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  • Inhalation particle design and manufacturing specialist Hovione has announced the completion of an FDA GMP and postmarket approval inspection of its manufacturing plant in Loures, Portugal. According to the company, no Form 483 was issued… Read more . . .

  • Mystic Pharmaceuticals has announced that it has received a notice of allowance from the China Patent Office for a patent application titled “Deep Draw Container Forming Method” (invention number ZL200880106965.1). The company also said that… Read more . . .

  • Particle characterization company Malvern Instruments has announced its acquisition of UK-based nanoparticle characterization specialist NanoSight. NanoSight’s instruments can analyze particle size, concentration, zeta potential, and aggregation of nanoparticles. Malvern Instruments Managing Director Paul Walker comented,… Read more . . .

  • Transcept Pharmaceuticals has acquired global development and commercialization rights to Shin Nippon Biomedical Laboratories’ TO-2070 dihydroergotamine (DHE) nasal powder for the treatment of migraine, the companies announced. Transcept will pay $1 million up front plus… Read more . . .

  • Diabetes research organization JDRF, along with Sansum Diabetes Research Institute, and the College of Engineering at University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) have announced positive results from a trial of an artificial pancreas used in… Read more . . .

  • Just days after its approval in Japan, Novartis has announced that the Ultibro Breezhaler indacaterol/glycopyrronium (QVA149) DPI has been approved in Europe for the treatment of COPD. The approval triggers $10 million milestone payments to… Read more . . .

  • According to AstraZeneca, it has received a positive opinion from the EMA’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) for its Fluenz Tetra intranasal four-strain live attenuated influenza vaccine developed by its MedImmune subsidiary.… Read more . . .

  • Avanir Pharmaceuticals has published results of a pharmacokinetic study of its AVP-825 intranasal sumatriptan powder for the treatment of acute migraine. Avanir licensed AVP-825 from OptiNose in July 2013, and the powder is delivered using… Read more . . .

  • Sosei Group and Vectura have announced that the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) has approved Ultibro glycopyrronium/indacaterol inhalation capsules, which are delivered using the Breezhaler DPI, for treatment of COPD. Ultibro, also… Read more . . .

  • GlaxoSmithKline and Theravance have announced that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has recommended approval of the Relvar Ellipta fluticasone furoate/vilanterol (FF/VI) DPI for the treatment of asthma… Read more . . .

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