August 2012
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Consort Medical, parent company of device developer and manufacturer Bespak, reports “strong volume growth” for Bespak’s inhaler business for the six months ending October 31, 2011. Bespak revenues were up 17% from 2010, with operating… Read more . . .
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Acacia Research, a California company frequently described as a “patent troll,” says that it has acquired 13 patents for inhaler technology from “a major medical company.” Company CEO Paul Ryan said, “Acacia continues to increase… Read more . . .
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Bloomberg has published an article about GSK’s overhaul of its R&D organization that describes former head of the allergic inflammation discovery performance unit Roberto Solari as “one of the casualties of the company’s new approach… Read more . . .
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AstraZeneca has asked the New Zealand High Court to review a decision by Pharmac, the government drug purchasing agency, to reduce its subsidy for the Symbicort Turbuhaler to achieve pricing parity with GSK’s Seretide (Advair)… Read more . . .
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The Michael J. Fox Foundation (MJFF) for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF) has awarded a grant to Civitas Therapeutics to support development of the company’s lead product, CVT-301, an inhaled levodopa (L-dopa) formulation for the treatment of… Read more . . .
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Shortly after announcing a co-promotion deal with Eisai for its inhaled COPD drugs in Japan, Novartis has filed a new drug application in that country for one of those drugs, NVA237 inhaled glycopyrronium bromide, according… Read more . . .
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According to a study published in the November 24 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, intermittent administration of a high dose of inhaled budesonide resulted in no more exacerbations over the course of… Read more . . .
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The New York Microscopical Society has recognized Malvern Instruments Chief Technology Officer E. Neil Lewis with its Ernst Abbe Memorial Award for outstanding contributions to the science of microscopy. The society specifically cited Dr. Lewis’s… Read more . . .
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The approximately 800 million inhalers sold annually worldwide generate approximately 10,000 tons of waste, estimates Graham Purkins of Novartis, a member of the the Device Working Group of IPAC-RS. In response to growing concern from… Read more . . .
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Tokyo-based Eisai will co-promote three Novartis inhaled COPD therapies in Japan with Novartis Pharma K.K. Starting on December 1, 2011, both companies will promote Onbrez indacaterol inhalation capsules, with Novartis targeting flagship and university hospitals… Read more . . .
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