Business
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Inhaler monitoring specialist Asthmapolis has announced that the company has changed its name to Propeller Health. The company said that the name change reflects a widening focus that includes products for inhaled COPD medications as… Read more . . .
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Capsugel will acquire Bend Research for an undisclosed amount, the companies have announced. Bend will become part of Capsugel’s Dosage Form Solutions (DFS) business unit. Although the press release highlights Capsugel’s new “access to a… Read more . . .
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Swedish pharmaceutical company Meda has agreed to acquire Massachusetts-based Acton Pharmaceuticals for $135 million plus a $10 million milestone payment and royalty milestones. According to Acton, the deal could be worth up to $200 million.… Read more . . .
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Opthalmic and injectables manufacturer Akorn will acquire Hi-Tech Pharmacal for $640 million in cash, the companies said. Hi-Tech Pharmacal’s products include generic albuterol inhalation solution and fluticasone nasal spray, plus several OTC intranasal products. The… Read more . . .
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Rigel Pharmaceuticals’ R343 inhaled SYK inhibitor has failed to meet primary or secondary endpoints in a Phase 2 study, the company said. As a result, Rigel will discontinue development of the product for the treatment… Read more . . .
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Lightlake Therapeutics has announced that the US National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) wiill sponsor a Phase 1 pharmacokinetic study of Lightlake’s intranasal naloxone. If the results of the study are positive, the company said,… Read more . . .
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Aegis Therapeutics has announced that it has received New Zealand Patent No. 5937828 for fast acting formulations of triptans that can be administered as nasal, buccal, or sublingual sprays. The company’s Intravail formulations have been… Read more . . .
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Adamis Pharmaceuticals has announced that it will exclusively license and then acquire 3M’s Taper API-only dry powder inhaler. The company said that “Upon completion of development and clinical activities required to obtain required regulatory approval,… Read more . . .
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The US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has awarded a Small Business Initiative Research (SBIR) grant of approximately $278,000 to Aradigm to study the use… Read more . . .
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Grupo Ferrer Internacional has launched Adasuve Staccato loxapine in Germany, triggering a $1.25 million milestone payment to Adasuve developer and manufacturer Alexza Pharmaceuticals, Alexza has announced. Adasuve was approved in the EU in February 2013… Read more . . .
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