Full-scale rollout of the electrolysis water dialysis system

「We will continue accumulating clinical data and pursue further research and development, with the conversion of the system into a medical device and overseas expansion also in view. We aim to expand adoption as the next-generation global standard therapy.」

「Electrolyzed-water dialysis has now been introduced at 37 facilities, including 3 newly added during the current fiscal year, with 1,127 beds. Approximately 3,400 people are receiving electrolyzed-water dialysis treatment.」

「In the electrolyzed water dialysis business, following installations in June this year, new installations were completed at 2 facilities in July and September, comprising 1 multi-patient facility and 1 individual-use facility. The number of facilities using electrolyzed water dialysis has now reached 37, with 1,127 beds. Approximately 3,400 people are receiving treatment.」

「In the electrolyzed water dialysis business, systems were installed at 3 facilities during the current fiscal year, and revenue increased to ¥108 million, up 79.2% year on year. The number of facilities using electrolyzed water dialysis reached 34, with 1,030 beds, and approximately 3,000 dialysis patients are receiving “Electrolyzed Water Dialysis.”」

「In the electrolyzed water dialysis business, following the 69th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Dialysis Therapy in June this year, we are actively conducting sales activities, including exhibiting at the 35th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Blood Purification in Critical Care, to be held in October, and the 30th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Hemodiafiltration, to be held in November. Awareness and interest in electrolyzed water dialysis are steadily increasing, and we will continue to expand them. We are also working on developing new equipment to promote adoption.」

「In the electrolyzed water dialysis business, 4 facilities originally expected to be installed during the current fiscal year were postponed to the next fiscal year or later due to circumstances on the facilities’ side. As a result, installation was limited to multi-patient systems at 2 facilities, Shonan Kamakura General Hospital of the Tokushukai Group and Tokyo Nephro Clinic, and revenue was ¥60 million, down 48.0% year on year.」

「In the electrolyzed water dialysis business, we are working to expand our activities through seminars held by nephrology-related academic societies and clinical engineering technologists’ associations nationwide, while strengthening cooperation with distributors and focusing on developing new opportunities. We are also conducting public-relations activities to raise awareness among dialysis patients. The first Electrolyzed Water Dialysis Research Meeting and Scientific Conference is scheduled for 7 July this year under the theme “15 Years Since the Clinical Introduction of Electrolyzed Water Dialysis: The Beginning of Chapter 2 of Electrolyzed Water Dialysis.”」

「In the electrolyzed water dialysis business, we are advancing discussions with facilities that showed positive interest in installation at the 68th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Dialysis Therapy, held in June this year at the Kobe International Convention Center. We are also working to expand our activities by holding seminars through the Japanese Society of Nephrology, the Japanese Society of Renal Rehabilitation and clinical engineering technologists’ associations nationwide, while strengthening cooperation with distributors and focusing on developing new opportunities.」

「In the electrolyzed water dialysis business, systems were newly installed at Shonan Kamakura General Hospital of the Tokushukai Group and Tokyo Nephro Clinic during the first quarter of the current fiscal year. As of the end of June, approximately 2,900 patients were receiving treatment at 32 facilities with 961 beds.」

「As of the end of April 2023, electrolyzed water dialysis systems had been installed at 32 of Japan’s 4,493 dialysis facilities, covering 945 beds, and approximately 2,800 patients were receiving treatment. In the fiscal year ending March 2024, installation at additional facilities within the Tokushukai Group is planned following installation at Yamauchi Hospital during the current fiscal year.」

「Electrolyzed water dialysis has now been installed at 29 facilities with 929 beds, and approximately 2,700 patients are receiving treatment. Installation at 5 additional facilities is planned for the fourth quarter, comprising 3 multi-patient facilities and 2 individual-use facilities.」

「Electrolyzed water dialysis has now been installed at 29 facilities with 929 beds, and approximately 2,700 patients are receiving treatment. Two new facilities were added in the first half, and 6 installations are currently planned for the second half. From the next fiscal year onward, we are also submitting estimates and holding detailed discussions with more than 60 facilities. Japan has approximately 4,500 dialysis facilities, and we will continue to focus on expanding adoption.」

「In May this year, our electrolyzed water dialysis system was installed at the new dialysis center of Kameda General Hospital, operated by Medical Corporation Tetsukaikai and serving as a key hospital in the Minamiboso area of Chiba Prefecture. In July, it was installed at Ishida Clinic, operated by Medical Corporation Yujinkai and serving as a leading dialysis facility in the Nakashari area of Hokkaido. Currently, approximately 2,700 patients are receiving electrolyzed water dialysis treatment at 29 facilities with 929 beds.」

「As a first step, we aim to install the system at 300 facilities, approximately 7% of Japan’s roughly 4,500 facilities. We also aim to develop it into a global standard beyond Japan.」

「In the electrolyzed water dialysis business, approximately 2,400 or more patients are currently receiving treatment at 27 facilities with 799 beds. We have submitted estimates to 57 facilities that are currently in detailed discussions and have a high likelihood of concluding contracts within 2 years, representing total potential sales of approximately ¥1.1 billion.」

「Currently, approximately 2,200 patients or more are receiving electrolyzed water dialysis treatment at 25 facilities with 727 beds. This exceeds the approximately 720 patients receiving home dialysis, approximately 600 receiving long-hours dialysis and approximately 1,860 receiving PD-HD hybrid therapy, all of which are established dialysis therapies, demonstrating steady expansion as a new treatment method.」

「The electrolyzed water dialysis system had been installed at 25 of Japan’s 4,487 dialysis facilities as of 31 March 2021, according to the Japanese Society for Dialysis Therapy’s “Current Status of Chronic Dialysis Therapy in Japan as of 31 December 2019,” published by the General Incorporated Association. Our initial goal is to reach 100 facilities.」

「In the electrolyzed water dialysis business, following the installation in June of a multi-patient electrolyzed water dialysis system with 45 beds at St. Luke’s International Hospital, 2 systems were installed in August at a major dialysis hospital in the Tokai region, with capacities of 90 beds and 63 beds.」

「In the electrolyzed water dialysis business, a multi-patient electrolyzed water dialysis system was installed in June at St. Luke’s International Hospital, a core facility in the Kanto region. Significant follow-on effects are expected.」

「In the electrolyzed water dialysis business, we promoted the system by highlighting a joint paper with Tohoku University and the improvement in hospital profitability resulting from its installation. As a result, the system was installed at 9 facilities during the fiscal year, and revenue rose to ¥139 million, up 755.9% year on year. Of Japan’s 4,458 dialysis facilities, the system had been installed at 23 facilities as of 31 March 2020. Our initial goal is to reach 100 facilities.」

「In the electrolyzed water dialysis business, we are proceeding with installations at leading facilities that could serve as hubs in the Kanto and Kansai regions. We will continue to focus on sales activities and aim to install the system at 100 facilities within 3 years, as targeted by the company.」

「The electrolyzed water dialysis business has begun generating results, with revenue of ¥91 million. We are actively developing sales during the second half and from the next fiscal year onward to further expand performance. We are in discussions with approximately 100 facilities for installation within 3 years; if contracts are concluded with all of them, sales would be approximately ¥2.8 billion.」

「In the electrolyzed water dialysis business, the system has now been installed at 19 facilities with 467 beds. We are actively holding luncheon seminars at nephrology and dialysis-related academic conferences to raise awareness further and expand adoption.」

「In the healthcare-related business, we continue to focus on sales activities at dialysis facilities nationwide for the electrolyzed water dialysis business. We are currently in discussions with approximately 300 facilities.」

「In the electrolyzed water dialysis business, systems were newly installed at 3 hospitals during the first half of the fiscal year, and installations at a further 6 hospitals are currently expected by the end of the fiscal year. The business is becoming increasingly active. We are currently in discussions with 250 hospitals.」

「The number of hospitals currently in discussions regarding installation is also increasing steadily, reaching 205 as of now. If all were to conclude contracts, expected sales would be approximately ¥4.5 billion. Because the electrolyzed water dialysis system represents a capital investment for medical facilities, some installations may not take place for several years. We will nevertheless strengthen our sales organization and work diligently to expand adoption. We aim to develop the system into the next global standard.」

「In fact, prompted by this paper, a multi-patient system was installed at a dialysis clinic in Kyoto in March this year, and installation was also approved at a major hospital in Osaka. Electrolyzed water dialysis has now been introduced at 13 facilities, with 299 beds, comprising 3 facilities in Hokkaido, 3 in Tohoku, 1 in Kanto, 5 in Tokai and 1 in Kansai.」

「In the electrolyzed water dialysis business, we are strengthening our sales activities, using the publication of the above-mentioned paper in “Scientific Reports” as a tailwind. Japan currently has approximately 340,000 dialysis patients and 4,396 dialysis facilities. As a first step, we are focusing on proposals to large hospitals that could serve as core facilities in the Kanto and Kansai regions.」

「In the electrolyzed water dialysis business, we are focusing on sales activities following the strong response to our research presentation at the 62nd Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Dialysis Therapy in June this year. We have currently received orders worth more than ¥60 million. We will continue to pursue the business vigorously with the aim of making a further contribution to performance.」

「For “Electrolyzed Water Dialysis®,” we are strengthening our operations centered on electrolyzed water dialysis units and focusing on sales activities.」

「In the electrolyzed water dialysis business, we have established a new electrolyzed water dialysis unit and begun full-scale sales activities, while also making significant progress in academic research.」

「For the new dialysis therapy “Electrolyzed Water Dialysis®,” we began selling a new electrolyzed water dialysis system last September and have been working vigorously toward full-scale adoption, including by strengthening our sales organization. Because the system represents a capital investment for hospitals, the process takes time and there is a lag between receiving an order and recognizing revenue, but we expect it to contribute to earnings in the next fiscal year.」

「In September this year, we began selling a new electrolyzed water dialysis system. Compared with the previous model, it is smaller, has enhanced hot-water disinfection capabilities and generates electrolyzed reverse-osmosis water with a stable dissolved hydrogen concentration that is less affected by the installation environment. Electrolyzed water dialysis is currently being provided at 15 facilities with 254 beds. We have also strengthened our sales organization and are working vigorously toward full-scale adoption.」

「A new device is currently scheduled for launch, and is expected to contribute to earnings from the second half of the current fiscal year.」

「We plan to begin selling a new device for the electrolyzed-water dialysis business in June this year. It is an innovative product that overcomes the challenges of existing devices, putting full-scale rollout within reach. 「Electrolyzed-Water Dialysis®」 has been introduced at an increasing number of facilities and is now available at 15 facilities nationwide, covering 251 beds.」