UK nuclear revolution powers next-generation precision cancer therapies
The UK is set to give a unique second life to used nuclear materials. A £9.9m investment from the Innovate UK Sustainable Medicines Manufacturing Innovation Programme (SMMIP), backed by a further £8.9m from industry, will support a major project to develop cutting-edge new treatments for cancer.
Led by United Kingdom National Nuclear Laboratory (UKNNL) and Medicines Discovery Catapult (MDC), the project will use a radionuclide called lead-212 to create treatments called Targeted Alpha Therapies.