What is a medical isotope? If you asked this question to most Canadians, their response would likely be something like, “I don’t know, but I know they are important.” Canada has been a world leader in the research, development, and production of medical isotopes for decades. But being the humble country that we are, we … Read more
Toronto – January 3, 2023 – Nuclear Promise X (NPX) and The Canadian Nuclear Isotope Council (CNIC) are excited to announce a collaboration to explore the feasibility of producing isotopes that will be leveraged for Deep Space Exploration applications. This collaboration will see the NPX and CNIC performing a study for the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) … Read more
Toronto – December 7 2023 – In support of Canadian Nuclear Isotope Council’s (CNIC) goal of ensuring a reliable supply of medical isotopes for patients and doubling Canada’s production of isotopes by 2030, CNIC is excited to welcome Actineer to its growing membership. Formed in October 2023, Actineer is a joint venture company between Canadian … Read more
TORONTO – December 4, 2023 – The Canadian Nuclear Isotope Council (CNIC), a coalition of isotope leaders across the nuclear industry, isotope supply chain, academia, and the healthcare sector, is pleased to welcome Georgian College to its growing network of academic collaborators. Georgian College, a multi-campus college in Central and Southwestern Ontario, works with industry … Read more
Reporting to the Executive Director, the Event and Public Affairs Specialist at the CNIC is responsible for planning and executing a variety of events throughout the year, ranging from small networking events to large conferences. The specialist will also assist in communications, policy research and report development. This opportunity is for you if you are … Read more
Toronto – November 21, 2023 – The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), Canada’s largest mental health teaching hospital and a leading research centre, has joined the Canadian Nuclear Isotope Council (CNIC). CAMH is a global leader in brain imaging. As one of few brain imaging centres in the world that is fully dedicated … Read more
[Toronto, November 8, 2023] – The Canadian Nuclear Isotope Council (CNIC) and Ontario Tech TALENT (TALENT) are pleased to announce a new partnership to gain an understanding of the workforce needs of Canada’s medical isotope industry. The partnership will involve the co-design and development of a survey to be distributed to the CNIC’s membership. This … Read more
Toronto – November 1 2023 – In a step towards promoting the importance of nuclear isotopes to modern medicine, industrial applications, research, and more, the Canadian Nuclear Isotope Council (CNIC) and the World Council on Isotopes (WCI) have signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) to enhance their partnership. The MoC is mutual commitment to leveraging … Read more
Paris, France – October 31, 2023 – The OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) and Canadian Nuclear Isotope Council (CNIC) today announced plans for new collaborative efforts to help ensure the security of supply of medical radioisotopes. In modern medical practice medical radioisotopes are a vital tool. Their use in non-invasive diagnostic imaging can help identify … Read more
New company will advance Actinium-225 technologies, quickly secure supply, and construct a new production facility in Canada to produce industrial-scale quantities of rare medical isotope Garching / Munich, Germany and Chalk River, Ontario, Canada, October 18, 2023 – ITM Isotope Technologies Munich SE (ITM), a leading radiopharmaceutical biotech company, and Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL), which … Read more