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The “Deep Draw Container Forming Method” developed by Mystic Pharmaceuticals for packaging of intranasal drugs for use with its VersiDoser and VRx2 intranasal delivery systems has been awarded US Patent No. 7,963,089. Both delivery systems… Read more . . .
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After receiving written guidance from the FDA in late May, says Generex, it has revised its development program for its Oral-lyn buccal insulin spray. A reorganized medical/regulatory group within the company will focus its efforts… Read more . . .
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The UK site where Pfizer has performed inhalation R&D is now on the market as “Discovery Park.” The company announced the closing of the site, which employed 2400 people, in February 2011. Although a representative… Read more . . .
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According to Perrigo Company, which is partnered with Teva on a generic triamcinolone acetonide nasal spray, Teva has begun shipping the product. Perrigo developed the nasal spray, which is a generic equivalent of Sanofi’s Nasacort… Read more . . .
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Sun Pharma Advanced Research Company (SPARC) has announced completion of Phase 3 studies for a new dry powder inhaler and its intention to launch a product based on the novel DPI in India by the… Read more . . .
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Dry powder inhalation drug developer Savara Pharmaceuticals has graduated from the Austin Techonology Incubator (ATI) Bioscience Incubator, according to ATI. Savara, which was founded in 2007, is preparing for Phase 1 trials of its lead… Read more . . .
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GlaxoSmithKline plans to expand its manufacturing facility in Mississauga, Ontario, in part to enable production of Relenza zanamivir dry powder for inhalation. The expansion is expected to create 70 new jobs. GSK will contribute more… Read more . . .
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Respira Therapeutics has issued a press release to introduce its drug engine technology (DET) dry powder inhaler, which the company says “can be deployed and optimized in short test cycles with a wide range of… Read more . . .
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University of Melbourne spin-off Otifex has reportedly raised $1.1 million for the development of a nasal spray to treat otitis media with effusion (OTE), in which viscous fluid builds up in the middle ear, potentially… Read more . . .
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Reuters is reporting that the Swedish Medical Products Agency has approved a fluticasone/salmeterol DPI manufactured by Greek pharmaceutical company Elpen. The approval apparently took place in May 2011 but was not announced. The company has… Read more . . .
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September 15-September 18: DDL New Researcher Network Summer Event, London, UK
September 16-September 17: IPAC-RS 2026 Nasal Innovation Forum, Jersey City, NJ, USA
September 24-September 25: Inhaled & Nasal Biologics | DNA Forum, Cambridge, UK
October 14-October 15: Advancing Bioequivalence Frameworks for Inhalation and Nasal Drug Products: Optimizing In Vitro, In Vivo, and In Silico Methods, Rockville, MD, USA
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