Products and Services

UK-based powder flow characterization specialist Freeman Technology has been acquired by US particle characterization instrument company Micromeritics, the companies have announced. Both companies offer instruments and services that can be used in development of OINDPs.… Read more . . .

Recipharm will pay £45 million to Sanofi to acquire Sanofi’s UK inhalation contract manufacturing facility and business “in a bid to expand its inhalation capabilities.” The 125,000 sq m facility in Holmes Chapel has more… Read more . . .

Copley Scientific has announced the launch of a new Facemask Test Stand (FMS) to facilitate delivered dose uniformity (DDU) and aerodynamic particle size distribution (APSD) testing of nebulizers with face masks for Quality by Design… Read more . . .

Inhaler monitoring company Propeller Health has announced that its latest funding round included $10 million from device company Aptar Pharma, with an additional $10 million total from existing investors Safeguard Scientifics, Social Capital, Hikma, 3M… Read more . . .

Inhaler monitoring company Adherium has announced that its Smartinhaler platform has been rebranded as “Hailie.” The rebranding includes includes the Hailie asthma and COPD tracking app and Hailie sensors, which will soon launch in the… Read more . . .

The Medical Devices Group at the University of Cape Town has designed a device to significantly reduce the force required to actuate an inhaler, the university has announced. The device, called “Easy Squeezy,” fits over… Read more . . .

Smartinhaler maker Adherium has announced a collaboration with pulmonary disease management provider Vitalus Health for promotion of Adherium’s inhaler monitoring technology to COPD patients in the southwest US. In September 2017, Adherium’s SmartTouch sensor received… Read more . . .

Clement Clarke International has announced the availability of a new smartphone app called the Trainhaler Buddy for use with its Trainhaler device to teach patients correct inhaler use technique. The Trainhaler Buddy app uses animations… Read more . . .

Hovione has provided an update on its ongoing expansion of manufacturing sites in Portugal, Ireland and the US, saying that it has already added significant capacity to the Portuguese and US facilities and has plans… Read more . . .