Company
The Radiopharmaceutical industry leader in Korea
A fast growing biotech company with proven records
DuchemBio Research Institute
World’s No.1 Technology to Manufacture O-18 Water
- O-18 water: the essential ingredient of Radiopharmaceuticals
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- Replacement of once exclusively imported
materials
(successful localization of key materials) - Aiming at international markets using cost competitiveness
- Replacement of once exclusively imported
materials
Global O-18 Water Market
General production methods
- Water distillation: Isotopes of Oxygen are separated according to the different vapor pressure of Oxygen isotopes (USA, Israel, Russia, China)
- Cryogenic distillation: distillation of liquid oxygen at minus 183 ℃ (Japan)
Global Market Trend of O-18 Water
- World market size: approximately 350 billion KRW / Korean domestic market size: over 4 billion KRW ※Source: Journal of Physics: Conference Series, Vol. 1099, 012002 (2018) Production of stable isotopes of light elements
- Prices: 100,000 ~ 40,000 KRW/gram (high price elasticity depending on supply)
- Oversupply due to Japan's rapid production increase.
Holding technology
DCB institute: KAERI (40%) & DCB (60%) joint venture
KAERI ALSIS (Advanced Laser Stable Isotope Separation) technology to extract O-18 water using optical fiber laser)
O-18 Water Manufacturing Process Diagram
Advantages of O-18 Water Production Using Advanced Laser Technology
| Division | Existing Manufacturer | Duchembio Research |
|---|---|---|
| Production Technique | distillation | Selective separation of specific isotopes using fiber lasers |
| Production cost | About $30/g | Significantly lower |
| Production (start-up time) | 6 mos~24 mos | Within hours |
| Market response | Flexible response | Flexible response |
