News
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Pulmatrix has announced that Robert Clarke will succeed Robert Connelly as the company’s Chief Executive Officer. Clarke has been with the company, which is developing inhaled drugs based on its proprietary iSPERSE (inhaled small particles… Read more . . .
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The FDA briefing materials for the September 5, 2012 meeting of the Anti-Infective Drugs Advisory Committee, which will consider the use of Novartis’s Tobi tobramycin inhalation powder (TIP) for the treatment of P. aeruginosa infections… Read more . . .
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Elevation Pharmaceuticals, which is developing several inhalation products, has agreed to be acquired by Sunovion. Both boards have approved the deal. The agreement includes an upfront payment of $100 million and milestone payments for development… Read more . . .
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Hovione has named Mike Ironside as General Manager of its Technology Transfer Center (TTC), which is located in New Jersey. Ironside was most recently with Anacor Pharmaceuticals and has previously worked for GSK and AMRI.… Read more . . .
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According to Novartis, the latest Phase 3 study of the QVA149 indacaterol/glycopyrronium DPI demonstrated a significant reduction in exacerbations of moderate-to-severe COPD compared to the Seebri Breezhaler glycopyrronium bromide DPI alone. The company says that… Read more . . .
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Particle manufacturing specialist Liquidia Technologies has named Benjamin Yerxa, most recently at Clearside Biomedical, as its new Chief Scientific Officer. Yerxa will oversee R&D, “including a focus on scientific collaborations,” for the company. Liquidia’s PRINT… Read more . . .
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GlaxoSmithKline says that it will begin regulatory submissions for its umeclidinium bromide (UMEC) and vilanterol (VI) dry powder inhaler for the treatment of COPD by the end of 2012. GSK is partnered with Theravance on… Read more . . .
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Hovione has announced the appointment of Conrad Winters as Director, Drug Product Development. Winters most recently was Senior Director of the Compound Properties Group at Xenon Pharmaceuticals and previously held positions with Merck. Hovione VP… Read more . . .
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Alexza Pharmaceuticals has received a EU Certificate of GMP Compliance of a Manufacturer subsequent to a May 2012 inspection by the Agencia Espanola de Medicamentos y Productos Sanitarios, the company has announced. Alexza plans to… Read more . . .
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Bend Research has announced the addition of a new stand-alone cGMP spray-drying facility for high potency drug development and manufacturing, including inhalation biotherapeutics. The company offers a range of development and particle engineering services for… Read more . . .
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