Products and Services

Device manufacturer Gerresheimer reported a 6.3% increase in revenues and a 7.4% increase in net income in the second quarter of 2015, crediting “very strong growth” in medical plastic products such as inhalers. According to… Read more . . .

Hovione is adding new spray drying capacity at its facility in Loures, Portugal, the company has announced. The company says that the new spray dryer, which is designed with the ability to handle highly potent… Read more . . .

Copley Scientific has announced the publication of a brochure titled “Quality Solutions for Inhaler Testing, 2015 Edition” which includes a guide for testing of novel and generic OINDPS. The brochure includes an introduction to various… Read more . . .

Timer Designs, a Dutch company specializing in compliance devices, has introduced a new version of its Compliance Cradle for Breo Ellipta, which GSK will supply with the inhaler, the company said. The cradle uses an… Read more . . .

Capsugel has announced that Bend Research, which Capsugel acquired in September 2013, has manufactured Phase 2 clinical trial supplies of a DPI formulation, its first inhalation product manufactured at that scale. The biopharmaceutical formulation was… Read more . . .

Inhalation Sciences AB (ISAB) has announced that the 3D module of its PreciseInhale dry powder aerosol testing system is now called “XposeALI.” Using air liquid interface (ALI) technology, ISAB creates 3D models with primary epithelial… Read more . . .

ASTM International’s Subcommittee on Characterization and Handling of Powders and Bulk Solids has published a new standard titled “Standard Test Method for Shear Testing of Powders using the Freeman Technology FT4 Powder Rheometer Shear Cell.”… Read more . . .

According to Copley Scientific, the company will display several new cascade impactor testing accessories at the upcoming RDD Europe meeting in Antibes, France. The new products include a set of interchangeable quick-release attachments for the… Read more . . .