December 2016
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Eight years after being phased out at the end of 2011 due to its CFC propellant, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals’ Primatene Mist epinephrine MDI has been reinstated by the FDA as the only asthma inhaler approved for… Read more . . .
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Vectura and Hikma Pharmaceuticals have announced a deal for development and commercialization of generic versions of GSK’s Ellipta dry powder inhalers. Hikma will pay Vectura $15 million up front, $5 million at the start of… Read more . . .
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Intranasal drug developer Impel NeuroPharma has announced the appointment of former Allergan VP of External Science & Innovation Ellen A. Lubman as Chief Business Officer. Her previous experience also includes stints at Kadmon Pharmaceuticals and… Read more . . .
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AstraZeneca has announced that Covis Pharma will pay $350 million up front for the rights to market Alvesco ciclesonide MDI and the ciclesonide nasal spray Omnaris and nasal MDI Zetonna outside of the US. The… Read more . . .
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Receptor Life Sciences has raised $29 million for development of several cannabinoid products, the company said. In 2016, MannKind Corporation announced that it had licensed its dry powder inhalation technology to Receptor, which was then… Read more . . .
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Inhaler testing equipment company Copley Scientific has announced the official opening of its newly expanded headquarters in Nottingham, UK. The company announced the project, which nearly doubled the size of the existing building, in February… Read more . . .
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Glenmark Pharmaceuticals has officially opened its first US manufacturing site in Monroe, North Carolina, the company said. The 100,000 sq ft, $100 million facility will eventually produce hundreds of millions of doses in various forms… Read more . . .
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Royal Philips has announced the launch of the InnoSpire Go hand-held vibrating mesh nebulizer system in the US. InnoSpire Go is already available in the UK, Australia, Denmark, Finland, Germany, and Norway. Philips acquired the… Read more . . .
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Belgian soft mist inhaler company Softhale has announced the appointment of Nevan Charles Elam to its board of directors. Currently Chairman and CEO of Rezolute, Elam was formerly Senior VP and Head of the Pulmonary… Read more . . .
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According to the Scottish government, a new manufacturing facility built by GSK in Montrose to produce APIs for its Ellipta dry powder inhalers officially opened on October 22, 2018, with Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon… Read more . . .
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