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TRIAD ISOTOPES, INC.

Triad Isotopes, Inc., headquartered in Orlando, Florida, is the second largest nuclear pharmacy company in the United States of America. The company specializes in the preparation and delivery of radioisotopes, which is their only business. Triad Isotopes, Inc. owns and operates 70 facilities in 28 of the 30 largest U.S. metropolitan areas. These nationwide locations allow Triad to serve over 4 million patients annually. [1]

Triad has over 1,000 employees in 22 states, many of whom are licensed and board certified pharmacists active with industry associations included the Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM) and American Pharmacists Association (APhA). The Triad Isotopes network of facilities positions these industry specialists to service national Group Purchasing Organizations (GPO) and regional systems, as well as stand-alone clinics and hospitals. Through Triad’s open formulary approach, the company provides customers access to all radiopharmaceuticals available, allowing clinicians to select their preferred agents to achieve the highest patient benefit. [2]

Triad provides the strength of national coverage while remaining connected to their local communities. They are patient focused and community driven to ensure that they are intimate with their healthcare partners’ needs. [3]

Triad Isotopes was founded in 2006 by Domenic Meffe, the current president and CEO. [4]

Acquisition

In 2007, Triad purchased radiopharmaceutical companies with operations in South Carolina and Texas and procured additional nuclear pharmaceutical companies in Ft. Myers, Tennessee and Alabama. [4]

In 2010, Triad purchased the U.S. radiopharmacy network owned and operated by Covidien, a healthcare products company out of Dublin, Ireland. With this acquisition, Triad Isotopes became the second-largest radiopharmaceutical company in the nation. [5]

Philanthropy

In 2011, Triad established their Joe’s Kids program in remembrance of Joe Blair, who served as the company’s Pharmacy Manager in Saginaw, Michigan. This program is designed to support communities with a Triad presence, one child at a time. Through Joe’s Kids the company provides full scholarships for dozens of children to participate in high-quality, learning based summer camps. Triad partners with the American Camp Association (ACA) on this program. [6]

On a national level, Triad also supports the American Heart Association Heart Walk program and Make-A-Wish Foundation® of America.

In 2011, Triad was selected as the Outstanding Philanthropic Corporation by the Central Florida Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP). Triad was nominated for this award by Shepherd’s Hope an Orlando-based organization that provides uninsured patients free medical care. [7] Awards

In 2010, Triad Isotopes won the Orlando Business Journal’s Technology Geek Award in the biotechnology research category. [8]

Leadership

In 2007, Dom Meffe, CEO of Triad Isotopes, was named “Crusader of the Year” by Inc. magazine in their annual Entrepreneur of the Year issue. [9]

In 2009, Dom Meffe, CEO of Triad Isotopes, served as Chairman of the board of the Shepherd’s Hope. [10]

In 2011, Dom Meffe, CEO of Triad Isotopes, was named to the Make-A-Wish Foundation® of America’s national board of directors. [11]

In 2011, Brigette Nelson, Sr. Director of Quality & Safety of Triad Isotopes, was named a “Fellow” of the American Pharmacists Association (APhA). In 2012, Rich Nickel, Director of Regulatory Affairs of Triad Isotopes, was also named a “Fellow” of APhA.

External Links

	Official website (http://www.triadisotopes.com)

References

1.	Growth @triadisotopes.com (http://www.triadisotopes.com)

2.	Welcome To Triad @triadisotopes.com (http://www.triadisotopes.com)

3.	About Us @triadisotopes.com (http://www.triadisotopes.com)

4.	Triad Isotopes gains momentum with major acquisitions (http://www.bizjournals.com/orlando/stories/2010/08/23/focus5.html)

5.	Triad Isotopes completes acquisition (http://www.bizjournals.com/orlando/stories/2010/05/31/daily2.html)

6.	Triad Isotopes Getting to the Heart of Triad brochure 2012

7.	Triad Isotopes Honored for Philanthropy (www.shepherdshope.org)

8.	Triad Isotopes gains momentum with major acquisitions(http://www.bizjournals.com/orlando/stories/2010/08/23/focus5.html)

9.	Crusader of the Year (http://www.inc.com/magazine/20071201/crusader-of-the-year.html)

10.	People on the Move (http://www.bizjournals.com/orlando/potm/2009-01-26/)

11.	Triad Isotopes CEO Dome Meffe Joins Make-A-Wish Foundation® National Board (http://www.wish.org/news/news_releases/dom_meffe_joins_national_board)

12.	The Awards and Honors presented by the American Pharmacists Assoiciation and its Academies 2011(http://www.pharmacist.com/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home2&CONTENTID=25763&TEMPLATE=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm)