Hello, gentlemen, and thank you for coming.
I am primarily worried about the supply of isotopes for patients. One witness, Dr. Eric Turcotte, told us last week that with the Dutch reactor closing for repairs, we will have a 60% shortage of isotopes. I keep thinking of that; I am worried and I want to get some answers.
Covidien talks about more diversified supply. One of the recommendations from the expert panel was to adopt a supply strategy based on technological diversification. I would ask this question to all the witnesses. Are we talking about the same thing when we talk about more diversified supply? Are you talking about looking in other places? The expert panel talked about technological diversification, different approaches, investment in research and development, and other ways of producing isotopes.