Scientists Expand PET Imaging Options Through Simpler Chemistry

Scientists Expand PET Imaging Options Through Simpler Chemistry Paul Tumarkin The University of Arizona has licensed new radio-labeling chemistry for PET contrast agents to startup TheraCea Pharma. Today Tech Launch ArizonaIman 2.png Iman Daryaei Paul Tumarkin/Tech Launch ArizonaHealthScience and TechnologyCollege of Medicine - TucsonCollege of ScienceCommercializationTech Launch Arizona Media contact(s)Paul Tumarkin Tech Launch Arizonapault@tla.arizona.edu520-626-8770Researchers at the  University of Arizona have developed a rapid, simplified method for producing radio-labeling compounds used for positron emission tomography, also known as PET scans.UArizona alumnus Iman Daryaei, who led the research and development of the technology, co-invented the method during his doctoral studies in the  Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry.Working with  Tech Launch Arizona, the university office that commercializes inventions stemming from UArizona research, researchers developed the intellectual property and licensed it to startup TheraCea Pharma. The company plans to package the method as a kit, allowing labs to efficiently do radio-labeling prior to administering the agents to patients for scans." Our advantage is that we ' ve simplified the methods that allow non-experts to do the nuclear chemistry, " said Daryaei, TheraCea Pharma co-founder and CEO. " We ' ve done the work to make sure that it ' s useful and simple for any lab technician to use. "Part of what mak...
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