ADAC Laboratories of Milpitas, CA, and Siemens Medical Systems of Hoffman Estates, IL, have been named the preferred vendors in a dual-source group buy of nuclear medicine equipment issued by group purchasing organization Premier. Premier members are
The nuclear medicine group of Siemens Medical Systems announced that it shipped its 100th ECAT Exact PET camera in March. The camera will be installed at the Rhoen Clinic in Bad Berka, Germany, according to the Hoffman Estates, IL-based division. With
Executive drove ADAC’s quality improvementThe last 10 years have been busy ones for David Lowe. The imaging executive helped his company, ADAC Laboratories, grow from third place and a 12% share of the U.S. nuclear medicine industry to
Company calls off relationship with MallinckrodtIf you want something done right, do it yourself. Immunomedics has taken that age-old adage to heart by implementing a plan to directly market its monoclonal antibody-based nuclear medicine imaging
Company's parent commits $3.5 million for R&DSmaller may be better when it comes to focusing on the nuclear medicine radiopharmaceutical marketplace. While revenues from nuclear agents can't match billion-dollar opportunities in the general
Nuclear medicine start-up International Isotopes has won a major contract that will help the company in its quest to become a supplier of medical radioisotopes (SCAN 9/3/97). The company has signed a deal to provide its radioactive seeds to Imagyn
Israeli multimodality vendor Elscint has named Joe Sardano head of its U.S. nuclear medicine business unit, a position that previously had been vacant. Prior to joining Elscint in November, Sardano was with Fisher Scientific, and has also worked for
Company will sell systems now marketed by GENuclear medicine vendor ADAC Laboratories scored a coup this month over rival GE Medical Systems by signing an agreement with UGM Medical Systems for UGM's low-cost PET cameras. GE had been selling the
Nuclear medicine vendor ADAC Laboratories (Hall B, #6711) is promising a new product announcement for the meeting but is planning to keep the news to itself until the show. One new product the Milpitas, CA-based company is talking about is WebView, a
The nuclear medicine group of Siemens Medical Systems in Hoffman Estates, IL, is giving a higher profile to its gamma camera remanufacturing capability. The company last month launched its Siemens Remanufactured Product (SRP) line, which it plans to
Nuclear medicine start-up International Isotopes of Denton, TX, has formed alliances with several universities and institutions as part of the company's plan to develop a U.S. source for radioisotopes used for medical purposes (SCAN 9/3/97). The firm
Nuclear medicine vendor SMV of Twinsburg, OH, reported last month that it has completed the financial recapitalization plan announced earlier this year (SCAN Special Report June 1997). The deal includes the retirement of about $38 million in corporate
It's been a long road back, but the nuclear medicine group of Siemens Medical Systems can finally claim to have accomplished its long-awaited turnaround. Executives with the Hoffman Estates, IL, division are reporting a return to market share and revenue
At last month's European Association of Nuclear Medicine Congress in Glasgow, Scotland, Dr. Henry Wagner presented preliminary results on the Molecular Coincidence Detection high-energy imaging technique under development by ADAC Laboratories of
Arizona researchers investigate brain imagerThe search for black holes and new stars has led NASA engineers to develop a gamma ray detector that could vastly improve the resolution of nuclear medicine cameras. Engineers at NASA's Goddard Space
Firm to develop ultra-high-resolution gamma cameraA Texas-based startup called International Isotopes is planning to take on the nuclear medicine market with a two-pronged business model that calls for manufacturing radioisotopes as well as a new
ADAC Laboratories has added CEO to Andrew Eckert's list of titles, which already includes president and COO. Giving up the CEO mantle is David Lowe, who will remain chairman of the Milpitas, CA, nuclear medicine vendor. ADAC said the transition was part
Information systems unit also reports difficultiesNuclear medicine vendor ADAC Laboratories last month reported strong growth in third-quarter revenues and operating income, but the positive numbers were overshadowed by a disturbing shortfall in
The nuclear medicine community is catching its breath after a one-week strike at a Canadian nuclear reactor caused a brief cutoff of the supply of molybdenum-99, the raw material for the commonly used radiotracer technetium-99m. While the strike was
The U.S. Department of Energy is moving forward with plans to use a nuclear reactor in Albuquerque to produce molybdenum-99, the raw material for several radioisotopes used in nuclear medicine. The agency's effort, however, has not moved as quickly as it
The development of new nuclear medicine and MRI contrast agents is the focus of an alliance signed last month between Epix Medical and Dyax. The two Cambridge, MA, companies have agreed to join forces to spur development of agents to diagnose pulmonary
The world's supply of technetium, the most commonly used radioisotope in nuclear medicine, was imperiled last week after a Canadian union went on strike at the nuclear reactor that supplies the world with 75% to 90% of molybdenum-99, the raw material
MCD/AC may support cardiology applicationsADAC Laboratories isn't slowing down its effort to enhance the clinical utility of its Molecular Coincidence Detection (MCD) technology, which enables nuclear medicine physicians to image PET radioisotopes
PET manufacturer Positron kept a low profile at this month's Society of Nuclear Medicine meeting, as it is working out cash-flow problems that have dogged it for the past several months. While Positron executives attended the meeting, the company decided
Company now must prove system’s clinical utilityIs nuclear medicine in store for a new era in digital gamma camera design? Industry observers will find out shortly, as gamma camera developer Digirad of San Diego has received 510(k) clearance
