Dr. Essam Hamza reports

ROCKET DOCTOR SECURES FUNDING TO DRIVE U.S. MARKET EXPANSION AND PRODUCT INNOVATION

Rocket Doctor AI Inc.'s wholly owned digital health platform and marketplace, Rocket Doctor Inc., is receiving advisory services and funding of up to $75,000 from the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC IRAP) to develop secure communications functionality, and funding of up to $25,000 from the CanExport SMEs program to accelerate product innovation and United States market growth.

The NRC IRAP support will be dedicated to the development of a secure, PHIPA- and HIPAA-compliant messaging feature for Rocket Doctor's care platform. This new capability will enable encrypted, real-time patient-clinician messaging for up to 5,000 concurrent users and a secure internal messaging system for over 500 clinicians. Designed to integrate seamlessly into Rocket Doctor's workflows, the feature will align with Ontario Health's virtual visit solution standards, accelerate the company's OTN certification timeline to Q1 2026 and position the platform for procurement by over 300 Ontario health service providers.

"This support enables us to accelerate development of secure, scalable communications technology that is essential for the future of health care," said Dr. William Cherniak, founder and chief executive officer of Rocket Doctor. "By ensuring our platform is fully compliant with PHIPA, HIPAA and Ontario Health standards, we are not only serving Ontario patients, but also ensuring readiness across Canada, as well as for U.S. health systems, Medicaid/Medicare plans and commercial partners."

Complementing this support is the CanExport contribution of $25,000 that will be used to accelerate Rocket Doctor's United States expansion efforts, including the creation of professionally produced platform overview and case study videos, Spanish-language translation of its website and marketing materials, targeted on-line advertising in New York and California, and participation in key conferences to build partnerships with Medicaid managed care plans, hospitals and federally qualified health centres (FQHCs).

These combined initiatives are expected to create new technical roles in Canada, enabling engineering resources to accelerate road map priorities, while increasing revenue potential through expanded eligibility for public procurement in Ontario and new deal flow in the United States. The secure-messaging platform enhancements will also increase adoption by equipping clinicians and patients with user-friendly communication tools that meet rigorous regulatory standards. Rocket Doctor's growing software platform and expansion in the United States underscores its commitment to removing barriers to care, improving health equity and leveraging Canadian innovation to solve cross-continental health care challenges.

About Rocket Doctor AI Inc.

Rocket Doctor AI delivers physician-built, AI-powered solutions designed to make high-quality health care accessible throughout the entire patient journey. A cornerstone of the company's proprietary technology is the Global Library of Medicine (GLM), a clinically validated decision support system developed with input from hundreds of physicians worldwide.

Alongside the GLM is Rocket Doctor, and its AI-powered digital health platform and marketplace. Having helped empower over 300 MDs to provide care to more than 700,000 patient visits, the company's proprietary technology software and systems enable doctors to independently launch and manage their own virtual or hybrid in-person practices -- improving efficiency, restoring autonomy to MDs and expanding patient access to care.

By reducing administrative burdens and ensuring greater consistency in care, the company's technology creates more time for meaningful physician-patient interactions. The company is committed to reaching underserved, rural and remote communities in Canada who often lack access to family doctors and supporting patients on Medicaid and Medicare in the United States. With advanced AI, large language models and connected medical devices, Rocket Doctor AI is redefining modern health care -- making it more scalable, equitable and patient-centred.

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