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  • HCmed Innovations announced that former AstraZeneca Science and Innovation Director of Inhaled Drug Delivery Gunilla Petersson has joined the company as Chief Scientific Officer. Petersson has almost 30 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, primarily… Read more . . .

  • Former Arranta Bio CEO David Stevens has joined CDMO Kindeva Drug Delivery as Chief Commercial Officer, the company said. Prior to Arranta, Stevens held a variety of roles at Albany Molecular Research, Aptuit, and Charles… Read more . . .

  • MannKind Corporation has named former Acorda Therapeutics COO Lauren Sabella  as Executive VP, Chief Operating Officer. Sabella’s experience includes 12 years at Acorda, first as Chief Commercial Officer and then as COO; she previously served in a… Read more . . .

  • Charles G. Thiel, one of the most influential scientists working in respiratory drug delivery over the past 7 decades, passed away on March 10, 2023 at the age of 94. In 1956, Thiel and co-workers… Read more . . .

  • Utuly intranasal epinephrine developer Bryn Pharma has named Sandy Loreaux as CEO, succeeding David Dworaczyk, who will remain with the company as head of R&D, regulatory, and production. Loreaux was most recently US President of… Read more . . .

  • AuraVax Therapeutics, which is developing intranasal antiviral technology licensed from Massachusetts General Hospital and the University of Houston, has named former Merck executive Joseph C. Sullivan as the company’s first CEO. Sullivan was most recently Chief… Read more . . .

  • Inhaled drug developer Savara has announced the appointments of former Strongbridge Biopharma executives Scott Wilhoit as Executive VP, Global Commercial, and Rob Lutz as Chief Operating Officer. The company also said that it had promoted Dave Lowrance from… Read more . . .

  • PureIMS has appointed Frank Lambert as Executive Director Commercialization. Lambert, who was most recently Executive Director of Business Development for Early Development Services at ICON, will lead commercialization efforts for the company’s Cyclops pre-filled disposable… Read more . . .

  • Intranasal drug developer Optinose has announced the appointment of Ramy Mahmoud as CEO, succeeding Peter Miller. Mahmoud has served as Optinose’s President and Chief Operating Officer since 2010; before joining the company, he served in a number… Read more . . .

  • TFF Pharmaceuticals, which is developing dry powder inhaled and nasal formulations based on its thin film freezing particle engineering technology, has announced the appointment of Zamaneh Mikhak as Chief Medical Officer. Mikhak was most recently… Read more . . .

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