Medical Isotope Products
Reliable supplies of high-quality stable enriched isotopes produced in North America.
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Travis Besanger
VP, Medical Isotopes, InternationalOur Global Team
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Jenna Gatto
VP, Operations, United StatesOur Global Team
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Shahrokh Zangeneh
Chief Commercial Officer, InternationalMedical Isotope Product Overview
Isotopes are different forms of the same element containing the same number of protons but differing numbers of neutrons, Their atomic masses differ, but their chemical
properties are all but identical.
Medical isotopes are made by bombarding a target made of a particular stable isotope so that its nucleus changes and it becomes a new, unstable, radioactive isotope. Some of these target materials are rare isotopes, present only as a small proportion of the naturally occurring material.
The stable isotope is produced by enrichment from the naturally occurring material using specialized processes such as electromagnetic accelerators, gas centrifuges, lasers, and other similar hi-tech equipment. Historically, it has mostly been done at government laboratories, many of which are not designed to support the growing demand and in some cases only exist in unstable countries.
We are developing new approaches to
stable isotope production in order to create a reliable North American, high-volume, production
capability. In
2023, we began supplying ytterbium-176, creating a reliable supply of this
critical material that is used in the production of lutetium-177, a promising new cancer treatment. Other
stable isotopes will follow as we develop the technology and as demand arises.
Why Our Medical Isotope Products?
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Reliable Supplies
With production taking place in a politically stable country using commercial plant owned and operated by an organization that prides itself on its customer service, you can be sure deliveries will be reliable and secure.
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Scalable and Flexible
Our production processes will be designed to meet anticipated market demands, supplying research quantities or meeting full-scale commercial demands as you require and as the market develops.
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Dedicated to You
If you are an isotope producer then our stable isotope supply service will serve you as its primary purpose and will not be a by-product of another mission.
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Cost-Effective
We appreciate that the successful commercialization of your product requires that the price of the source material is right. We will work with you to achieve this.
Products
Yb-176
Ytterbium-176 is used for the production of non-carrier-added lutetium-177 through neutron activation in a high-flux nuclear reactor. Our ytterbium-176 will be enriched to a minimum of 99.5% and will be rigorously purified to minimize trace metal impurities. Our high-quality product supports the production of high specific activity (HSA) material with the minimum quantity of unwanted activation byproducts.
Other Isotopes
Our technology is adaptable to many isotopes currently used to produce both imaging and therapeutic medical isotopes. Contact us today to discuss your needs to develop a tailored supply of your stable isotope.
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Quality Assurance & Technical Standards
- ISO 9001:2015 (2015)
- Quality management systems
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