GE to supply UPPI

AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Nov 27, 2005

GE Healthcare of Chalfont St. Giles, U.K., has signed a multiyear strategic agreement with United Pharmacy Partners (UPPI), of Wilmette, IL, to provide its PET radiopharmacy technology to UPPI members across the U.S.

The pact includes access to GE technology, such as the PETtrace cyclotron and Tracerlab PET chemistry synthesis platform used for the production of PET radiopharmaceuticals.

Currently, UPPI members have PETtrace cyclotrons in 13 radiopharmacies across the U.S.

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
November 28, 2005

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