Life Sciences
TheraCea Pharma LLC
Year
2020
TheraCea will commercialize new methods for rapid preparation of Fluorine-18 labeled biomolecules. These radio-labeled compounds are used as contrast agents for Positron Emission Tomography (PET). Current laborious, time-consuming compounding and purification methods reduce the effectiveness of these agents due to short half-life of the F-18 molecule. This faster, simplified preparation method does not require advanced radiochemistry expertise on-site, thereby increasing accessibility and expanding the market for PET agents and PET imaging.
Website
Company Status
Active
UArizona Inventors
Mark Pagel
Iman Daryaei
Abigail Shepard
College
College of Medicine - Tucson, College of Science, College of Pharmacy