NorthStar Medical Technologies, LLC, a global innovator in the production and distribution of radioisotopes used for medical imaging, announced that it has entered into a worldwide, exclusive licensing agreement with Capella Imaging, LLC, a BioGenerator company focused on the development of diagnostic imaging agents to support unmet medical needs. Under the agreement, NorthStar has licensed exclusive rights to a fibrin-targeted diagnostic imaging agent for cardiac imaging. FibroScint (Tc-99m F4A) is a fibrin-targeted, peptide compound labeled with the radioisotope technetium-99m (Tc-99m) for SPECT imaging. If successfully developed and approved, it may have potential applications across multiple cardiovascular conditions such as thrombus (blood clots) associated with left ventricular assist devices (LVADs), deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism and acute coronary syndrome. Initial clinical investigation of FibroScint will be an exploratory Phase 1 study for its potential use in identifying thrombus in patients with serious heart failure who use an LVAD. It is anticipated that the first indication for FibroScint will receive an Orphan Drug designation.
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Source: Business Wire