D.F. Torgerson Discovery Award: Ac-225 Production Using Ra-226 Targets

Awarded to: Alex Burke, Alex Gonzalez, Alex Katsaras, Ashley Gale, Ashley Sparks, Ben Sanderson, Bethany Johnsen, Carrie Broome, Catherine Giu, Chris Odetola, Cody Charbonneau, Dale Mcpherson, Dave Poff, Denise Gendron, Derek Klentz, Diane Aube, Doug Lee, Eric Sansoucy, Evan Rand, Graham Kent, Harshil Naik, Jacqueline Parco, James Harrington, Joe Lemiuex, Kevin McCaugherty, Leah Pearson, Lyndsay Bradford, Mathew Stevenson, Matt Koens, Paul Joynes, Peter D’Amico, Precious Aneifiok Usoroh, Randy Perron, Steven Silke, and Tyler Miles

For The First Canadian Research & Development Team to Develop the Processes, Targets, Chemistry and Facilities to Produce Actinium 225 using Proprietary Developed Radium 226 Targets Using a Cyclotron

Using a Cyclotron the team developed and demonstrated the novel technologies and process to produce Actinium-225 from Radium-226 and also significantly scaled production output. The Actinium-225 production route from Radium-226 is attractive as it offers the opportunity to use less radium feedstock and does not require a highly specialized facility or the use of special nuclear materials. The achievements of this team help to ensure novel radiotherapeutics will make it to market and be available for Canadian companies and patients, while also taking a legacy unfunded liability and converting it to medicine for cancer treatment.