Radiopharmacy Core Facility (RCF) - about us

The purpose of RCF is to deliver radiotracers for pre-clinical and clinical imaging research.
Our goal is to promote the use of radiotracers in translational research to aid the turn of scientific discoveries into tangible patient benefits.

Meet our team

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Thuy Tran

Manager RCF-K
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Christer Halldin

Scientific Director, Docent

Erik Samén

Director RCF-K

Contact and visit us

RCF is a combined core facility by RCF-K at the Department of Radiopharmacy, Karolinska University Hospital, and RCF-KI, included in the Division of Imaging Core Facilities at the Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet. RCF is located at Karolinska University Hospital in Solna.

Postal address: RCF-KI, Bioclinicum J4:14, Visionsgatan 4, 171 64 Solna

Visiting address: RCF-KI, Bioclinicum J4:14, Akademiska stråket 1, 171 64 Solna

RCF collaborations

RCF provides radiotracers (both PET and SPECT tracers) and custom-made radiolabelling services that can be used for different applications in pre-clinical and clinical research. We have close collaborations with core facilities providing these studies.

Preclinical core facilities at KI and KS

NHP studies and Clinical PET/CT cameras at KI

Clinical PET/CT, SPECT/CT and PET/MR cameras at KS

Contact to the OE Kliniska Studier Solna (formerly EKS)