December 2016
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Medical propellant maker Koura announced that it has donated 10,000 MDIs to the government of the Indian state of Maharashtra to help meet the demand for inhalers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, the company said… Read more . . .
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Inhalation contract R&D company iPharma Labs has announced the introduction of new GMP testing services for testing and development of OINDPs, including inhaled drugs for the treatment of COVID-19. The company also announced the addition… Read more . . .
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Novartis’s Enerzair Breezhaler (QVM149) indacaterol / glycopyrronium / mometasone furoate DPI has been approved by the EC for the treatment of asthma, the company said. The inhaler can now be marketed with an optional Propeller… Read more . . .
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Chinese OINDP developer CF PharmTech announced that it has completed a $50 million Series F financing round approximately six months after completing a $90 million financing round. Investors participating in the latest financing include BioTrack Capital,… Read more . . .
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Dutch inhaled drug developer PureIMS said that it has initiated a Phase 1 clinical trial of its Amikacin Cyclops DPI, which it is developing for the treatment of drug susceptible tuberculosis. The single ascending dose… Read more . . .
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Orexo has announced that a Phase 1 bioavailability study of three formulations of its OX125 intranasal nalmefene compared to intramuscular nalmefene injection showed that all three were well tolerated and well absorbed. Orexo is developing… Read more . . .
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The Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare has approved two Novartis DPIs — Enerzair Breezhaler glycopyrronium / indacaterol/ mometasone furoate and Atectura indacaterol / mometasone furoate — for the treatment of asthma, the company… Read more . . .
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Meissa Vaccines has provided updates on two intranasal live attenuated vaccines (LAVs) based on its “codon deoptimized RSV vaccine platform with the goal of creating safe, potent, stable, and cost-effective intranasal vaccines.” The company said that… Read more . . .
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Over a dozen well-known OINDP specialists have issued a call for accelerated development of inhaled therapies for COVID-19, with the goal of getting these products to patients faster. Writing to the editor of the Journal… Read more . . .
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Tiziana Life Sciences has announced a new agreement with STC Biologics for manufacturing of its TZLS-501 inhaled anti-IL-6 receptor monoclonal antibody. The company said that it is also working with Sciarra Laboratories to develop a… Read more . . .
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