Covidien, a leading global provider of healthcare products, and the Institute of Atomic Energy in Poland (IAE POLATOM) today announced an agreement to augment and further diversify Covidien's supply of Molybdenum 99 (Mo 99) to produce the medical isotope Technetium 99m (Tc 99m). Adding the IAE POLATOM'S Maria Research Reactor to Covidien's global supply chain is expected to help Covidien meet the needs of more than one million additional patients in just the first six months after the reactor begins supplying Mo 99.
"This is an historic agreement. It is the first time in decades that a new reactor has been brought into the global supply chain for medical isotopes," said Timothy R. Wright, President, Pharmaceuticals, Covidien. "We are excited that we will now be working together to provide more than a million patients around the globe with access to a critical medical isotope during this serious shortage."
Read more:http://www.marketwatch.com/story/covidien-announces-new-source-of-vital-medical-isotopes-2010-02-17?reflink=MW_news_stmp
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