Tri-Cities Tech Business Update
Medical isotope firm opens doors at new location
AMIC's accelerator for making medical isotopes
Advanced Medical Isotope Corp. held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on March 26 at its new facility at 6208 W. Okanogan Ave., Kennewick, Wash. The 6,000-sq-ft facility will produce about six containers daily of medical isotopes, each having materials for about ten syringes. A $1.5-million linear accelerator initially will be used to make the isotope Fluorine-18, which, in combination with other substances, can help diagnose cancerous tumors and heart problems through imaging scans. Since its startup in 2006, the firm has raised $6 million in investment funding and expects to raise $25 million more through the public market, where it trades on Pink Sheets, the over-the-counter securities market. Contact James Katzaroff at or (509) 736-4000.
