August 24th, 2021, - Simplifai has entered into a strategic partnership
agreement with the health care solution provider Avans Soma AS making them
capable of using AI directly in their patient related solutions.

Avans Soma AS has its Headquarter in Dale in Sunnfjord, Norway, with offices
also in Bergen and Oslo. The company's majority owner is Carasent ASA, whose
strategy is to develop and expand digitalization to help customers to offer
efficient and quality insured health services. 

Avans Soma AS is delivering digital health care solutions and tools in the
Norwegian market in the segments social care, specialized rehabilitation, work
rehabilitation, mental health care and substance abuse care. 

Their technology platform connects the customer and provider of health care
services with their end users and their need of secure data management.

As part of the agreement for, Avans Soma AS will include Simplifai's AI-driven
systems in its offering to support fully automated processes. The need of high
availability, secure and automated solutions are fulfilled with this
integration. 

"We are very happy to get Simplifai's solutions easily available in our
platform. Documentation requirements in health care solutions including strict
security measures is of high importance. Hence, Simplifai's AI-driven
technologies, which help our clients to automate these processes, could play an
important role in automating and optimising an area where volume is the game
changer," says Avans Soma AS Department Manager Magnar Høyvik. "Firstly, the
partnership will be tried out in Norway through Avans Soma AS. However, if the
partnership with Simplifai AS is successful, there will be an extension of the
partnership to other companies owned by Carasent ASA". 

Health Care solutions
«Our joint work with the customer Fretex and their need of high security for
their document and communication processes, has really made a good ground for
future collaboration with Avans Soma. We are very pleased to sign the partner
agreement with Avans Soma and it supports Simplifai's strategy to grow revenues
in the health care sector." Says Bård Myrstad, VP Simplifai.

ENDS

For further information, please contact: 

Media 
Bård Myrstad, VP Simplifai, tel: +47 415 03 263 
Øivind Horpestad, Executive Chairman of Elop, tel: +47 910 00 626

Investors 
Kim Boman, CFO of Elop, tel: +47 959 63 912 

About Elop 
Elop is a Norwegian holding company with two operating subsidiaries. Elop
Technology develops tools and digital solutions to inspect, monitor and manage
infrastructure worldwide using patented ultrasound technology. Through
data-driven and AI-based solutions for inspection and predictive maintenance of
concrete infrastructure, the vision is to provide asset owners with solutions
that improve safety, extend asset lifetime, minimise total lifecycle cost and
environmental footprint. Simplifai offers automation solutions using artificial
intelligence. Simplifai's Digital Employee solutions automate labour intensive
work process where natural language communication including email, chat or
documents are central.