Press Release: Canadian Medical Isotope Ecosystem (CMIE) Announces Promation as Funding Recipient from Third Call for Proposals

May 5, 2026 – The Canadian Medical Isotope Ecosystem (CMIE) is pleased to announce Promation as a funding recipient through our third call for proposals under the CMIE Development Fund (CMIEDF). The funded program, Scale-67, is a collaboration between Promation, Astral Systems, and McMaster University. The program will receive $500,000 in CMIE funding, made possible … Read more

Press Release: Canadian Medical Isotope Ecosystem (CMIE) Announces MedChem Imaging as Funding Recipient from Third Call for Proposals

April 14, 2026 – The Canadian Medical Isotope Ecosystem (CMIE) is pleased to announce MedChem Imaging (Toronto, ON) as the second funding recipient through our third call for proposals under the CMIE Development Fund (CMIEDF). The funded program, Human translation of alpha-synuclein PET tracers, will receive $500,000 from the CMIE, a grant made possible through … Read more

Press Release: Canadian Medical Isotope Ecosystem (CMIE) Announces Sylvia Fedoruk Canadian Centre for Nuclear Innovation as First Funding Recipient from Third Call for Proposals

April 7, 2026 – The Canadian Medical Isotope Ecosystem (CMIE) is proud to announce the Sylvia Fedoruk Canadian Centre for Nuclear Innovation (Fedoruk Centre) as the first recipient through its third call for proposals under the CMIE Development Fund (CMIEDF). The funded program, Actinium-225 production at scale, will receive $500,000 from the CMIE, a grant … Read more

Canadian Medical Isotope Ecosystem Announces Successful Third Call for Proposals: Five Programs Selected to Receive over $2M in Funding

The Canadian Medical Isotope Ecosystem Development Fund (CMIEDF) invests in Canadian programs that advance medical isotope supply or develop emerging technologies in radiotherapeutics and diagnostics. March 31, 2026 – The Canadian Medical Isotope Ecosystem (CMIE) is pleased to announce the successful conclusion of its third call for proposals, with five high-impact programs selected to receive … Read more

Bruce Power & SON Partnership Announces Major $250M Investment in the Commercial Production of Two Cancer-Fighting Isotopes, Lutetium‑177 (Lu‑177) and Cobalt-60 (Co-60)

In February 2026, Bruce Power and Saugeen Ojibway Nation (SON) announced a $250 million expansion of their partnership to deliver cancer-fighting isotopes and create lasting economic benefits for the Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation and the Chippewas of Saugeen First Nation. The expansion builds on a proven partnership between Bruce Power and SON, made … Read more

CMIE Supports Canada’s Global Medical Isotope Leadership with New Isotope Production System at Bruce Power

The Canadian Medical Isotope Ecosystem (CMIE) is pleased to highlight the latest advancement made possible through funding from the Government of Canada’s Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF). As part of the initial $35 million SIF investment in CMIE, support is being directed toward the installation of a new Isotope Production System (IPS) at Bruce Power’s Unit … Read more

Canadian Medical Isotope Ecosystem (CMIE) Announces Results of Second Call for Proposals: Three Programs Selected to Receive $1.48M in Funding

The Canadian Medical Isotope Ecosystem Development Fund (CMIEDF) invests in Canadian programs that advance medical isotope supply or develop emerging technologies in radiotherapeutics and diagnostics. The Canadian Medical Isotope Ecosystem (CMIE) is pleased to announce the results of its second call for proposals. Three outstanding medical isotope programs have been selected to receive a total … Read more

1st Annual CMIE-CNIC Symposium on Medical Isotopes a Resounding Success in Vancouver

Vancouver, B.C. – December 17, 2024 – The inaugural Symposium on Medical Isotopes, hosted by the Canadian Medical Isotope Ecosystem (CMIE) in partnership with the Canadian Nuclear Isotope Council (CNIC), took place on December 12-13, 2024, at the Holiday Inn & Suites in Vancouver. The event attracted over 70 key stakeholders from across Canada’s medical … Read more

Second Call for Proposals now open!

We are pleased to share that our second call for proposals is officially open! We are offering up to $500k in matched funds to Canadian innovators, researchers, and SMEs to support the development of groundbreaking research in the medical isotope sector. Important Information: • Submission Deadline: August 20, 2024 (11:59 PM PST) • Focus Areas: … Read more

CANADIAN MEDICAL ISOTOPE ECOSYSTEM ANNOUNCES SUCCESSFUL FIRST CALL FOR PROPOSALS: FIVE PROGRAMS SELECTED TO RECEIVE OVER $1.7m IN fUNDING

The Canadian Medical Isotope Ecosystem Development Fund (CMIEDF) invests in Canadian programs that advance medical isotope supply or develop emerging technologies in radiotherapeutics and diagnostics. May 27, 2024 – The Canadian Medical Isotope Ecosystem (CMIE) is proud to announce the successful conclusion of its inaugural call for proposals, with five innovative programs selected to receive … Read more