Isotope

Global Conjugation and Labeling Services Market Report 2023-2035: Antibody Conjugation Services Lead Research Demand, Fuel Market Dominance - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Tuesday, August 22, 2023

As the demand for conjugated biomolecules escalates within research and development, the conjugation and labeling services market is poised for significant growth in the foreseeable future.

Key Points: 
  • As the demand for conjugated biomolecules escalates within research and development, the conjugation and labeling services market is poised for significant growth in the foreseeable future.
  • The report delves into an extensive study of the present market landscape and size, as well as the potential future trajectory of the conjugation and labeling services market throughout the forecast period.
  • The current market landscape is populated by over 170 companies offering antibody conjugation services and 120 providing protein labeling services worldwide.
  • Custom antibody conjugation for research purposes is the most sought-after service, encompassing options like HRP conjugation, Biotin Conjugation, and Fluorescent labeling.

LIS Technologies Inc. Acquires 100% of CRISLA Inc., a USA Company That Holds a Patented Advanced Laser Enrichment Technology Viable for the Domestic Production of High-Assay Low Enriched Uranium (HALEU)

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Monday, August 14, 2023

A registered nuclear engineer in the State of California, he explored Molecular Laser Isotope Separation (MLIS) of gaseous UF6 and hexafluorides MoF6 and SF6.

Key Points: 
  • A registered nuclear engineer in the State of California, he explored Molecular Laser Isotope Separation (MLIS) of gaseous UF6 and hexafluorides MoF6 and SF6.
  • He has hands-on experience with nuclear reactors, uranium enrichment, nuclear rockets, and space satellite engineering.
  • He is an accomplished professional with 35 years of diverse technical & management experience in advanced laser & optical systems and applications.
  • Furthermore, the US Congress, through the Inflation Reduction Act, provided $700 million to support the development of a domestic supply chain for high-assay low-enriched uranium.

The nuclear arms race's legacy at home: Toxic contamination, staggering cleanup costs and a culture of government secrecy

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Tuesday, August 1, 2023

It initiated a global arms race that threatens the survival of humanity and the planet as we know it.

Key Points: 
  • It initiated a global arms race that threatens the survival of humanity and the planet as we know it.
  • It also led to widespread public health and environmental damage from nuclear weapons production and testing.
  • As a researcher examining communication in science, technology, energy and environmental contexts, I’ve studied these legacies of nuclear weapons production.
  • Total cleanup costs are projected to reach up to US$640 billion, and the job won’t be completed for decades, if ever.

Victims of nuclear tests

    • Nuclear weapons production and testing have harmed public health and the environment in multiple ways.
    • So far, they have not been included in the federal program to compensate uranium miners and “downwinders” who developed radiation-linked illnesses after exposure to later atmospheric nuclear tests.
    • The largest above-ground U.S. tests, along with tests conducted underwater, took place in the Pacific islands.
    • Estimating how many people have suffered health effects from these tests is notoriously difficult.

Polluted soil and water

    • Starting in 1944, workers at the remote site in eastern Washington state irradiated uranium fuel in reactors and then dissolved it in acid to extract its plutonium content.
    • Hanford’s nine reactors, located along the Columbia River to provide a source of cooling water, discharged water contaminated with radioactive and hazardous chemicals into the river through 1987, when the last operating reactor was shut down.
    • Extracting plutonium from the irradiated fuel, an activity called reprocessing, generated 56 million gallons of liquid waste laced with radioactive and chemical poisons.
    • The wastes were stored in underground tanks designed to last 25 years, based on an assumption that a disposal solution would be developed later.

A culture of secrecy

    • As the movie “Oppenheimer” shows, government secrecy has shrouded nuclear weapons activities from their inception.
    • But as I’ve argued previously, the principle of secrecy quickly expanded more broadly.
    • Initially, strict secrecy – reinforced by the region’s economic dependence on the Hanford site – made it hard for concerned citizens to get information.

Cautionary legacies

    • As Nolan’s film recounts, J. Robert Oppenheimer and many other Manhattan Project scientists had deep concerns about how their work might create unprecedented dangers.
    • Looking at the legacies of the Trinity test, I wonder whether any of them imagined the scale and scope of those outcomes.

NRU Reactor Recognized for Outstanding Contributions in the Field of Isotopes

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Friday, July 28, 2023

SASKATOON, Saskatchewan, July 28, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL), Canada’s nuclear Crown corporation, and Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL), Canada’s premier nuclear science and technology laboratory, are pleased to announce that the National Research Universal (NRU) Reactor has received the 2023 World Council of Isotopes (WCI) President’s Award for over 60 years of service in the research, production and delivery of isotopes. CNL accepted the award on behalf of AECL, who owns and operated the facility during its service lifetime, and on behalf of the thousands of talented and dedicated men and women who designed, built and operated the NRU, at the 11th International Conference on Isotopes (11ICI) yesterday in Saskatoon, SK.

Key Points: 
  • A landmark achievement in Canadian nuclear science and technology, the NRU reactor would go on to produce isotopes that were used in over 1 billion medical procedures, impacting the lives of people all over the world.
  • “We are proud to receive this recognition, and even more proud of Canada’s nuclear heritage and the contributions that the NRU made to global nuclear science.
  • The medical isotopes created by the NRU benefited millions of people every year, in more than 80 countries.
  • If you would like to learn more about the NRU reactor and its history in Canadian nuclear science and technology, you can access the documentary on CNL’s YouTube page at www.cnl.ca/nru-movie .

CNL Announces Project to Significantly Increase Production of Rare Medical Isotope Actinium-225, a Promising New Weapon in the Fight Against Cancer

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Wednesday, July 26, 2023

SASKATOON, Saskatchewan, July 26, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL), Canada’s premier nuclear science and technology laboratory, is pleased to announce that it has signed an agreement with the Sylvia Fedoruk Canadian Centre for Nuclear Innovation, Inc. (Fedoruk Centre), that will significantly increase the global supply of Actinium-225, a ground-breaking new medical isotope. CNL’s President and CEO, Joe McBrearty, announced the new agreement during his opening remarks at the 11th International Conference on Isotopes (11ICI) earlier this week at TCU Place in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

Key Points: 
  • This partnership will significantly increase the annual global supply of Actinium-225, enabling continued research and clinical trials.
  • “CNL is thrilled to collaborate with the Fedoruk Centre on this initiative, which will dramatically increase the quantities of Actinium-225 available to the radiopharmaceutical community,” commented Mr. McBrearty.
  • CNL will then ship the materials to ITM, a leading radiopharmaceutical biotech company based in Germany, who will manage commercialization of the product.
  • CNL is now working to position itself as a world leader and international hub for targeted-alpha-therapy (TAT) and for the production of the Actinium-225 isotope.

SHINE Technologies Will Participate at 11th International Conference on Isotopes

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Monday, July 24, 2023

JANESVILLE, Wis., July 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- SHINE Technologies, LLC, a next-generation fusion technology company, today announced that Todd Asmuth, president and chief strategy officer of SHINE, will give an invited panel presentation during the 11th International Conference on Isotopes from July 23-27 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Key Points: 
  • JANESVILLE, Wis., July 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- SHINE Technologies, LLC, a next-generation fusion technology company, today announced that Todd Asmuth, president and chief strategy officer of SHINE, will give an invited panel presentation during the 11th International Conference on Isotopes from July 23-27 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
  • On Thursday, July 27, Asmuth will present "Demand and Supply of Medical Isotopes" alongside other industry leaders and members of parliament.
  • The International Conference on Isotopes , typically held every other year since 1995, is organized by the World Council on Isotopes and a participating organization to highlight the importance of nuclear science, medicine and technology in advancing human health and the protection of the environment.
  • In its second phase, SHINE is creating critical medical isotopes used to diagnose and treat life-threatening diseases in patients across the globe.

When Greenland was green: Ancient soil from beneath a mile of ice offers warnings for the future

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Thursday, July 20, 2023

Evidence suggests that a forest of spruce trees, buzzing with insects, covered the southern part of Greenland.

Key Points: 
  • Evidence suggests that a forest of spruce trees, buzzing with insects, covered the southern part of Greenland.
  • Scientists have known for awhile that the Greenland ice sheet had mostly disappeared at some point in the past million years, but not precisely when.
  • In a new study in the journal Science,
    we determined the date, using frozen soil extracted during the Cold War from beneath a nearly mile-thick section of the Greenland ice sheet.

A world preserved under the ice

    • In July 1966, American scientists and U.S. Army engineers completed a six-year effort to drill through the Greenland ice sheet.
    • The drill site in northwest Greenland was 138 miles from the coast and underlain by 4,560 feet of ice.
    • Once they reached the bottom of the ice, the team kept drilling 12 more feet into the frozen, rocky soil below.
    • Extended cold glacial periods when the ice expanded quickly gave way to warm interglacial periods when the ice melted and sea level rose, flooding coastal areas around the world.

Dating ancient rock, twigs and dirt

    • To determine more precisely when the ice sheet melted away, one of us, Tammy Rittenour, used a technique known as luminescence dating.
    • Over time, minerals accumulate energy as radioactive elements like uranium, thorium, and potassium decay and release radiation.
    • Water from that melting ice raised global sea level at least 5 feet and perhaps as much as 20 feet compared to today.

Warnings for the future

    • During the MIS 11 interglacial, Earth was warm and ice sheets were restricted to the high latitudes, a lot like today.
    • Carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere remained between 265 and 280 parts per million for about 30,000 years.
    • Over these 30 millennia, that level of carbon dioxide triggered enough warming to melt much of the Greenland’s ice.
    • Unless people dramatically lower the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, evidence we found of Greenland’s past suggests a largely ice-free future for the island.

Nusano to Participate in Isotope and Radiopharmaceutical Conferences

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Thursday, July 20, 2023

VALENCIA, Calif., July 20, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nusano, Inc., a company working to stabilize and enable the production of cancer-fighting radioisotopes, today announced participation in two conferences in July 2023.

Key Points: 
  • VALENCIA, Calif., July 20, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nusano, Inc., a company working to stabilize and enable the production of cancer-fighting radioisotopes, today announced participation in two conferences in July 2023.
  • Nusano CEO Chris Lowe will present an overview of the company’s breakthrough radioisotope production platform at the 2nd Annual Targeted Radiopharmaceuticals Summit on July 26 in Boston.
  • Nusano is also presenting two abstracts in oral presentations at the 11th International Conference on Isotopes, in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada on July 26 and 27.
  • Supplying the Fight Against Cancer: Nusano’s Breakthrough Radioisotope Production Platform

Global Conjugation and Labeling Services Market to 2035: Rising Demand for Conjugated Biomolecules in the Field of Research and Development Drives Growth - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Wednesday, July 12, 2023

The "Conjugation and Labeling Services Market: Focus on Protein Labeling, Peptide Labeling, Small Molecule Conjugation and Antibody Conjugation: Industry Trends and Global Forecasts, 2023-2035" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

Key Points: 
  • The "Conjugation and Labeling Services Market: Focus on Protein Labeling, Peptide Labeling, Small Molecule Conjugation and Antibody Conjugation: Industry Trends and Global Forecasts, 2023-2035" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
  • This report features an extensive study of the current market landscape, market size and the likely future potential of the conjugation and labeling services market, during the forecast period.
  • Further, given the rising demand for conjugated biomolecules in the field of research and development, the conjugation and labeling services market is anticipated to witness substantial growth in the foreseen future.
  • These factors together will be responsible for market growth through increased outsourcing of protein labeling, antibody labeling and antibody conjugation services to the CROs.

Decades of less rainfall have cut replenishing of groundwater to 800-year low in WA

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Wednesday, July 5, 2023

Despite its importance, we know very little about how this resource is replenished over time.

Key Points: 
  • Despite its importance, we know very little about how this resource is replenished over time.
  • In a world-first study, we have used caves to show the decades-long decline in rainfall in south-west Australia has reduced the replenishment of groundwater in the region to an 800-year low.
  • The region’s drying climate means rainfall may no longer be reliably replenishing its groundwater.

How can caves tell us about groundwater recharge?

    • In caves, we can directly observe water on its way to becoming groundwater.
    • This is an advantage when we want to understand how rainfall replenishes groundwater (technically known as groundwater recharge).
    • In this study, we measured seven stalagmite records and also water dripping from the cave ceiling from caves located in the Leeuwin-Naturaliste National Park.
    • Stalagmites grow up from the cave floor in limestone caves.

What does this mean for groundwater recharge?

    • This flow supplies larger volumes of water to groundwater compared to porous flow.
    • We now understood how the stalagmite record has captured changes in the groundwater recharge process.
    • Upticks further back in time would indicate if similar reductions in groundwater recharge had occurred.

What does this mean for the region’s water supply?

    • Groundwater supplies three-quarters of the water used in the region and future groundwater use is expected to increase.
    • These trends also pose a threat to the plants and animals that live in groundwater-dependent ecosystems.
    • Read more:
      How drought is affecting water supply in Australia’s capital cities

      This research includes looking at ways to improve water security, such as water banking.

    • Excess water resources, such as recycled stormwater, are stored when available and used during dry years or a drought.