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Krystal Biotech, which has been developing both injectable and inhaled formulations of its KB707 gene therapy for the treatment of solid tumors, announced that it will now focus on the inhaled therapy for the treatment… Read more . . .
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According to Boston-based CILA Therapeutics, the company has been awarded an SBIR Phase 1 grant worth almost $380,000 through the NIH’s National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) for pre-clinical development of the company’s CIL-Key… Read more . . .
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Firebrick Pharma announced that the European Patent Office has accepted the company’s patent application covering the use of povidone-iodine nasal sprays, including Firebrick’s Nasodine, for the reduction of viral load of SARS-CoV-2 in the nose… Read more . . .
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AstraZeneca has announced the launch of its FluMist Home service for delivery of the FluMist intranasal influenza vaccine in the US for the 2025-26 flu season. In September 2024, the nasal vaccine was approved by the… Read more . . .
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MannKind Corporation announced a strategic financing agreement with Blackstone that will provide the company with a $75 million loan initially, with a total potential of up to $500 million. MannKind said that the agreement was made in… Read more . . .
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Alveolus Bio, which is developing inhaled therapies for the treatment of respiratory diseases, announced that Indian API manufacturer and CDMO Shilpa Medicare Limited has led a strategic financing round that will fund Phase 2 development… Read more . . .
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GSK has announced that it will pay $500 million to Hengrui Pharma up front for the rights to Hengrui’s HRS-9821, an inhaled dry powder PDE3/4 inhibitor for the treatment of COPD, plus options to license… Read more . . .
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Avalyn Pharma announced that it has closed a $100 million Series D financing, with proceeds intended to support continued development of its inhaled drugs for the treatment of pulmonary fibrosis, including AP01 pirfenidone, AP02 nintedanib,… Read more . . .
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Oragenics, which recently announced that it had raised approximately $16.5 million for Phase 2 development of its OPN-002 neurosteroid nasal powder for the treatment of mild traumatic brain injury, says that Sterling Pharma Services will… Read more . . .
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Merck has announced that it will acquire Ohtuvarye inhaled ensifentrine maker Verona Pharma for a total of approximately $10 billion. Ohtuvarye, which is delivered via jet nebulizer, was approved by the FDA in June 2024… Read more . . .
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