MELBOURNE, Australia and INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 19,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Telix Pharmaceuticals Limited
(ASX: TLX; Nasdaq: TLX, Telix, the Company) today announces that it
has completed the installation of two new cyclotrons at Telix
Manufacturing Solutions (TMS) in Brussels South, Belgium, facilitating the production of
radioisotopes and patient doses on-site from
2025[1].
The installation of cyclotrons from GE Healthcare (Nasdaq: GEHC)
and IBA (Ion Beam Applications S.A., EURONEXT), along with
proprietary solid targets, establishes TMS Brussels South as a
major nuclear medicine production facility, which will serve as the
Company's primary manufacturing site for the Europe Middle
East and Africa (EMEA) region and
beyond. One cyclotron will be dedicated to clinical and commercial
supply, and the other to research and development (R&D),
meaning TMS Brussels South will serve as a vital hub for
manufacturing scale-up and production of next generation
radiopharmaceuticals, including diagnostics and both alpha- and
beta therapeutics[2].
Telix was granted an updated radiation licence in 2022 by the
Belgian Federal Agency for Nuclear Control (FANC) for a broad range
of commercially important medical isotopes[3]. Both
cyclotrons have multi-isotope capacity and will have ARTMS' QUANTM
Irradiation System™ (QIS™) installed to support high efficiency,
large-scale and cost-effective production. This includes clinical
and commercial supply in Europe of
gallium-68 (68Ga), zirconium-89 (89Zr),
fluorine-18 (18F) and copper-64 (64Cu), along
with the capacity to produce R&D quantities of actinium-225
(225Ac) for targeted alpha therapy.
Darren Patti, Group Chief
Operating Officer, Telix said, "This year, more than 10 million
radiopharmaceutical procedures will be performed in the EU. These
new cyclotrons, manufactured by the world leaders in particle
accelerator technology, will deliver significant flexibility and
reliable supply from Telix's first bench-to-bedside manufacturing
facility, to help meet this growing demand. Since acquiring the
site in Brussels South in April 2020,
the speed at which the team and our partners have decommissioned
and built out this facility has been nothing short of
extraordinary. We would like to thank the Wallonia regional
government for grant funding, and the Wallonia Export &
Investment Agency (AWEX) for access to financing solutions, in
support of these buildout works."
Commissioning of the cyclotrons is scheduled to begin in early
Q1 2025, with first commercial good manufacturing practice (GMP)
production anticipated in H2 2025, subject to requisite audits and
accreditation.
About Telix Manufacturing Solutions, Brussels
South
Located in the heart of Belgium's 'Radiopharma Valley', the 2,800
square metre facility is one of Europe's largest radiopharmaceutical
production facilities, with nine GMP lines, clean rooms, a
radiopharmacy, and two cyclotrons. The site will enable improved
access to radiopharmaceuticals for patients across the EMEA region
and worldwide as a primary GMP capable manufacturing site for
Telix's clinical and commercial products.
TMS Brussels South also has extensive R&D capabilities, with
a focus on alpha-emitting isotopes. The proximity of an alpha
radiopharmaceutical laboratory (the 'AlphaLab') to a production GMP
environment is a differentiated capability to our competition. We
expect the site to evolve and develop as a hub for strategic
collaborations via R&D facilities and a manufacturing line
designated for university and small and medium-sized enterprise
partners.
About Telix Pharmaceuticals Limited
Telix is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development
and commercialisation of therapeutic and diagnostic
radiopharmaceuticals and associated medical technologies. Telix is
headquartered in Melbourne,
Australia, with international operations in the United States, Europe (Belgium and Switzerland), and Japan. Telix is developing a portfolio of
clinical and commercial stage products that aims to address
significant unmet medical needs in oncology and rare diseases.
Telix is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX: TLX)
and the Nasdaq Global Select Market (Nasdaq: TLX).
Telix's lead imaging product, gallium-68 (68Ga)
gozetotide injection (also known as 68Ga PSMA-11 and
marketed under the brand name Illuccix®), has been approved by the
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)[4], by the
Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration
(TGA) [5], and by Health
Canada[6]. No other Telix product has
received a marketing authorisation in any jurisdiction.
Visit www.telixpharma.com for further information about Telix,
including details of the latest share price, ASX and SEC filings,
investor and analyst presentations, news releases, event details
and other publications that may be of interest. You can also follow
Telix on X and LinkedIn.
Telix Investor Relations
Ms. Kyahn Williamson
Telix Pharmaceuticals Limited
SVP Investor Relations and Corporate Communications
Email: kyahn.williamson@telixpharma.com
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[1] Subject to GMP
accreditation.
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[2] Subject to GMP
accreditation and applicable regulatory approvals.
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[3] Telix media
release December 2022.
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[4] Telix ASX
disclosure 20 December 2021.
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[5] Telix ASX
disclosure 2 November 2021.
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[6] Telix ASX
disclosure 14 October 2022.
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