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Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Advanced Accelerator Applications (AAA) : Research and Supply Partnership with the Institut Curie in Paris

Advanced Accelerator Applications (AAA)July 1, 2010 - AAA has signed an agreement with the Institut Curie to build, install and operate a pharmaceutical laboratory for radiopharmaceuticals production at the Institut Curie's René Huguenin specialist cancer hospital in Saint-Cloud, Paris.

The cyclotron will guarantee the supply of high quality radiopharmaceuticals for the hospital's two PET (Positron Emission Tomography) scanners, which are increasingly used in the diagnosis and treatment of cancers, enabling clinicians to track the progress of treatments such as chemotherapy as well as the appearance of secondary tumors and metastases.

René Huguenin is AAA's fifth production center in France. It will allow AAA to supply other hospitals in western France. The new cyclotron is expected to be fully operational in 2013...

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...About Advanced Accelerator Applications:

Founded in 2002, Advanced Accelerator Applications is a European pharmaceutical group. It develops and commercializes innovative diagnostic and therapeutic applications and products. AAA’s main research focus is on molecular imaging and personalized medicines for the treatment of diseases where there is a clear and not met medical need, including cancer. The Company is a European leader in the production and commercialization of PET (Positron Emission Tomography) radiopharmaceuticals. PET is the most sophisticated diagnostic technique currently available and is used mainly in clinical oncology, cardiology and neurology. The Company has an interdisciplinary team of 130 employees, working in 10 production and R&D facilities in France, Italy, Switzerland, Spain and the USA. It has a particularly strong market position in France with its laboratories in Saint Genis Pouilly, also AAA’s headquarters, in Troyes and in Béthune...[PDF] Advanced Accelerator Applications' Press Release - PDF du communiqué de presse AAA -