EDF

EDF (Électricité de France) is a French multinational electric utility company, largely owned by the French state. It is one of the world's largest producers of electricity, primarily through its extensive fleet of nuclear power plants. While its core business is energy generation, transmission, and distribution, EDF plays a critical role in the pharmaceutical and healthcare sectors as a primary producer of medical isotopes used in cancer treatment and diagnostics. Through its subsidiary Framatome (specifically Framatome Healthcare), EDF leverages its nuclear infrastructure to produce radioisotopes like Cobalt-60 and Lutetium-177. These materials are essential for the sterilization of medical equipment and the development of targeted radionuclide therapies (radiopharmaceuticals). The company is currently expanding its 'nuclear medicine' footprint to address global shortages of therapeutic isotopes.