RE: Advanced Oncotherapy26 Nov 2024 15:52
It appears no one was interested in buying it out of administration
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Advanced Oncotherapy PLC –
In Administration
Offer Deadline:
Overview
An opportunity has arisen to acquire the business and assets of Advanced Oncotherapy PLC, a pioneering UK-based company active in the field of proton particle therapy. This advanced radiation-based approach to cancer treatment offers superior precision and fewer side effects compared to X-ray machines.
Established in 2006, and with technology initially nurtured at CERN, the company has designed a system (“LIGHT”) that provides the most precise and fastest proton beam for cancer treatment while offering significant cost savings for payers.
Due to LIGHT’s modularity, which allows for easier and cheaper installation into existing buildings, the equipment can be leased, accelerating market adoption and replicating the success of other medical equipment like MRI scanners. This results in significantly reduced upfront costs for any future operators.
In focus
LIGHT has been designed to deliver proton therapy, a more targeted radiation than X-rays, at a price closer to conventional radiation treatments.
The innovative technology promises better quality treatment with pinpoint accuracy compared to existing technologies.
The company has achieved a significant milestone by generating a high-energy proton beam, enabling LIGHT to treat tumours at depths of up to 32 cm and considerably de-risking the business plan. Following this achievement, the company will be integrating the linear accelerator with the equipment in the treatment room (such as the patient couch or the scanner used to locate the tumour), calibrating the imaging equipment, and obtaining regulatory approvals.
The technology aims to create synergies with other approaches, such as immunotherapy, and has the potential to treat non-cancerous disorders.
The company is currently installing a linear system into a Grade II listed townhouse in central London with construction costs of £10 million, compared to UCLH’s circular system, which cost approximately £190 million.