Recent CNIC News
Women in Nuclear Canada and the CNIC partner to advance awareness of the benefits of nuclear power
Women in Nuclear (WiN) Canada, an association that has been working to support the objectives of WiN Global by emphasizing and supporting the role that women can and do have in addressing public...
New partnership advances medical isotope technology
McMaster University and Promation have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to work together to bring a new medical isotope technology developed at McMaster to the marketplace. At the center...
CNIC signs historic MOU to collaborate on the 11th International Conference on Isotopes
TORONTO – May 12 , 2021 –The Canadian Nuclear Isotope Council (CNIC) and the Local Organizing Committee of the 11th International Conference on Isotopes (11ICI) have entered into a Memorandum of...
BWXT Medical Enters into a New Long-Term Agreement with Boston Scientific
(Ottawa, Ontario – May 10, 2021) – BWXT Medical Ltd. (BWXT Medical) announced today that it has entered into a new long-term, mutually exclusive agreement to manufacture TheraSphere™ Y-90 Glass...
New report shines spotlight on Canadian isotope excellence
Medical isotope ecosystem directory details tremendous capabilities of Canada’s isotope industry. Today, the Organization of Canadian Nuclear Industries (OCNI) and the Canadian Nuclear Isotope...
Canada is an Isotope Superpower
On the CNIC’s 3rd birthday we highlight why the isotope sector is key contributor to economic recovery. The importance of nuclear medicine and medical isotopes in our daily lives -- and Canada’s...
Storied Canadian manufacturer, Advanced Cyclotron Systems, joins the CNIC
TORONTO – March 31, 2021 – Advanced Cyclotron Systems Inc. (ACSI), a world leader in the design and manufacturing of cyclotron equipment, including PET and SPECT radioisotope production cyclotrons,...
CNIC and Bangor University partner to export Canadian isotope sector expertise following digital trade mission
TORONTO – March 30, 2021 – Following a market study completed in March 2020, the Welsh government worked with the Organization of Canadian Nuclear Industries, the Canadian Nuclear Association, and...
CPDC Announces First Patient Dosed in a Phase 3 Clinical Trial of a Prostate Cancer Diagnostic Imaging Product, [18F]PSMA-1007
Hamilton, Ontario, February 24, 2021 - The Centre for Probe Development and Commercialization (CPDC), a global leader in the development, production and commercialization of radiopharmaceuticals, is...
Pacer Air freight and CNIC Partner to address isotope supply chain challenges
Ensuring a reliable supply of medical isotopes for patients at the heart of new partnership TORONTO – February 9, 2021 – Pacer Air Freight, an independent freight forwarder and leader in delivering...
Alithya Joins Canadian Nuclear Isotope Council To Accelerate Progress In Medical Isotope Innovation And Automation
TORONTO, January 19 2021 – Alithya Group inc. (TSX: ALYA) (NASDAQ: ALYA) ("Alithya"), a leader in strategy and digital transformation, and a trusted supplier to the nuclear industry for more than 30...
Unlocking the Potential of Canada’s Medical Isotope Supply Chain
New study will strengthen opportunities for Canadian companies to expand their services and ensure the continued delivery of a reliable supply of life-saving medical isotopes. (TORONTO – December...
TAM International LP joins Canadian Nuclear Isotope Council to help address logistical issues in Canadian isotope supply chain
Global leader in finding end-to-end solutions for transportation of radioactive materials becomes latest member of coalition of science, health care and nuclear sector advocating for life-saving...
New joint report with International Irradiation Association details the uses and applications of radiation processing around the world
(TORONTO – November 26, 2020) – The Canadian Nuclear Isotope Council (CNIC), in partnership with the International Irradiation Association (IIA), has released a new report highlighting the economic,...
CNIC Brings in Bucephalus Consulting to Assist in Expansion of Isotope Thought Leadership and Advocacy
TORONTO – November 13, 2020 – Bucephalus Consulting, a thought leader in the world of nuclear power and an emerging thought leader on isotopes, has agreed to join the Canadian Nuclear Isotope...
CNIC celebrates insight and visibility around Nuclear Science Week
TORONTO – October 23, 2020 – Nuclear Science Week (NSW), which takes place October 19-23 this year, invites people from around the globe to “Get to Know Nuclear” and participate in a celebration...
CNIC members OPG and BWXT announce significant progress towards producing life-saving isotope at Darlington
TORONTO – October 19, 2020 – Last week the strength of Canadian companies in the medical isotopes sector took another leap forward as Ontario Power Generation (OPG), its subsidiary Laurentis Energy...
Isotopia Molecular Imaging and CPDC Announce Production Agreement for n.c.a. Lu-177
Isotopia Molecular Imaging and CPDC are pleased to announce that they have entered into an agreement for the production and distribution of no-carrier-added Lutetium-177 (n.c.a. Lu-177), a critical...
McMaster University to spearhead collaborative project on building a resilient Canadian medical isotope supply chain
McMaster University to partner with CNIC and NII on major supply chain report
Patients fighting cancer and disease around the world are counting on Canada
All across Canada, provincial leaders in the Health, Energy, Natural Resources and Research and Innovation portfolios are receiving an information package today from the Canadian Nuclear Isotope Council (CNIC) as it continues to push for a Pan-Canadian Strategy on isotopes.
Publications
Canada has a unique position that is recognized globally: it is the world’s largest supplier of Cobalt-60 and Iodine-125; it hosts mostly all supply chain partners within its borders; it has a long tradition in supply chain collaboration; and it is renowned around the world for developing new applications.
Isotopes for Hope
Strengthening Canada’s Global Role in the Isotope Supply Chain to Double Production by 2030
Canadian Medical Isotope Ecosystem Directory
The Isotope Production Pipeline, its Suppliers and Associated Industries
Introduction to CNIC
A glance at this independent organization and its role to advocate for Canada’s role in the production of the world’s supply of isotopes.
Did You Know?
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission licenses the use and production of over 250 radioisotopes in Canada. And more key facts. . . .