Technology · Health & biomedicine / Diagnostics & medtech

Particle-beam (proton & carbon-ion) radiotherapy systems

Radiotherapy with accelerated protons or carbon ions that exploits their physical dose profile — used selectively, not as a replacement for X-ray therapy, with high cost and debated cost-effectiveness; centres are planned around approvals, capital and vendor choice.

Maturity 8/9 Risk: medium Medical devices & implants CN verified 2026-10-16 · 5 Sources

1 · What it gives

Particle-beam radiotherapy uses accelerated charged particles such as protons and carbon ions to treat tumours, exploiting their physical characteristics. The sources do not present it as a near-term replacement for conventional X-ray therapy; it is used selectively for patients who may benefit more. Steps for a centre: obtain approvals and secure capital, plan the facility and treatment-room layout, then select the system vendor.

2 · What it replaces 6

D1	Biochar as a composting and manure additive, a feed additive and a low-cost sorbent for water and soil treatment — instead of coal-based activated carbon, chemical odour and ammonia binders, and part of clay toxin binders Replaces: Coal- or fossil-based activated carbon for low-demanding sorption duties; chemical odour/ammonia control in litter and compost; part of the …	AGROCHEM
D1	Enteric methane from cattle and sheep reduced by bromoform-containing red seaweed (Asparagopsis), essential-oil and plant-extract feed additives, and low-methane genetics — instead of unabated emissions and synthetic inhibitors alone Replaces: Unabated enteric methane; reliance on the synthetic inhibitor 3-nitrooxypropanol (3-NOP) as the only approved tool; ionophore antibiotics …	FEED
D1	Bio-based binders and bio-solvents instead of petrochemical resins and VOC solvent systems in paints and coatings Replaces: Petro-derived alkyd/acrylic binders; volatile organic solvent systems (white spirit, toluene, xylene) in solvent-borne paints; part of …	CHEM
D1	Biochar made by clean pyrolysis of crop, forestry and processing residues — used as a soil amendment and sold as durable carbon removal — instead of open burning, dumping or landfilling of those residues Replaces: Open burning of straw, husks, shells and prunings; dumping and landfilling of processing residues; traditional earth-kiln charcoal making …	AGROCHEM
D1	Biosurfactant and APG cleansing — sophorolipids, rhamnolipids, alkyl polyglucosides — instead of petrochemical SLES/SLS Replaces: Petrochemical anionic surfactants (SLES/SLS) and their ethoxylated feedstock chain (1,4-dioxane contamination risk at trace levels, …	COSM
D2	Dairy mastitis prevention with selective dry-cow therapy, internal teat sealants and bacteriocin (nisin) teat disinfection Replaces: Blanket dry-cow antibiotic therapy (all quarters, all cows: cloxacillin, cephalosporins incl. 3rd/4th generation, penicillin–aminoglycoside …	VET

3 · How to implement 3 steps

1
Approvals and capital
Obtain approvals and secure capital before choosing a vendor.
2
Plan the facility
Plan the engineering and treatment-room layout.
3
Select the vendor
Select the treatment-system vendor on parameters, capacity, cost-effectiveness and maintenance supply.

4 · Who delivers

Matched suppliers (matched automatically)

AKVA group	Norway	Services / consulting	active
Prometheus Materials	United States	Research / RTO	active
Pacific Biochar	United States	Distributor	active
Yara	Norway	Producer	active
ArSta Eco	India	Services / consulting	active
BC Biocarbon	Canada	Distributor	active
Biomas	Brazil	Not classified	active
Birufinery	Indonesia	Producer	active
Charm Industrial	United States	Producer	active
ECOERA AB	Sweden	Producer	active
FORNATURES	South Korea	Producer	active
GECA	Canada	Services / consulting	active

Leading companies and institutes (from the brief)

System makers named in the sources: Ion Beam Applications, Varian, Sumitomo, Hitachi, Toshiba, Siemens and Mitsubishi. Others are matched by the portal under Medical devices & implants.

5 · Rules & route to market

Route into Russia / EAEU: AGROCHEM · Ministry of Agriculture (Minselkhoz)
about 1-2 years incl. registration trials
Information, not legal advice — confirm the procedure for your product. (2026-10-06)

United States

The sources reviewed on 2026-10-16 identified no the US regulator or standard specific to this technology. Treat the route as case-by-case and ask for a check.

European Union

The sources reviewed on 2026-10-16 identified no the EU regulator or standard specific to this technology. Treat the route as case-by-case and ask for a check.

China

In China devices fall under NMPA registration and marketing-licence-holder rules, plus specific approval requirements for such facilities.

6 · Money: tenders & grants

Tender	Austria – Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) – Vollautomatisches Automated Liquid … Kepler Universitätsklinikum GmbH · Austria	Oct 19, 2026 3 days
Tender	Bulgaria – Biochemical analysers – Доставка на анализатор на влага АЕЦ КОЗЛОДУЙ ЕАД · BGR	Oct 19, 2026 3 days
Tender	Czechia – Blood-testing reagents – Dodávky spotřebního materiálu s výpůjčkou analyzátorů krevních plynů Karlovarská krajská nemocnice a.s. · Czechia	Oct 19, 2026 3 days
Tender	Czechia – Laboratory reagents – Reagenční sady pro sekvenaci lidských genomů metodou nanoporového sekvenování … Masarykova univerzita · Czechia	Oct 19, 2026 3 days
Tender	Czechia – Mass spectrometer – Dodávka plynového chromatografu s hmotnostním spektrometrem typu trojitý … Fakultní nemocnice Plzeň · Czechia	Oct 22, 2026 6 days
Tender	Czechia – Mass spectrometer – UPOL/PřF/KOCH - Vysokorozlišující hmotnostní spektrometr typu Q-ToF Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci · Czechia	Oct 19, 2026 3 days
Tender	France – Biomedical equipment – Fourniture, installation, mise en service, consommables captifs et maintenance … CHU de Dijon Bourgogne · France	Oct 19, 2026 3 days
Tender	France – Detection and analysis apparatus – Fourniture d’un chromatogramme en phase liquide couplé à un … CEA Grenoble · France	Oct 19, 2026 3 days
Tender	France – Spectrometers – Acquisition d’un spectromètre de résonance magnétique nucléaire de paillasse pour le … CNRS Délégation Alsace · France	Oct 21, 2026 5 days
Tender	France – Spectrum analyser – Acquisition, installation et mise en service d’un ellipsomètre spectroscopique … CNRS Délégation Régionale Hauts-de-France · France	Oct 19, 2026 3 days
Tender	France – Vibration analysers – 2026FOUR014MLV Université Gustave Eiffel · France	Oct 19, 2026 3 days
Tender	Germany – Chromatographs – Fraunhofer ITMP München PR1287581- Ultra-High-Performance-Liquid-Chromatography- … Fraunhofer ITEM · Germany	Oct 19, 2026 3 days
Tender	Germany – Spectrometers – MICADO Integral Field Unit II Max-Planck-Institut für extraterrestrische Physik (MPE) · Germany	Oct 20, 2026 4 days
Tender	Greece – Biochemical analysers – ΗΛΕΚΤΡΟΝΙΚΟΣ ΑΝΟΙΚΤΟΣ ΔΙΑΓΩΝΙΣΜΟΣ ΑΝΩ ΤΩΝ ΟΡΙΩΝ ΣΕ ΕΥΡΩ ΓΙΑ ΤΗΝ ΠΡΟΜΗΘΕΙΑ … ΓΕΝΙΚΟ ΑΝΤΙΚΑΡΚΙΝΙΚΟ ΟΓΚΟΛΟΓΙΚΟ ΝΟΣΟΚΟΜΕΙΟ ΑΘΗΝΩΝ "Ο ΑΓΙΟΣ ΣΑΒΒΑΣ" · Greece	Dec 11, 2026 56 days
Tender	Greece – Gas-detection apparatus – Δ8499 ΕΤΑΙΡΙΑ ΥΔΡΕΥΣΕΩΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΠΟΧΕΤΕΥΣΕΩΣ ΠΡΩΤΕΥΟΥΣΗΣ Α.Ε. (Ε.ΥΔ.Α.Π. Α.Ε.) · Greece	Nov 4, 2026 19 days
Tender	Greece – Laboratory reagents – 88/2026 ΠΓΝΘ ΑΧΕΠΑ · Greece	Oct 19, 2026 3 days
Tender	Italy – Biomedical equipment – GARA EUROPEA A PROCEDURA APERTA, AI SENSI DELL’ART. 71 DEL D.LGS. 36/2023, PER … Fondazione IRCCS Ca Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico · Italy	Oct 21, 2026 5 days
Tender	Italy – Mass spectrometer – Fornitura, installazione, assistenza, manutenzione, formazione e garanzia full … DIREZIONE TERRITORIALE PIEMONTE E VALLE D'AOSTA · Italy	Oct 26, 2026 10 days
Tender	Luxembourg – Cytometers – RFP 260039 - TENDER FOR THE ACQUISITION OF A NANO PARTICLE FLOW CYTOMETER SYSTEM AND … UNIVERSITE DU LUXEMBOURG · LUX	Oct 20, 2026 4 days
Tender	Netherlands – Blood-testing reagents – Gevalideerde Totaaloplossing voor de hielprikscreening op … Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu (RIVM) · Netherlands	Nov 10, 2026 25 days
Tender	Netherlands – Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) – Europese Aanbesteding … Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum (LUMC) · Netherlands	Oct 23, 2026 7 days
Tender	Norway – Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) – Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry system Norwegian University of Life Sciences · Norway	Oct 19, 2026 3 days
Tender	Poland – Blood-testing reagents – SUKCESYWNE DOSTAWY ODCZYNNIKÓW HEMATOLOGICZNYCH Z DZIERŻAWĄ 2 ANALIZATORÓW I … Szpitale Pomorskie Sp. z o.o. · Poland	Oct 22, 2026 6 days
Tender	Poland – Chemical reagents – Dzierżawa analizatora do bezpośredniej identyfikacji drobnoustrojów i genów … Narodowy Instytut Onkologii im. Marii Skłodowskiej-Curie - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy Oddział w Gliwicach · Poland	Oct 19, 2026 3 days
Tender	Poland – Detection and analysis apparatus – Dostawa 2 szt. inkubatorów CO2 dla Wydziału Biologii UW Uniwersytet Warszawski · Poland	Oct 22, 2026 6 days
Tender	Poland – Laboratory glassware – 103.2026 Sukcesywna dostawa drobnego sprzętu laboratoryjnego na potrzeby … Uniwersytet Medyczny im. Piastów Śląskich we Wrocławiu · Poland	Oct 19, 2026 3 days
Tender	Poland – Laboratory reagents – (DFP.271.175.2026.PS) Dostawa odczynników, materiałów zużywalnych wraz z … SZPITAL UNIWERSYTECKI W KRAKOWIE · Poland	Oct 20, 2026 4 days
Tender	Poland – Laboratory reagents – Dostawa odczynników do oznaczeń biochemicznych z najmem analizatora na okres 48 … Samodzielny Publiczny Szpital Kliniczny im. Prof. A. Grucy CMKP · Poland	Oct 19, 2026 3 days
Tender	Poland – Spectrometers – ZP/84/2026 Rozbudowa systemu LC-MS w ramach projektu ”CLEAN ROOM- laboratorium … Uniwersytet Medyczny w Łodzi · Poland	Oct 19, 2026 3 days
Tender	Romania – Biochemical analysers – Achiziționarea unui sistem automat de identificare microbiană prin metoda … SPITALUL CLINIC FILANTROPIA · Romania	Oct 20, 2026 4 days
Tender	Romania – Gas-detection apparatus – Detectoare de gaze, incluzând accesorii și serviciile de mentenanță … DISTRIGAZ SUD RETELE S.R.L. · Romania	Oct 19, 2026 3 days
Tender	Romania – Laboratory reagents – ACORD CADRU DE FURNIZARE REACTIVI si consumabile compatibile cu analizoarele … SPITALUL JUDETEAN DE URGENTA CALARASI "Dr. POMPEI SAMARIAN" · Romania	Oct 19, 2026 3 days
Tender	Romania – Laboratory reagents – acord cadru furnizare „reactivi compatibili automat Bond-Max IHC,ISH si FISH” SPITALUL CLINIC JUDETEAN DE URGENTA SF.SPIRIDON IASI · Romania	Oct 22, 2026 6 days
Tender	Romania – Laboratory reagents – Reactivi, controale, calibratori si consumabile pentru examen complet de … MINISTERUL APARARII NATIONALE- U.M. 02587 (INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE MEDICINA AERONAUTICA SI SPATIALA) · Romania	Oct 19, 2026 3 days
Tender	Spain – Mass spectrometer – El suministro, instalación, puesta en marcha y formación de un sistema de … Fundación BCMaterials - Basque Center for Materials, Applications and Nanostructures - Fundación BCMaterials · Spain	Oct 18, 2026 2 days
Grant	Carbon farming innovation and scale-up European Commission · EU	Sep 23, 2027 342 days
Grant	Empowering local urban food systems entrepreneurship and innovation European Commission · EU	Sep 23, 2027 342 days
Grant	Fostering common farmland birds and mammals for resilient food production systems European Commission · EU	Sep 22, 2027 341 days
Grant	Technical innovation to protect ecosystems and to scale up their restoration European Commission · EU	Sep 22, 2027 341 days
Grant	Towards commercialization of food systems microbiome solutions European Commission · EU	Sep 23, 2027 342 days

7 · Tech stack & innovations

Main risks from the sources: high cost and debated cost-effectiveness, sensitivity to positioning uncertainty and organ motion, and, in China, policy and supervision changes.

Sources 5

Link.springer.com — link.springer.com 2026-10-16
Ptcog.site — www.ptcog.site 2026-10-16
Pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov — pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov 2026-10-16
Pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov — pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov 2026-10-16
Pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov — pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov 2026-10-16