1989: Board of Radiation and Isotope Technology (BRIT) constituted
1992: First remotely operated radiography camera launched
1993: Supply of one millionth radioisotope consignment
1994: Production of high specific activity S-35 Methionine
1995: Research Irradiator Gamma Chamber 5000 launched
1996: PERMALUCI formulation of P-32 nucleotides started
1997: Custom synthesis of oligonucleotides started
1997: Radiopharmaceuticals handling facility set up in Bangladesh
1999: P-33 labelled nucleotides synthesis & supply commenced
1999: Radiopharmaceuticals handling facility in Syria Commissioned
2000: Panoramic Batch Irradiator in Bangladesh commissioned
2000: Radiation Processing Plant at Vashi, Navi Mumbai commissioned
2000: First Compact Blood Irradiator launched
2000: Sterilization plant for medical products ( ISOMED ) received ISO
9002 certification
2002: Technology Transfer Agreement signed with M/s. ABS Medicare,
Vadodara for Hydrogel Burn & Injury Dressings
2004: The first Radiation Processing Plant in private sector promoted
by M/s. Organic Green Foods Ltd., Kolkata and set up with the
technical help from BRIT inaugurated on August 21, 2004
2004: BRIT exports 350 kCi Cobalt-60 to M/s MDS Nordion, Canada
2004: Approval obtained from Atomic Energy Regulatory Board to
Install and Operate Radiation Processing Plant f or frozen marine
products, etc.
2005: Technology Transfer Agreement signed with Dr. Reddy’s
Laboratories, Hyderabad for Hydrogel Burn/Injury Dressings
2005: Second Radiation Processing Plant in private sector promoted
by M/s. Vardaan Agrotech Private Ltd., Sonepat, Haryana
inaugurated on May 1, 2005
2005: Executed supply and installation of 100 kCi of Cobalt-60
irradiator sources for VINAGAMMA Plant at Ho-Chi-Minh City,
Vietnam in
November 2005
2005: M/s. A.V. Processors 1000 kCi Radiation Processing Plant built
under MoU with BRIT, inaugurated on November 16, 2005 at
Ambernath, near Mumbai.
2005: M/s. Universal Medicap Ltd’s 1000 kCi Radiation Processing Plant
built under MoU with BRIT, inaugurated on December 14, 2005 at
Vadodara.
2006: Test Facility for carrying out tests for certification of transport
flasks to carry radioactive materials built with BRIT’s help by
M/s Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI), Pune,
inaugurated on January 4, 2006.
2006: The First consignment of Carbon-14 labelled Urea Capsules
developed at BRIT for diagnosis of Helicobacter Pylori infection
was supplied to Institute of Nuclear Medicine & Allied Sciences,
Delhi on April 8, 2006.
2007:
Export of GC-5000 to NRI, Dalat, Vietnam
2007:
MoU signed with BARC for O&M of KRUSHAK
2007:
160 tons of mango irradiated for quarantine
treatment for export to USA
2007:
Gamma scanning & radiotracer services started
2007:
Mobile Hot cell design completed
2007:
Production & sale of Taq polymerase enzyme started
2007:
18F-NaF launched from MCF, Parel
2007:
Order from Peregrine Pharmaceuticals, USA for I-131
labelling &
transport
packages (repeat order)
2007:
ISOMED - Low dose loop commissioned
2007:
Around 250 Geltech generators for 99mTc produced
andsupplied to
hospitals in India
2008:
Agreement signed with M/s Desai Fruits & Vegetables
Pvt. Ltd. for
irradiation of mangoes at KRUSHAK
Lasalgaon for export to USA.
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