Voyageur Pharmaceuticals and Rain Cage Carbon Partner to Develop Advanced Radiology Contrast Agents
June 11, 2024 at 12:52 pm
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Voyageur Pharmaceuticals CEO Brent Willis joined Steve Darling from Proactive to announce that the company and Rain Cage Carbon are advancing their collaboration following the first commercial creation of a V@C60 endohedral fullerene or Vanadium atom inside a C60 molecule. Rain Cage is now embarking on the next phase of radiology drug development using their cutting-edge technology.
Willis told Proactive that Rain Cage will begin working to create on a commercial scale, the encapsulation of gadolinium, bismuth, and iodine within endohedral fullerenes. This pioneering work, set to begin later this month, aims to develop a process to create Gd@C60, Bi@C60, and I@C60 endohedral fullerenes, targeting the development of highly advanced radiology contrast agents for Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and CT scans. These novel compounds, known for their rarity and complex synthesis, hold the promise of transforming medical imaging by significantly enhancing the precision and clarity of radiological scans.
Endohedral fullerenes are a class of fullerenes that enclose an additional atom, ion, or cluster within their inner sphere, exhibiting superior physical and electronic characteristics compared to regular fullerenes. In the context of radiology drugs, endohedral metallofullerenes offer distinct advantages through exceptional stability and bioavailability, an amplified signal that leads to better image clarity and resolution, targeted delivery, and reduced toxicity. These properties have garnered interest in applications such as MRI contrast agents
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Voyageur Pharmaceuticals Ltd. is a Canadian company, which develops barium, iodine and carbon active pharmaceutical ingredients. The Company is focused on producing its own barium, iodine and fullerene minerals. The Company, through its subsidiaries, Voyageur Industrial Minerals Ltd. and Voyageur Minerals Inc., is engaged in acquiring, exploring and developing raw materials for pharmaceutical products, primarily in the province of British Columbia, Canada and the state of Utah, United States. Its properties include Jubilee Mountain, Falcon and Paradox Basin. It owns a 100% interest in two barium sulphate (barite) projects, including the Frances Creek and Pedley Mountain property. It holds interests in a high-grade iodine, lithium, and bromine brine project situated in Utah, United States. It owns a 100% interest in two battery mineral projects that is focused on copper/zinc development. Its pipeline products include SmoothX 2.0%, MultiX Thick, MultiX Thin, HDX, LDX, VY-101 and VY-103.
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