For two decades, we've been a proud pioneer in the field of radiopharmaceuticals with our scientific, medical and industrial partners worldwide. From our early days in a small office in Garching, near Munich, to several locations worldwide, our journey has been marked by innovation and precision as we seek to provide cancer patients with more effective targeted treatments to improve clinical outcomes and quality of life.
To mark our 20th anniversary, employees, partners, customers, and allies have shared their memories and impressions on the past 20 years with us, providing unique insights into ITM’s history, our working environment, our culture and collaborations we have created. We are thankful for each and every person’s commitment, inspiration and passion that have been crucial to our company.
We’re proud to share a glimpse of our history, spotlighting the key moments and achievements that have shaped our company’s journey, along with personal insights from our Board and our people.
Some 20 years ago the Neutron Research Source Heinz Maier-Leibnitz (FRM II) produced its first neutrons. To enable transfers from basic research with neutrons to industrial and eventually also medical applications, an explicit vison of Dr. Stoiber, Bavarian iPremier at that time, the Industrial Application Center (IAZ) was erected within the nuclear premises of FRM II, without exactly knowing who would occupy this building. It happened that scientists from the nearby radiochemistry invented a new carrier-free way of producing the beta-emitter 177Lu with the potential to revolutionize targeted cancer therapy. Together these visionaries were keen to create a business out of this new invention, and they boldly contacted me as director of FRM II and neutron enthusiast, whether they could rent one of the 5 laboratories in the IAZ to produce innovative radioisotopes like 177Lu or 188Re. The TUM administration mistrusted these “young” pioneers, and it took me some persuasiveness to overcome their resistance. Meanwhile ITM has significantly increased its presence at IAZ and is now expanding with new production capacities at Neufahrn and has become world leader for innovative radiopharmaceuticals for curative purposes. I am proud of having paved a small cobblestone on the way to 20 years ITM; what a success!
Prof. Dr. Winfried Petry,
TUM Emeritus of Excellence
ITM, a leading radiopharmaceutical biotech company, is dedicated to providing a new generation of radiomolecular precision therapeutics and diagnostics for hard-to-treat tumors. We aim to meet the needs of cancer patients, clinicians and our partners through excellence in development, production and global supply. With improved patient benefit as the driving principle for all we do, ITM advances a broad precision oncology pipeline, including two phase III studies, combining the company’s high-quality radioisotopes with a range of targeting molecules. By leveraging our nearly two decades of pioneering radiopharma expertise, central industry position and established global network, ITM strives to provide patients with more effective targeted treatment to improve clinical outcome and quality of life.
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