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Canadian-based cannabis company TerrAscend has acquired exclusive distribution rights to Syqe Medical’s Syqe medical cannabis inhaler in Canada, the companies announced. The Syqe inhaler, which uses cartridges loaded with medical cannabis plant material, has been available… Read more . . .

Ruling on post-trial motions in a case in which a jury found in May 2019 that GSK had willfully infringed on a Vectura patent covering Ellipta, the presiding judge has upheld the jury’s award of… Read more . . .

Intranasal drug developer Optinose announced that it has issued $80 million in senior secured notes as part of a $150 million debt financing agreement with Pharmakon Advisors. The company plans to issue another $30 million in… Read more . . .

Satsuma Pharmaceuticals has announced an underwritten initial public offering of 5,500,000 shares of its common stock at $15.00 per share, with expected gross proceeds of $82.5 million. The underwriters of the offering also get a 30-day option to… Read more . . .

Inhaled insulin developer Dance Biopharm announced that it has signed an agreement with DarioHealth to integrate its smart soft mist inhaler into DarioHealth’s digital platform. The integration, which will allow patients using the SMI to get… Read more . . .

Hikma Pharmaceuticals has agreed to acquire two nasal sprays as well as unit-dose nasal spray manufacturing assets from Insys Therapeutics, the company said. In June 2019, Insys declared bankruptcy and said that it would sell… Read more . . .

Perrigo announced that it has settled a lawsuit filed by Endo Pharmaceuticals in May 2019 that alleged infringement of patents related to Nascobal cyanocobalamin nasal spray which expire in 2024. The terms of the settlement… Read more . . .

Third Pole Therapeutics said that it has received two new patents from the US Patent and Trademark Office covering its inhaled nitric oxide (iNO) delivery systems through at least 2038. The patents (No. 10,286,176 and… Read more . . .

The United States Patent and Trademark Office has granted US patent No. 10376465 (“Monovalent Metal Cation Dry Powders for Inhalation”) to Pulmatrix, the company said.  The claims cover formulations of Pulmazole inhaled dry powder itraconazole,… Read more . . .