181  0 Kommentare Perma-Fix Announces That Its Subsidiary, Perma-Fix Medical S.A., Has Completed Its Strategic Partnership and Investment From Digirad Corporation

ATLANTA, GA--(Marketwired - July 27, 2015) - Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: PESI) today announced that its Polish subsidiary, Perma-Fix Medical, S.A., has completed its previously announced strategic partnership and investment from Digirad Corporation, one of the largest national providers of in-office nuclear cardiology imaging services. Digirad uses Technetium-99m (Tc-99m) in its nuclear imaging services business and provides imaging expertise to the medical community.

Under this partnership, Digirad invested $1 million into Perma-Fix Medical S.A., which is a publicly traded company listed on the NewConnect market of the Warsaw Stock Exchange. The investment constituted approximately 5.4% of the outstanding common shares of Perma-Fix Medical S.A. As part of the partnership and investment, Digirad appointed Matt Molchan, President and CEO of Digirad Corporation, to Perma-Fix Medical S.A.'s Supervisory Board. As part of the partnership, upon successful completion of development of the new Tc-99m resin, Digirad will purchase agreed upon quantities of Tc-99m for its nuclear imaging operations either directly or in conjunction with its preferred nuclear pharmacy supplier and Perma-Fix Medical S.A. will supply Digirad or its preferred nuclear pharmacy supplier with Tc-99m at a preferred rate.

Steve Belcher, CEO of Perma-Fix Medical S.A., commented, "We are pleased to have finalized our agreement with Digirad, which we believe will help accelerate development and commercialization of our new proprietary process to produce Tc-99m without the use of uranium. This new process does not use either highly enriched uranium (HEU) or low enriched uranium (LEU), and therefore addresses the major industry challenges of the current process, including waste production, proliferation risk, and a stable supply chain. As one of the leading users of Tc-99m, Digirad is an ideal partner with extensive industry knowledge and expertise to help finalize our development."

Dr. Centofanti, President and CEO of Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. continued, "We are pleased to move forward with our strategic partnership with Digirad, especially in light of our recent tests at the 4 curie level, which confirmed that our proprietary resins could withstand higher levels of radiation. This milestone has gained significant attention within the industry and we are moving forward rapidly with plans to establish additional partners involved in the supply chain."