US4US

Name

US4US

Legal name

US4US SP. Z O. O

Website

https://us4us.eu

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Ultrasound Research Equipment

NAICS

Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing (339112), Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing (334510), Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) (541715)

SIC

Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus (3841), Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), Laboratory Analytical Instruments (3826)

akta.pro primary industry

Ultrasound & Echography Systems (HLAHABAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Radiology AI, CAD & Advanced Visualization Software (HLAHABAJ)

Keywords

• Ultrasound research platforms
• Software-defined ultrasound
• GPU beamforming systems
• Ultrasound OEM modules
• Non-destructive testing systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Warsaw

HQ country

Poland

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Ultrasound Research Platforms: Sale of hardware platforms including us4R (advanced research system), us4R-lite (portable/educational), and us4OEM modules. One-time hardware purchases with varying configurations based on channel count and specifications.
2. R&D Services: Professional R&D and design services supporting complete product development cycle: basic research, feasibility studies, product concept, product development, and certification. Includes ultrasound R&D, electronic design, and ultrasound measurements.
3. Electronic Design Services: Advanced electronic design services including multi-channel signal processing electronics, high-speed digital design with FPGAs, prototyping, pre-production and manufacturing transfer, and testing development.
4. Medical Device Certification Support: Services supporting medical device certification including ISO-13485 Quality Management System documentation, usability engineering, model-making, prototype development, and EMC/safety testing coordination.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

US4US researches, develops, and manufactures versatile ultrasonic (software-defined ultrasound) research platforms based on a common architecture of raw echo signal acquisition and GPU-based processing using CUDA/OpenCL. The company produces the us4R (advanced 128-1024 channel research system), us4R-lite (portable 32/64-channel research/education platform), and us4OEM (scalable 32-128 channel OEM module), along with 3D variants us4R-3D and us4R-lite-3D. In parallel, US4US offers professional R&D services, electronic design, and medical device certification support to clients across medical imaging research and industrial non-destructive testing applications.

Product overview

US4US offers a portfolio of ultrasound research platforms based on a common architecture of raw echo signal acquisition and GPU-based software processing. The core product line includes us4R (advanced research platform with 128-1024 TX channels), us4R-lite (low-cost portable research/education platform with 32/64 channels), and us4OEM (OEM module for commercial integration). 3D variants include us4R-3D for matrix-array probes and us4R-lite-3D for Row-Column-Addressed probes. All platforms share raw RF data access, software-defined ultrasound paradigm, and CUDA/OpenCL GPU processing capabilities. The company also provides R&D services, electronic design, and ultrasound measurements for medical and industrial non-destructive testing applications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• us4R: Advanced ultrasound research platform for 2D and 3D ultrasound data acquisition and real-time processing, featuring 128-1024 TX channels and GPU cluster.
• us4R-lite
• us4OEM
• ARRUS SDK

Products and services

• us4R Advanced ultrasound research platform for 2D and 3D data acquisition and real-time processing, integrating ultrasound front-end, embedded PC, and GPU cluster. Scalable from 128 to 1024 TX channels and 128 to 256 RX channels, supporting up to 1024-element matrix-array probes via PCIe gen3 interface with up to 32 GB/s bandwidth. Designed for research institutions and universities conducting ultrasound imaging research and algorithm development.
• us4R-lite Low-cost portable ultrasound research and education platform providing direct software access to raw RF signals. Features Thunderbolt 3 interface for real-time streaming and optional embedded Nvidia Tegra X2 GPU module for standalone operation. Targeted at educational institutions and researchers needing affordable, programmable ultrasound hardware with open-source software compatibility.
• us4OEM Low-power ultrasound OEM module designed for integration into portable ultrasound scanners and commercial medical or industrial applications. Scalable 32-128 acquisition channels with PCIe gen.3 interface enabling real-time raw RF data streaming and full software-based beamforming on CPU/GPU. Targeted at medical device manufacturers and industrial NDT system builders.
• us4R-3D Extended 3D ultrasound research platform supporting matrix-array probes with up to 1024 elements. Features extended TX and MUX section for 3D imaging with full aperture coverage, building on the us4R architecture for volumetric imaging research.
• us4R-lite-3D Portable 3D ultrasound platform designed for Row-Column-Addressed probes with 128+128 channel configuration, extending 3D imaging capability to the low-cost, portable research and education segment.
• R&D and Ultrasound Services Professional R&D services supporting the complete product development cycle for ultrasound systems, including basic research, feasibility studies, product concept development, product development, and certification. Includes ultrasound R&D and ultrasound measurements for medical and industrial clients.
• Electronic Design Services Advanced electronic design services including multi-channel signal processing electronics, high-speed digital design with FPGAs, prototyping, pre-production and manufacturing transfer, and testing development for ultrasound and related applications.
• Medical Device Certification Support Services supporting medical device certification including ISO-13485 Quality Management System documentation, usability engineering, model-making, prototype development, and EMC/safety testing coordination for medical device manufacturers.

Quantifiable outcome

• First to implement shear wave elastography on a portable research ultrasound system
• +1 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

AI capability9 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Institute of Fundamental Technological Research (IFTR PAS)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 June 2022Academic research collaboration. US4US team originated from IFTR PAS, and company continues research relationships. Publications include collaborations with researchers from IPPT PAN. Damian Cacko and Marcin Lewandowski paper on SWE published in Applied Sciences 2022.
• Nvidia Corporation (Clara AGX Integration)coreTechnology or Integration · 6 September 2021Integration of NVIDIA Clara AGX with US4US ultrasound platform for real-time AI applications in ultrasound imaging. Presented at GTC 2021 Healthcare Keynote. Collaboration includes deep learning for image enhancement and despeckling on RF data.
• University of Waterloo (Billy Yiu)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 July 2021Collaboration on developing short course 'Ultrasound Signal Processing with GPUs — Introduction to Parallel Programming' presented at IEEE IUS conferences. Billy Yiu from University of Waterloo co-designed the course with US4US.
• NVIDIAcoreTechnology or Integration · 12 April 2021Collaboration on integrating NVIDIA Clara AGX developer kit with us4R-lite ultrasound research platform. NVIDIA Clara AGX is an embedded AI computer and software framework for real-time AI and advanced signal processing. US4US is a member of NVIDIA Inception startup acceleration program since 2018.
• NVIDIA (GTC 2018)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 29 March 2018Presented at NVIDIA GTC 2018 conference in San Jose, CA, showcasing GPU-oriented ultrasound developments alongside NVIDIA CEO's introduction of project CLARA medical imaging supercomputer.
• Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 March 2014Technical discussions focused on cooperation in multi-channel signal acquisition systems for ultrasonic tomography. KIT's interest in US4US technology relates to their 3D ultrasound computed tomography (USCT) device for breast examination. US4US fast data transfer and GPU processing technology addresses KIT's needs.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• FUJIFILM SonoSite: FUJIFILM SonoSite leads the point-of-care portable ultrasound market and overlaps with US4US's portable-platform thesis, though commercialized for clinical use rather than research.
• Olympus (Industrial NDT / Evident): Olympus/Evident is a global incumbent in industrial ultrasonic non-destructive testing, directly comparable to the industrial NDT segment US4US is entering through the us4NDE project.
• Butterfly Network: Butterfly Network's single-probe, AI-driven handheld ultrasound represents an alternate commercial convergence of ultrasound + GPU + AI, and validates the long-term market thesis underlying US4US's software-defined approach.
• GE HealthCare (Ultrasound): GE HealthCare is a dominant clinical ultrasound manufacturer whose AI-enabled platforms (e.g., Vscan) increasingly overlap with the lower end of US4US's research-to-commercial pathway and shape competitive benchmarks.
• Philips Ultrasound: Philips is a global commercial ultrasound incumbent whose EPIQ and Affiniti systems increasingly integrate AI research outputs; it represents the long-term commercial competitor for OEM licensing opportunities.
• Siemens Healthineers Ultrasound: Siemens Healthineers produces ACUSON clinical ultrasound systems with embedded AI and is a benchmark competitor for any commercial path US4US-derived IP would compete against.

Direct peers

• Cephasonics: Cephasonics provides research-grade ultrasound platforms and OEM front-end modules with software-defined acquisition, directly comparable to the us4R and us4OEM product lines in both medical research and industrial imaging use cases.
• Verasonics: Verasonics is the closest direct competitor, offering Vantage research ultrasound systems with raw RF data access and programmable transmit/receive — the same value proposition as the us4R platform, targeting the same university and research lab customers.

Emerging players

• Kolo Medical: Kolo Medical offers research and OEM ultrasound transducer subsystems and custom probe development, overlapping with US4US on the hardware/integration side of research ultrasound platforms.
• Sonic Concepts: Sonic Concepts specializes in custom ultrasound transducers and HIFU/histotripsy research tools, addressing a comparable niche of ultrasound researchers needing flexible, programmable hardware.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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