C2TN researchers participate in PRISMAP – The European medical isotope programme
PRISMAP is coordinated by CERN and brings together a consortium of 23 European institutions, from 13 countries.
Researchers from the Center for Nuclear Sciences and Technologies (C2TN), Instituto Superior Técnico, participate in PRISMAP – The European medical isotope programme: Production of high purity isotopes by mass separation – an European project that aims at providing a sustainable source of high purity grade new radioisotopes for medicine and for all researchers active in this field.
The project was recently approved for funding in the INFRAIA-2020-1 call of the Horizon 2020 Framework programme of the European Commission (integrating and opening research infrastructures of European interest) and officialy started in the beginning of May. PRISMAP has received a funding of almost €5M (4 995 257,5 €), of which €100,000 will be delivered to Técnico team.
The Portuguese team includes the researchers António Paulo, António Pereira Gonçalves, João Galamba Correia, Lurdes Gano and Paula Campello.
The C2TN will be responsible for the development of scientific research relevant to the consortium, namely: preparation of new nanostructured materials, based on uranium compounds, useful to be used as spallation targets for the production of innovative medical radioisotopes; and synthesis and preclinical evaluation of new molecules or nanoparticles labeled with poorly explored radioisotopes, aiming to introduce new radioactive drugs (radiopharmaceuticals) for applications in Molecular Imaging and Radiotherapy, in particular for the diagnosis, staging and treatment of cancer.