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Actium Biosystems is a Colorado-based biotechnology company focusing on cancer treatment with nanotechnology-based therapy specifically through the use of hyperthermia therapy. Actium utilizes the fields of material science, electromagnetic energy illumination, and cellular biology in the research and development of cancer treatment.

The method
The Actium Cancer Treatment (“ACT”) System uses externally generated electromagnetic energy to induce a physical response in energy conversion materials embedded in or adjacent to cancer tumors thereby producing a therapeutic benefit.

ACT has been tested in human scale bladder models and is currently undergoing preclinical trials at Duke University Medical Center and The University of Michigan.

Recognitions and Awards

 * Actium was awarded a Qualified Therapeutic Discovery Project Grant in 2010 by the NIH.