Emirates News Agency – M42 and QST sign agreement to share research on carbon ion therapy

ABU DHABI, twentieth July, 2023 (WAM) — M42, an Abu Dhabi-based tech-enabled healthcare firm, signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) with Japan’s Nationwide Institutes for Quantum Science and Know-how (QST).

The settlement, inked in the course of the go to of Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, goals to share analysis round carbon ion remedy, a sophisticated type of radiation remedy used to deal with most cancers.

The 2 our bodies will leverage their mixed expertise to additional their understanding and data of the expertise. The collaboration is a part of M42’s dedication to delivering world-class patient-centric care enabled by superior applied sciences and progressive options.

Carbon ion remedy has gained vital curiosity globally as a consequence of advantageous bodily and radiobiologic properties in comparison with photon-based remedy. It permits dose escalation to tumors whereas decreasing radiation dose to adjoining regular tissues. There are presently 16 centres all over the world treating with carbon ion radiotherapy. Thus far, it has been studied and confirmed efficient for a lot of forms of malignancies.

Hasan Jasem Al Nowais, Group Chief Government Officer and Managing Director of M42, mentioned, “We’re honoured to signal this MoC with QST, the leaders in charged particle radio remedy, marking a pivotal milestone in our quest to broaden medical analysis on this discipline. By working hand in hand, we’re assured that our collaboration will allow optimum most cancers care, additional potential medical indications for carbon ion remedy, and form the way forward for healthcare within the area and past.”

Shigeo Koyasu, President of QST, added, “It’s great to start out analysis cooperation with M42. This MoC will promote widespread use of carbon ion radiotherapy and assist construct a wholesome and long-lived society with zero most cancers deaths.”