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Respira Therapeutics has announced that United Therapeutics will end its collaboration with the company and will return all rights to Respira’s RT234 vardenafil DPI, which is in Phase 2 development for the relief of symptoms… Read more . . .

According to Vectura, the English High Court has dismissed all claims in a “passing off” case brought by GlaxoSmithKline in which GSK charged that of Sandoz’s AirFluSal Forspiro DPI looks too similar to Seretide Accuhaler. Both inhalers and… Read more . . .

Lannett said that it has signed a US distribution agreement for rights to Respirent Pharmaceuticals’ generic Advair Diskus. The agreement would begin after FDA approval and would continue for 10 years after distribution begins. Lannett… Read more . . .

Currax Pharmaceuticals has acquired US, Canadian, and Mexican rights to Onzetra Xsail intranasal dry powder sumatriptan from OptiNose, which announced that the license agreement includes a $4.8 million upfront payment, plus a 10% royalty on net… Read more . . .

Dance Biopharm has announced a name change, saying that the company will now be known as Aerami Therapeutics. The company, which is developing the Dance 501 insulin SMI, said that it is also moving its… Read more . . .

The Australian government has awarded Victoria-based Lachesis Biosciences AUS$438,000 for commercialization of the company’s rivastigmine nasal spray for the treatment of dementia in patients with Alzheimer’s Disease. The Accelerating Commercialisation grant is designed to”help businesses turn… Read more . . .

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 . . .