NorthStar Secures Up to $185 Million Growth Financing Led by Hercules Capital to Scale Actinium-225 Production and Radiopharmaceutical Manufacturing for Next-Generation Precision Cancer Therapies
Multi-year growth-capital facility to fuel NorthStar's commercial production scale-up of no-carrier-added Actinium-225 (n.c.a. Ac-225) to meet growing demand for next-generation targeted alpha therapies.
Capital will accelerate expansion of NorthStar's vertically integrated radiopharmaceutical campus, including co-located isotope production and state-of-the-art Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO).
Follows FDA acceptance of NorthStar's Drug Master File for n.c.a. Ac-225 and the first commercial-scale production of the isotope in January 2026; High-capacity production line to be active later this year.
BELOIT, Wis., September 29, 2026--NorthStar Medical Technologies, LLC (NorthStar), the first commercial-scale producer of no-carrier-added actinium-225 (n.c.a. Ac-225) using electron-accelerator technology, today announced a multi-year growth capital facility of up to $185 million with Hercules Capital, Inc. (NYSE: HTGC) to support NorthStar's continued growth and expansion. The financing, including $100 million upfront, will accelerate investment in isotope production and in clinical and commercial drug manufacturing capabilities, enabling NorthStar's pharmaceutical and biotechnology partners to advance next-generation precision cancer therapies to patients worldwide.
The agreement supports NorthStar's continued commercial scale-up investment leveraging its industry-leading scientific talent and vertically integrated radiopharmaceutical campus, where it provides clinical and commercial isotope production and radiopharmaceutical manufacturing, including comprehensive cGMP services through its state-of-the-art CDMO.
"NorthStar is executing on our vision to become the radiopharmaceutical industry's most comprehensive strategic supply-chain partner," said Dr. Frank Scholz, President & CEO of NorthStar. "This commitment from Hercules provides the necessary capital to expand our capacity, accelerate our growth, and support our partners as they advance innovative therapies to patients across the world."
The financing follows a period of significant expansion for NorthStar and several milestones. In January 2026, the company became the first in the industry to produce commercial-scale no-carrier-added (n.c.a.) Actinium-225 (Ac-225) using electron-accelerator technology and announced an expanded partnership with Convergent to support late-stage clinical studies and commercial demand. More recently, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration accepted NorthStar's Drug Master File (DMF) for n.c.a. Ac-225, providing pharmaceutical and biotech companies with a validated pathway to incorporate the isotope into clinical and commercial radiopharmaceutical programs. Later this year, NorthStar plans to transition to its high-capacity production line of n.c.a. Ac-225 at its integrated campus.