With an eye to the future, NorthStar is highly engaged in advancing educational initiatives for the nuclear medicine community and widely regarded/recognized as a leader in radioisotope technology development and commercialization.
At the June 2019 Annual Meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, the company presented information about the RadioGenix System and Tc-99m production using non-uranium based Mo-99 to an audience of nuclear medicine technologists, and provided an update on the outlook for current and future Mo-99 supply in the general session.
In August 2019, NorthStar and Purdue University College of Pharmacy announced a collaborative agreement expanding the College’s nuclear pharmacy training curriculum. NorthStar provided the College of Pharmacy with a RadioGenix System to enable nuclear pharmacy students the opportunity to become familiar with the advanced yet easy to operate equipment, and the College will provide NorthStar with feedback about the RadioGenix System and early testing of planned enhancements.
In August 2019, NorthStar participated in the Atoms for Humanity Summit, a forum of nuclear experts convened to look at the future of nuclear energy, and participated in a panel discussion around the next generation of nuclear medicine and health.
In February 2020, NorthStar was awarded the World Council on Isotopes’ President’s Award, which recognizes outstanding contributions to the promotion of isotope technologies and the use of isotopes to benefit mankind.

About the RadioGenix® System (Technetium Tc 99m Generator)

The RadioGenix System is an innovative, high tech separation platform that is approved for processing non-uranium/non-highly enriched uranium molybdenum-99 (Mo-99) for the production of the important medical radioisotope, technetium-99m (Tc-99m). Prior to availability of RadioGenix technology, the U.S. supply chain for Mo-99 has been subject to frequent and sometimes severe interruptions which negatively impact patient healthcare. Approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 2018, the RadioGenix System is the first and only on-site, automated isotope separation system of its kind for use with non-uranium/non-highly enriched uranium based Mo-99, designed to help alleviate shortage situations and expand domestic supply.

Indication and Important Risk Information about the RadioGenix® System and Sodium Pertechnetate Tc 99m Injection USP

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