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Toronto – November 1 2023 – In a step towards promoting the importance of nuclear isotopes to modern medicine, industrial applications, research, and more, the Canadian Nuclear Isotope Council (CNIC) and the World Council on Isotopes (WCI) have signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) to enhance their partnership. The MoC is mutual commitment to leveraging … Read more

Paris, France – October 31, 2023 – The OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) and Canadian Nuclear Isotope Council (CNIC) today announced plans for new collaborative efforts to help ensure the security of supply of medical radioisotopes. In modern medical practice medical radioisotopes are a vital tool. Their use in non-invasive diagnostic imaging can help identify … Read more

New company will advance Actinium-225 technologies, quickly secure supply, and construct a new production facility in Canada to produce industrial-scale quantities of rare medical isotope Garching / Munich, Germany and Chalk River, Ontario, Canada, October 18, 2023 – ITM Isotope Technologies Munich SE (ITM), a leading radiopharmaceutical biotech company, and Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL), which … Read more

Toronto – October 17, 2023 – Today in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Bruce–Grey–Owen Sound MPP Rick Byers introduced a Private Members’ Motion to include medical isotopes in the province’s Life Sciences Strategy. The motion received support from all parties in the legislature and marks a significant advocacy milestone for Ontario’s isotope industry. The motion … Read more

Toronto – October 12, 2023 – Today, at the Toronto Global Forum, the Canadian Nuclear Isotope Council (CNIC) released its new advocacy report as part of the Isotopes for Hope campaign. The campaign, launched in March 2023, centers on the goal of asserting and expanding Canada’s global leadership in the development, supply, and use of … Read more

Toronto – October 3, 2023 – The Canadian Nuclear Isotope Council (CNIC) is excited to welcome Serva Energy, a nuclear innovation company based in Arizona, as its newest member. Serva specializes in innovations in isotope technologies including a novel Ac-225 production method. As an American company branching into the growing Canadian isotope market, Serva is … Read more

Toronto – September 19 2023 – The Canadian Nuclear Isotope Council (CNIC) is excited to announce that D-Pace, a supplier of products and services to the Canadian and international commercial accelerator industry, has become a member. Together, D-Pace and CNIC will collaborate on future education initiatives and efforts to expand Canada’s research capabilities in ion … Read more

Toronto – September 18, 2023 – Megalab Group Inc., a one-stop-shop laboratory for product safety validation, environmental testing, and regulatory compliance based in Aurora, ON, has joined the Canadian Nuclear Isotope Council (CNIC) to support Canada’s isotope supply chain. Certified by A2LA to the ISO 17025 standard as an independent third party laboratory, as well … Read more

Toronto – July 24th , 2023 – The Canadian Nuclear Isotope Council (CNIC) has released a new report that shows the importance of sufficient and well-trained talent to support the Canadian isotope industry and maintain our global leadership position. The findings in this landmark study entitled “Securing Canadian Medical Isotope Talent and Expertise” are based … Read more

Bruce County – June 27, 2023 – Today, the Government of Canada signalled its support for the medical isotope industry with a significant investment through the Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF) under Innovation, Science, and Economic Development Canada (ISED). The SIF is designed to support Canadian growth and innovation by providing targeted funding to specific sectors … Read more