Radiopharmaceutical firm Syncor International has acquired a gamma knife in Brazil and a radiopharmaceutical distributor in New Zealand.
Syncor's acquisition of the Leksel gamma knife from Hospital Santa Paula in Sao Paulo represents the firm's first entry into Brazil. Syncor will lease the gamma knife back to the hospital, as well as manage the gamma knife center. The gamma knife is the only one in Brazil, and one of only two in Latin America, according to the Woodland Hills, CA-based firm.
In New Zealand, Syncor has acquired Nuclear Supplies, a radiopharmaceutical distributor. The acquisition gives Syncor a distribution network that includes agreements to distribute radiopharmaceutical products manufactured by DuPont Pharmaceutical, CIS bio International, and radiolabeled compounds manufactured by American Radiolabeled Compounds and ICN Biomedical.
Syncor already owns a medical imaging center and radiopharmacy in New Zealand, as well as three radiopharmacies in Australia.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writersMarch 22, 2001
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