Jobs
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North Carolina specialty pharma company Inspire Pharmaceuticals has announced that it is cutting 27% of its workforce (65 jobs) after its denufosol inhalation solution for the treatment of cystic fibrosis failed a Phase 3 trial.… Read more . . .
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A group of investors led by LSP Life Sciences Partners of Amsterdam has put together €5 million that device company Activaero will use for continued development of its inhalation systems. Activaero recently initiated clinical studies… Read more . . .
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A review study published in The Cochrane Library finds that inhaled epinephrine provides significant relief of croup symptoms in children within 30 minutes compared to placebo. The review included 8 studies involving 225 children. Read… Read more . . .
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According to MannKind Corporation, it remains committed to gaining approval for its Afrezza inhaled insulin despite continuing requests from the FDA for additional data. The company announced that it is restructuring in order to focus… Read more . . .
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Teva’s Qnaze beclomethasone nasal aerosol has met all efficacy endpoints in a Phase III trial. The study involved 470 patients with perennial allergic rhinitis. After 6 weeks of treatment, patients using the product experienced significant… Read more . . .
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Pharmaxis has received TGA approval to market its Bronchitol inhaled dry powder mannitol in Australia for the treatment of cystic fibrosis. The approval is for patients over 6 years old. Bronchitol received orphan drug designation… Read more . . .
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According to Teva, its worldwide sales of respiratory drugs, including the Pro-Air albuterol and QVAR beclomethasone inhalers, were down 3% from 2009, to $875 million. Of that amount, $556 million is attributable to sales in… Read more . . .
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Isis Pharmaceuticals has reportedly closed down Altair Therapeutics, which it had spun off in 2007 to develop AIR645, an inhaled IL-4 and IL-13 inhibitor for the treatment of asthma. The drug, which was the only… Read more . . .
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An article in the January 31, 2011 issue of PNAS describes how rhesus macaques gained protection against the measles virus after inhalation of a single dose of a dry powder live attenuated measles vaccine (LAMV).… Read more . . .
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AstraZeneca has announced that it has received marketing authorization from the European Commission for its Fluenz nasal spray vaccine for the prevention of seasonal flu in children under 18 years old down to 24 months… Read more . . .
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May 10-May 14: RDD 2026, Phoenix, AZ, USA
May 15-May 16: ATS Respiratory Innovation Summit 2026, Orlando, FL, USA
May 17-May 20: ATS International Conference 2026, Orlando, FL, USA
June 9-June 10: Nasal Drug Delivery Symposium: Current Status and Future Opportunities, Stockholm, Sweden
June 10: SMI.London 2026, London, UK