Cyclotron CJSC (Obninsk) , a subsidiary of Rosatom Healthcare, manufactured and delivered the first shipment of germanium-68/gallium-68 (Ge-68/Ga-68) generators to Esente Healthcare, a local medical product distributor in India. Esente Healthcare had recently signed a new contract with Regional Alliance JSC for the supply of these generators.

According to the terms of the contract, Isotope JSC will supply the Indian side with 40 units of Ge-68/Ga-68 generators within a year. Isotope JSC had previously assisted in obtaining a registration certificate from the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization for the commercialization of Ge-68/Ga-68 generators manufactured by the Russian company.

The medical field uses the Ga-68 isotope in nuclear medicine for diagnosing a wide range of oncological diseases through PET scanners, enabling the global performance of over 100,000 diagnostic procedures each year.

As per Anton Shargin , Deputy Director General for Commercial Affairs at Isotope JSC-

"The supply of germanium-68/gallium-68 generators under a contract with the distributor – Esente Healthcare – opens up new opportunities for expansion of the Rosatom State Atomic Energy Corporation presence in the Indian nuclear medicine market and will also ensure the growth of trade in isotope products between our countries.