Orange Business Services healthcare subsidiary Enovacom has acquired French emergency and day-to-day telemedicine firm Exelus, the owner of the mobile telemedicine platform Nomadeec.

Nomadeec provides healthcare professionals with tools to carry out scheduled consultations, assessments and care appointments remotely, as well as emergency telemedicine for triage over telephone, video and electronic patient care record. It meets the needs of emergency and everyday healthcare facilities and professionals who want to further their use of telemedicine to strengthen regional cooperation and streamline patient care pathways. The platform offers digital tools that are tailored to each user profile.

Nomadeec has already been deployed within a quarter of emergency medical service organisations in France, more than 200 health and social care centres, and more than 150 ambulance companies, creating a regional network that provides a single offering for all these new uses of telemedicine.

This platform will complement Enovacom’s range and strengthen its strategy of developing technology for healthcare professionals. Combining expertise from Enovacom, Orange Business Services and Exelus say they will help ensure the development of Nomadeec and accelerate its roll out in France and abroad.

As part of Orange Business Services, Enovacom can leverage its skills in the telemedicine market within the larger areas of networks, 5G, IoT, interoperability and data security. This acquisition reinforces Orange Business Services’ positioning as a trusted partner for digital transformation in the area of e-health.

“We are excited to be joining Enovacom at a time when telemedicine is an essential part of the health system,” said Xavier Maurin, CEO of Exelus. “We are going to benefit from the strength and expertise of the Orange group, and we will create many synergies to accelerate the roll out of our platform Nomadeec in France and abroad.”

Laurent Frigara, deputy CEO of Enovacom, added: “We are delighted that the talented team of experts behind Nomadeec is joining Enovacom to further achieve our purpose of saving critical time for and providing healthcare professionals with digital solutions. Telemedicine is a strategic area for healthcare facilities and patients alike. Bringing Exelus on board means that, from within Orange Business Services, Enovacom will be able to offer unique telemedicine to the market.”