Business
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According to Relief Therapeutics, the FDA has granted orphan drug designation for RLF-100 inhaled aviptadil for the treatment of sarcoidosis; RLF-100 is currently in Phase 2 development for that indication. Relief also recently acquired German… Read more . . .
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Sanofi has agreed to pay approximately $3.2 billion for Translate Bio, which is developing inhaled mRNA therapies for cystic fibrosis, primary ciliary dyskinesia, and pulmonary arterial hypertension in addition to a number of intramuscular mRNA vaccines,… Read more . . .
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Glenmark Pharmaceuticals has acquired the rights to manufacture and sell SaNOtize’s nitric oxide nasal spray (NONS) in India and at least a dozen other markets in Asia for the treatment of COVID-19, the companies have… Read more . . .
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According to Lannett, the company has acquired US rights to market Respirents generic of Spiriva Handihaler tiotropium bromide DPI for a 10-year period, the company said. Lannett had already acquired US rights to Respirent’s generic versions… Read more . . .
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Atai Life Sciences and University of Queensland technology transfer company UniQuest have announced the launch of a new company called InnarisBio, which will develop intranasal drug delivery technology for CNS drugs based on sol-gel technology developed by… Read more . . .
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Esteve Pharmaceuticals has acquired the exclusive rights to market Inbrija dry powder levodopa in Spain and expects to launch the product there by the end of 2022, according to Acorda Therapeutics. Esteve will pay Acorda… Read more . . .
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Inhalon Biopharma has announced that it is partnered with Celltrion to develop a nebulized formulation of regdanvimab, a monoclonal antibody for the treatment of COVID-19, which will be known as IN-006. In May 2021, Inhalon… Read more . . .
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OINDP research and development specialist Nanopharm has partnered with Leyden Labs for development of Leyden Labs antiviral nasal spray candidates, the companies have announced. Nanopharm, which was acquired by Aptar Pharma in 2019, will develop… Read more . . .
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Philip Morris International (PMI) has announced an offer of ~£1.05 billion for the acquisition of inhalation CDMO Vectura. In May 2021, Vectura announced that it would be acquired by the Carlyle Group for £958 million.… Read more . . .
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Rokote Laboratories, a spin out from the University of Helsinki and the University of Eastern Finland, has raised €9 million for development of an intranasal vaccine against the SARS-CoV-2 virus, the universities have announced. The… 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
October 19-October 20: MVIC Autumn Training 2026, Lund, Sweden