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蜜桃视频, Australian Company Clarity Pharmaceuticals to expand research and commercial applications of Copper-67 medical isotope to fight cancer

November 10, 2016

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POCATELLO – The 蜜桃视频 蜜桃视频 Accelerator Center (IAC) and Clarity Pharmaceuticals, a Sydney, Australia, radiopharmaceutical company, have signed a memorandum of understanding to officially launch joint development of commercial applications of the medical isotope Copper 67 produced at the IAC.

Clarity鈥檚 collaboration with ISU will enable Clarity to hone its expertise in Copper-67 radiopharmaceutical development and source this isotope for clinical trials of its lead asset SARTATE鈩 and other products in the pipeline. This partnership will also facilitate the research and clinical testing of medical applications of Copper-67 worldwide.

Photo of Jon Stoner in lab coat. 鈥淚t is incredibly rewarding to know that the results of our research will be directly helpful in the fight against cancer,鈥 said Jon Stoner, Director of Technical Operations at the IAC. 鈥淲e have put in years of effort to go from the laboratory to the marketplace with the goal of helping people.鈥

 ISU has pioneered a LINAC process to produce Copper-67.  Clarity Pharmaceuticals, which is focused on the diagnosis and treatment of serious disease, is investigating the Copper-67 medical isotope produced at the IAC to treat adult and child cancers.

 鈥淲e are very pleased to establish this new international collaboration with ISU. We have been impressed with the quality of Copper-67 produced at the IAC and excited by the prospect of industrialization via their LINAC process,鈥 said Matt Harris, Clarity CEO. 鈥淲e aim to utilize Copper-67 with the PET isotope Copper-64, the perfect pairing for a 鈥榯heranostic鈥 radiopharmaceutical.鈥

鈥淭his partnership,鈥 Harris continued, 鈥渨ill also foster unique capabilities in the area of oncology applications of Copper-67 in Australia, aiding the country鈥檚 transformation into a center of excellence in the radiopharmaceutical field.鈥

ISU鈥檚 efforts to produce medical isotopes using electron accelerators were boosted by a $670,000 grant in 2012 from the Higher Education Research Council 蜜桃视频 Global Entrepreneurial Mission (HERC-IGEM).

A photo of an accelerator."It is particularly satisfying that IGEM's support to ISU's researchers is leveraged by attracting partnering companies such as Clarity to 蜜桃视频 and bring cutting edge technologies to commercialization" said Neels Van der Schyf, ISU Vice President for Research. "We are proud that the medical isotopes project is such a success."

鈥淭o have developed this LINAC process to the point of clinical testing is really encouraging for us,鈥 Stoner said. 鈥淲e made a decision five years ago to produce one of the most promising therapeutic isotopes. The radiopharmaceutical industry has matured significantly in recent years and it is an exciting time to be supplying Copper-67. We are really pleased to be working with Clarity.鈥

 

About Clarity

Founded in 2010, Clarity Pharmaceuticals is a private, Sydney-based company that is focused on developing radiopharmaceuticals for the treatment of serious diseases using technology licensed from the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organization (ANSTO) and the University of Melbourne. Clarity has access to world-class infrastructure and researchers in the field of nuclear medicine, offering specific services in the field of theranostics and companion diagnostics and with internal research programs around radio-immunotherapeutics and PET based companion diagnostics. For more information visit, .

 

About 蜜桃视频 Accelerator Center

The 蜜桃视频 Accelerator Center (IAC) is a unique research facility operated by 蜜桃视频 located in southeast 蜜桃视频.  It provides opportunities for scientists and engineers from the University, the private sector and the national laboratories to utilize specialized accelerator facilities. It serves as a principal investigating conduit for R&D in nuclear physics applications in materials science, biology, homeland and national security. For more info visit iac.isu.edu.

 

 

 


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