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GSK and AstraZeneca have announced that the two companies, along with the University of Manchester, are working together to create the Manchester Collaborative Centre for Inflammation Research (MCCIR) to facilitate translational research in inflammatory diseases,… Read more . . .
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According to reports, Takeda Pharmaceutical is looking to buy Swiss pharma company Nycomed, which manufactures several OINDPs, including the Alvesco ciclesonide MDI and Omnaris ciclesonide nasal spray. Nycomed is also developing a ciclesonide HFA nasal… Read more . . .
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Five days after its end of review meeting with the FDA on May 4 regarding its Afrezza inhaled insulin, MannKind Corporation held a conference call to update its progress and financial situation. During the call,… Read more . . .
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Over the past 8 months, says API developer and manufacturer Hovione, its facilities have undergone a total of 6 inspections by the US FDA, the Japanese PMDA, and the Portuguese authorities. Pre-approval inspections for 2… Read more . . .
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Rigel Pharmaceuticals says it will assume development responsibilities for R343, an inhaled syk inhibitor for the treatment of allergic asthma after Pfizer returned all rights to the program. Pfizer had licensed R343, along with other… Read more . . .
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According to reports, GlaxoSmithKline has invested an additional $6.7 million in Theravance, its partner in developing a number of inhaled asthma and COPD drugs. The purchase of common stock gives GSK approximately 19% of Theravance’s… Read more . . .
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Steroid manufacturers Sterling S.r.l., located in Perugia, Italy, is now producing APIs for respiratory delivery using particle engineering technology supplied by Prosonix. A two-year collaboration between the two companies has resulted in a retrofit of… Read more . . .
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MicroDose Therapeutx has announced that it has achieved a milestone that “signals the successful incorporation of MicroDose’s DPI technology into a Novartis platform pulmonary device” and triggers a milestone payment from Novartis. The two companies… Read more . . .
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A number of companies that provide products and services to developers and manufacturers of inhaled and nasal drug products have been named as recipients of the 2011 Queen’s Awards for Enterprise. The Queen presents the… Read more . . .
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According to Luitpold Pharmaceuticals, its suspension of both manufacturing at its Shirley, NY facility and distribution of products manufactured at that location, will not affect Sprix ketorolac tromethamine nasal spray. The company says that it… Read more . . .
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