Business
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The Drug Delivery to the Lungs conference organizing committee and the British Thoracic Society have both announced that they will cut ties with inhalation CDMO Vectura following the company’s acquisition by tobacco company Philip Morris… Read more . . .
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Dutch vaccine developer Intravacc has announced that it will continue to develop its pipeline of intranasal vaccines while adding a contract development and manufacturing business. The company said that it will offer GMP manufacturing for… Read more . . .
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Theravance Biopharma said that it expects to cut 270 jobs, or 75% of its current workforce, by February 2022 and that it will stop development of candidates outside of its respiratory portfolio. The announcement came… Read more . . .
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ARS Pharmaceuticals said that it has raised $55 million in a Series D financing round to support approval and potential launch of its Neffy (ARS-1) intranasal epinephrine for the treatment of anaphylaxis as well as… Read more . . .
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Within one week in August, Vivera Pharmaceuticals has announced the issuance of two US patents covering its Zicoh smart inhaler technology. The first is US Patent No. 11,083,850 (“Secure smart dosing system with automated delivery,… Read more . . .
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Lupin Healthcare has announced the launch of the Luforbec beclometasone/formoterol MDI in the UK. The generic version of Chiesi’s Fostair MDI was approved by the MHRA for the treatment of asthma and COPD in June… Read more . . .
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Particle engineering company Crystec has announced a new partnership with SignalRx Pharmaceuticals for development of an inhaled dry powder formulation of SignalRx’s SF2523 PI3K-BRD4 inhibitor for the treatment of pulmonary fibrosis, lung cancer, and COVID-19.… Read more . . .
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Nebulizer maker HCmed Innovations and Cellics Therapeutics have agreed to collaborate on inhaled delivery of cellular nanosponges as antibacterial and anti-inflammatory therapies. Cellics is currently developing nanosponges based on red blood cells and macrophages, and… Read more . . .
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Aptar Pharma will have 12 months to decide whether to exercise an exclusive option to acquire worldwide rights to Pharmaxis’s high payload Orbital dry powder inhaler under a new agreement, the company said. The Orbital… Read more . . .
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Philip Morris International (PMI) has acquired inhaled drug developer OtiTopic, as “part of PMI’s strategic plan to leverage its expertise, scientific know-how, and capabilities in inhalation to grow a pipeline of inhaled therapeutics and respiratory… Read more . . .
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