Business
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According to reports, Johnson & Johnson described development of a ketamine nasal spray for the treatment of depression during a meeting with analysts on May 23, 2013. The product is not listed among the company’s… Read more . . .
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Grifols is paying $25 million upfront, plus up to $25 million in milestone payments to acquire a worldwide license for Aradigm’s Pulmaquin and Lipoquin inhaled ciprofloxacin formulations. Grifols will also pay tiered royalties on worldwide… Read more . . .
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Inhaled drug developer Vectura has announced better than expected preliminary results for the year ending March 31, 2013, with the company’s loss before tax 21% lower than in 2011/12. The company also announced that Paul… Read more . . .
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According to Aegis Therapeutics, the company has been granted US Patent No. 8,440,631 for fast-acting formulations of triptans for the treatment of migraines. The patent is the second for Aegis’s triptan nasal sprays using its… Read more . . .
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The European Patent Office will grant Insmed Incorporated EU Patent No. 1909759 for Arikace liposomal amikacin for inhalation, according to Insmed. The composition of matter patent, titled “Sustained release of anti-infective aminoglycosides,” covers formulations of… Read more . . .
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Elan Corporation has announced that it will pay Theravance $1 billion for a 21% participation interest in future royalty payments from sales of Breo (Relvar) Ellipta, Anoro Ellipta, MABA ‘081 bifunctional muscarinic antagonist-beta2 agonist monotherapy,… Read more . . .
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Vectura has announced that it has partnered with Chinese pharmaceutical company Tianjin KingYork Group and Hong Kong private equity investor Zendex Bio Strategy to create Tianjin Kinnovata Pharmaceutical Company Limited (“Kinnovata”). The new company will… Read more . . .
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Alexza Pharmaceuticals and Teva Pharmaceuticals USA have announced that Teva will market Adasuve loxapine inhalation powder for the treatment of agitation associated with schizophrenia or bipolar I disorder in the US. The FDA approved Adasuve… Read more . . .
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Contract research organization MedPharm has announced the opening of a new GLP laboratory at its Guildford, UK headquarters. According to the company, “The additional space will provide further capacity for MedPharm’s proprietary in vitro/ex vivo… Read more . . .
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The 19 member companies of the Medicon Valley Inhalation Consortium (MVIC) have announced the creation of a single company called MVIC AB in order to simplify customer relationships with the organization. Orest Lastow of Zenit… Read more . . .
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