Eckert & Ziegler obtains manufacturing authorization for pharmaceutical Gallium-68 generators
68Ge/68Ga generators enable Gallium-68 radionuclide production for use in Positron Emission Tomography (PET). The radionuclide can be coupled with a multipurpose diagnostic biomolecule to locally create ready-for-use pharmaceuticals used in PET scan diagnoses. Currently, clinical uses of Gallium-68-labelled diagnostic pharmaceuticals are mostly in oncology. However, vast strides have been made in the development of pharmaceuticals in cardiology and in degenerative nerve diseases. In contrast to Fluorine-18 or Carbon-11-based PET diagnostics, Gallium-68-based technology does not require the use of expensive cyclotrons, thereby reducing costs and enabling increased flexibility in the practice of nuclear medicine diagnostic imaging.
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