InteliCare seeks to bring its AI-based aged care monitoring technology to the ASX – Small Caps

Perth-based InteliCare is planning to list on the Australian Stock Exchange under the ticker ICR, and is confident it will be one of the dominant players in the aged care monitoring market as more people opt to grow old in the comfort of their own home.

The Australian company has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) system that can support the growing desire for abled and disabled people to live independently.

Speaking with Small Caps, the companys chief executive officer Jason Waller said the system works by tracking common movements and behaviours at home.

We turn any home into a smart home by installing a range of passive sensors, then connect to an internet of things. We run the data through an AI engine then over the period of a week see what normal domestic behaviour looks like.

The data is then collected and through the systems app, the care giver receives regular updates on a persons wellbeing.

According to Mr Waller, the onset of COVID-19 makes the companys system more crucial than ever.

It allows caregivers to reduce the level of face-to face interaction which may become a transition pathway and for families to monitor people who are self-isolating.

Unlike home security systems which rely on cameras, Mr Waller said InteliCare offers peace of mind and privacy.

People dont want cameras. People dont like the feeling theyre being watched, which is why our system works very well.

The sensors are passive theyre just really on or off and therefore we dont cross that threshold of invading peoples privacy.

Mr Waller said while pendants and duress alarms have been the mainstay for years, hes confident Intelicare has an innovative product to be a major force in the market.

Its very much an emerging market. The dominant technology in this space are the pendants and duress systems that are worn around peoples necks, which is what people turn to when they have mum and dad ageing in their own home.

Unfortunately, theyre not effective. In 80% of falls, people dont use them, or theyre not charged, or they dont wear them because it makes them feel old. And in 30% of those falls, they didnt press it even when it was serviceable, Mr Waller added.

I think well be able to dominate against that pendant market. There are other players in this field looking at smart home technology. Largely they are coming out of sensor manufacturing or the security industry. They tend to be closed architecture and therefore are limited or theyre targeting B2B or B2C. We straddle both of those industries very effectively.

After an internal restructure last year, Mr Waller said he was brought in, to apply his ASX experience and commercialise InteliCares technology.

That means raising $5.5 million dollars via the issue of 27.5 million shares at $0.20 each launching the IPO on 16 March against the backdrop of the global pandemic.

It has been difficult going into the eye of the storm, but because the product is well understood by everyone, whether its brokers or clients, weve found a great reception in the market to raise those funds, Mr Waller said.

According to InteliCare, while its been a daring task to raise capital against the pandemic, it seems the telehealth industry is one exception to the rule.

The overall effect of COVID-19 for a company like us and others in the telehealth industry is going to be net positive, Mr Waller said.

There has been an acceleration of telehealth and the adoption of in-home assisted technology and secondly this crisis has highlighted you dont want to be in a nursing home, or in aged-care residence. The strong preference is to age in their home and people are coming to that realisation.

And while InteliCare is in its early commercialisation stages, demand for the product since launching has grown.

Weve seen a significant uptick in enquiries from retail clients and businesses.

Although we are WA based, we are rolling 100 systems in Victoria and the IPO funds will increase the sales expansion.

I would encourage any investors to get on board quickly, the book is open and has been well responded to, Mr Waller said.

He added the company has been able to raise above 80% of its target so far.

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