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Aston University spin out Aston Particle Technologies (APT) has closed a £1 million funding round according to lead investor DSW Ventures. The funding will be used for scale up of APT's isothermal dry particle coating (iDPC) technology, which DSW said is useful for high dose DPI formulations among other uses. DSW explained that the expanded cGMP capacity is necessary … [Read more...] about Aston Particle Technologies gets £1 million in funding

Scottish nebulizer developer Nebu-Flow has raised £1.7 million "to continue the commercialization and delivery of next generation respiratory pharmaceuticals," the company has announced on social media. The funding round was led by Foresight Williams Technology. Nebu-Flow was spun out from the University of Glasgow in 2019 to develop a device based on surface acoustic … [Read more...] about Nebu-Flow closes £1.7 million funding round

Zeteo Biomedical has announced the launch of its ZEOx1 OrionMRQ metered dose nasal device for delivery of drugs and vaccines. Zeteo's ZEOx1 devices are designed for intranasal delivery of liquid formulations, and its ZEOx2 devices are designed for intranasal delivery of powders, reconstituted powders, or multiple liquid formulations. In November 2020, Zeteo said that … [Read more...] about Zeteo Biomedical launches ZEOx1 OrionMRQ nasal delivery device

DPI developer Iconovo has announced that Galenica AB will offer cGMP manufacturing of Iconovo's ICOone single dose disposable DPI for clinical trials, so that customers wanting to develop an inhaled drug delivered by the ICOone device have an accelerated option for producing clinical trial supplies. According to the announcement, close cooperation between the … [Read more...] about Galenica to provide GMP manufacturing for clinical trial supplies of Iconovo’s ICOone inhaler

Kindeva Drug Delivery, formerly 3M Drug Delivery Systems, has announced that it will acquire inhaled drug CRO iPharma Labs, and iPharma's team of well-known OINDP specialists will join Kindeva. Founded in 2016, iPharma extended its offerings in 2020 to include GLP/GMP development services for inhaled drugs. The iPharma team will remain in its existing facilities in … [Read more...] about Kindeva Drug Delivery acquires iPharma Labs

Copley Scientific has announced the launch of the Gentle Rocker 100i device for faster sample recovery from the Next Generation Impactor (NGI). According to Copley, the Gentle Rocker 100i offers controlled agitation of the entire NGI collection cup tray, with agitation speeds from 10 to 60 rpm and a tilting function for easier solution sampling and "enables the … [Read more...] about Copley Scientific launches Gentle Rocker 100i sample recovery system for the NGI

CDMO Catalent, which offers services for a full range of OINDPs, has announced the completion of the first phase of "a significant expansion" of its development and manufacturing capabilities for unit dose and bi-dose nasal sprays at its facility in Morrisville, NC, USA. The new additions include a high speed micro vial filling line and a high speed assembly line, the … [Read more...] about Catalent adds nasal spray manufacturing capacity

Inhalation API manufacturer Inke has announced a €9 million expansion of its manufacturing facility in Castellbisbal, Barcelona, Spain "to reinforce focus on inhalation micronized APIs," with the aim of tripling its production capacity by 2024. According to Inke, the site currently makes 34 APIs for pharma companies in the US, Europe, Turkey, Japan, China, and Korea, … [Read more...] about Inke to triple inhalation API manufacturing capacity