Positron's radioisotope manufacturing facility receives ISO 9001 certification

CHICAGO, USA: Positron Corp. announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Manhattan Isotope Technology, has received ISO 9001 certification for the production of radioisotopes. ISO is the International Organization for Standardization.

The ISO 9001 international standard is recognized globally as the quality management standard. With this accredited certification, Positron joins a globally recognized consortium of companies demonstrating excellence in a well-managed and customer-focused delivery of products.

Positron has invested significant resources to implement a solid quality management program essential to ensure the delivery of quality, reliable, radioisotope products that conform to customer, statutory, and regulatory requirements.

Achieving ISO 9001:2008 certification is validation of Positron's commitment to ensuring that our radioisotope products consistently meet product specifications and is applied to our product development, manufacturing, delivery, business practices and customer satisfaction.

ISO certification is essential as Positron collaborates with global suppliers and customers. Positron is able to represent to its customers that its radioisotope products are manufactured under stringent quality requirements and that our suppliers also meet quality criteria. As the only ISO certified supplier of strontium-82 in the United States, Positron certifiably operates to the same quality standards as its customers.

Suzanne Kitten, director of Radioisotope Operations of Positron, said: "This certification represents an important benchmark for Positron as a quality-committed supplier in the strontium-82 arena. Positron is defining radioisotope production excellence; commitment to the ISO endorsement is confirmation of our capability to produce a quality product for the nuclear medicine industry."