August 2012
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Gerresheimer is adding 3,500 square meters to its medical plastics facility in Horsovsky Tyn, Czech Republic, at a cost of about €18 million, adding to a previously announced expansion at the site. According to the… Read more . . .
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Hi-Tech Pharmacal has reported a 10% increase in net sales of generic products for the quarter ended April 30, 2012 compared to the same quarter in 2011, an increase due primarily to a sales increase… Read more . . .
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Renaissance Acquisition Holdings has acquired Texas-based CDMO DPT Laboratories, which offers MDI and nasal spray testing and manufacturing. DPT has facilities in San Antonio, TX and Lakewood, NJ. According to the company, the management team… Read more . . .
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Indian pharmaceutical company Cipla has hired former Teva vice-president Frank Pieters as Head of European Business and Head of Global Respiratory Business. Pieters was most recently Senior VP for the Region of Southern Europe at… Read more . . .
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Prosonix and Imperial College London have signed an agreement to collaborate on development of inhaled therapies based on multi-component particles (MCPs) manufactured using Prosonix’s proprietary particle engineering technology. The company will coordinate with Dr. Omar… Read more . . .
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GlaxoSmithKline and Theravance have announced results from four Phase 3 studies of its umeclidinium bromide (UMEC)/vilanterol (VI) combination DPI for the treatment of COPD. The studies include two 24-week efficacy studies and two 24-week active… Read more . . .
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The European Commission (EC) has approved SkyePharma’s flutiform fluticasone propionate/formoterol fumarate MDI for the treatment of asthma in the 21 European countries using the decentralized procedure. The CHMP issued a positive opinion for flutiform in… Read more . . .
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A study by the European Pharmaceutical Aerosol Group (EPAG) titled “Effect of Sampling Volume on Dry Powder Inhaler (DPI)-Emitted Aerosol Aerodynamic Particle Size Distributions (APSDs) Measured by the Next-Generation Pharmaceutical Impactor (NGI) and the Andersen… Read more . . .
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According to Insmed Incorporated, the company has entered into a loan agreement with Hercules Technology Growth Capital that will allow it to access up to $20 million for continued development of Arikace inhaled liposomal amikacin.… Read more . . .
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According to Novartis, the European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has recommended approval of Seebri Breezhaler glycopyrronium/NVA237 DPI for the treatment of COPD. Novartis submitted the MAA in September 2011.… Read more . . .
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