• Blue Earth Diagnostics to be Acquired by Global Leader Bracco Imaging

    • June 29, 2019
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    Blue Earth Diagnostics, a molecular imaging diagnostics company, today announced that a definitive agreement has been signed for Bracco Imaging S.p.A. to acquire all outstanding shares of privately-held Blue Earth Diagnostics from leading healthcare company Syncona for $450 million (£354.3 million) plus closing adjustment estimated at $25 million (£19.7 million)1. Upon closing of the transaction, Blue Earth Diagnostics will be a subsidiary of Bracco Imaging, led by its current leadership team and will retain the well-established Blue Earth Diagnostics name. Bracco Imaging is a leader in the diagnostic imaging business with an integrated product offering from a diverse roster of subsidiary companies.

    “The acquisition of Blue Earth Diagnostics by Bracco Imaging is a validation of the quality of our people, our pipeline of novel diagnostic agents such as rhPSMA and the proven success of Axumin for imaging in prostate cancer and potentially other future indications,” said Jonathan Allis, D.Phil., chief executive officer, Blue Earth Diagnostics. “We believe this acquisition is excellent for Blue Earth as Bracco Imaging’s global footprint and clinical research and marketing support will enable us to expand the reach of our high-value platform of innovative radiopharmaceuticals to inform clinical management and guide care for even more people with cancer around the world.”

    Blue Earth Diagnostics’ first commercialized product, Axumin® (fluciclovine F 18) injection is a novel molecular imaging agent approved in the United States and the European Union for use in PET imaging for men with suspected recurrent prostate cancer. Axumin is widely available and used across the United States, with more than 50,000 doses administered to date. 18F-Fluciclovine has a broad range of other potential applications in cancer imaging and Blue Earth Diagnostics is investigating the molecule for utility in other cancers, including in neuro-oncology.

    In April 2018, Blue Earth Diagnostics expanded its prostate cancer portfolio through the acquisition of exclusive, worldwide rights to a broad family of Prostate Specific Membrane Antigen (PSMA)-targeted radiohybrid (“rh”) agents for cancer. rhPSMA is a clinical-stage, investigational class of theranostic compounds, with potential applications in both the imaging and treatment of prostate cancer.

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