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Accelerating Innovation:

IONETIX Expansion Powers

Lansing’s MedTech Future

By Katie Goble, Digital Marketing Intern, LEAP

he Lansing Region’s growing reputation as “Delta Township and the Lansing region offer the ideal
a hub for high-tech medical innovation has environment for IONETIX’s continued growth,” said Kevin
Tgained a powerful boost with IONETIX’s recent J. Cameron, CEO of IONETIX. “The area’s highly skilled
announcement of a major expansion at its Delta workforce, robust infrastructure, and strong spirit of
township facility located at 6424 Westland Way. The public-private collaboration make it the perfect location
advanced radiopharmaceutical company is investing for our expansion.”
$27.75 million to enhance its operations with a second
superconducting cyclotron and a state-of-the-art isotope With strong academic anchors like Michigan State
processing laboratory—an expansion that is expected to University, which holds the No. 2 national ranking in
create 53 high-skill jobs in the region. nuclear physics, and a thriving coalition of life sciences,
healthcare, and technology leaders through Michigan’s
Founded in 2009 at MIT’s Plasma Science and Infusion Health Core, the Lansing Region is rapidly emerging as a
Center, IONETIX is renowned for their development of national MedTech powerhouse.
superconducting cyclotrons. The machines are essential
for medical diagnostics, including targeted alpha The project was awarded a $750,000 incentive from
therapy (TAT)— a promising cancer treatment method the Michigan Business Development Program, a
that precisely targets tumors while sparing healthy reflection of the strong presence of radiopharmaceutical
tissues. manufacturing to the state’s economy and innovation
ecosystem.
“IONETIX’s expansion is creating high-value jobs and
elevating the Lansing Region within the global medical Thanks to the strategic partnership between IONETIX
technology landscape,” said Bob Trezise, president and and state and local organizations like Lansing
CEO of the Lansing Economic Area Partnership (LEAP). Economic Area Partnership (LEAP), Michigan Economic
“LEAP is proud to support this project and the ecosystem Development Corporation (MEDC), and Delta Township,
of innovative MedTech companies making our region we are ensuring a strong pipeline of skilled talent and
a destination for biomedical research and economic high-level job opportunities are maintained.
opportunity.”
The IONETIX expansion is more than a business growth
That spirit of innovation and opportunity was on full story—it’s a reaffirmation that global innovation can and
display at a recent community event held at the IONETIX does thrive right here in Mid-Michigan.
facility, where regional leaders and stakeholders
gathered to celebrate the ribbon cutting of the facility To learn more about the Lansing region’s growing
expansion and additional cyclotron. MedTech hub, and our global push towards accessible
medical care, visit michiganshealthcore.com. u

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