Aviko and Neutron team up to advance boron neutron capture therapy

8 June 2023

Privately-held US firms Aviko Radiopharmaceuticals and Neutron Therapeutics have announced the formation of a strategic partnership to advance boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) to treat cancer.

Aviko Radiopharmaceuticals is a biotech founded by investment management firm Deerfield Management developing medicines to unlock the potential of BNCT, while Neutron is a provider of accelerator-based neutron systems for targeted radiation therapy of solid tumors.

"BNCT has demonstrated the ability to eradicate tumors in as few as one or two treatments, while minimizing damage to healthy tissue"The partnership aligns the companies’ efforts to build the first BNCT treatment center in the USA and to establish additional BNCT facilities through collaborations with premier academic medical centers.

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