
Starget Pharma, Center for Molecular Imaging and Therapy and Cancer Focus Fund Announce Strategic Collaboration to Advance Radioligand Therapies
Sigal Kalmanson Cusnir
CEO of Starget Pharma.
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BRF, headquartered in Shreveport, Louisiana, is an innovation hub and economic development organization establishing North Louisiana as a preferred destination for high-growth initiatives. Diversifying the region’s economy is its mission. It fulfills this mission through initiatives that start new businesses, recruit new businesses and retain current businesses in the region, and through supporting the development of a science and technology-based workforce.
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The Center for Molecular Imaging and Therapy (CMIT), a wholly owned subsidiary of BRF, offers a full continuum of research and development services in molecular imaging, radiopharmaceutical discovery, manufacturing, and clinical translation. CMIT’s model allows for streamlined advancement of novel diagnostics and therapies from concept through imaging to clinical testing and distribution — a unique “one-stop-shop” capability in the radiopharmaceutical space.
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Starget Pharma is a clinical-stage radiopharmaceutical company developing next-generation peptide RLT for cancer, with operations in the U.S. and Israel. Starget’s platform integrates AI-driven peptide design, theranostic imaging, and rapid clinical insight, creating a repeatable engine capable of generating multiple radioligand therapy programs and capturing outsized value across this expanding therapeutic category. Starget’s programs have a clear first- and best-in-class potential, with multiple clinical entries planned for 2026.
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Cancer Focus Fund is an investment fund designed to provide financial and logistical support to promising cancer therapies in an effort to accelerate the progress of these compelling treatments through Investigational New Drug (IND) approval and Phase I and Phase Ib/II studies. This innovative venture capital fund aligns investment professionals with the expertise and infrastructure of MD Anderson to aid small to midsize biopharmaceutical companies, who often face challenges conducting early-stage clinical studies of novel treatments.








