsey","role":"Associate Dean of Simulation and Educational Technology, VCOM"},{"name":"Joseph DeVivo","role":"President, CEO and Chairman of Butterfly Network"},{"name":"John Doherty","role":"Chief Financial Officer, Butterfly Network"}],"products":["Butterfly iQ3","Butterfly iQ+","Butterfly iQ","Compass","Ultrasound-on-Chip","Lighthouse Program"],"companies":[{"name":"Butterfly Network, Inc.","ticker":"BFLY","relationship":"filer/partner"},{"name":"Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine (VCOM)","relationship":"partner"}],"dollarAmounts":[]},"materialImpact":{"score":2,"reasoning":"A long-term education/partnership alliance with VCOM creates a recurring device deployment (one probe per student, ~660 graduates/year) and longitudinal data flywheel, but no financial terms, revenue figures, or deal value are disclosed. 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