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Swedish inhalation research equipment company Inhalation Sciences (ISAB) announced that it has received notification that a US patent covering the aerosol generating technology in its PreciseInhale laboratory aerosol dosing system will soon be issued. In May 2019, ISAB announced that it intended to validate the PreciseInhale for clinical use.  The new patent is … [Read more...] about Inhalation Sciences gets US patent for its PreciseInhale system

Lonza has announced that it will invest CHf 85 million (~$94 million) at 8 of its Capsugel manufacturing sites around the world to expand its capsule manufacturing capacity by 15%, or 30 billion capsules per year. The expansion will involve multiple lines of capsules, including the Zephyr range and other DPI capsules. Lonza acquired Capsugel in 2017, and the … [Read more...] about Lonza to increase capsule manufacturing capacity at eight sites

CDMO Arcinova has added a 3P Innovation R1000 micro-dosing system at its facility in Alnwick, UK in what it called its "Fill-Inova" project, the company said. The R1000 machine includes two of 3P's Fill2Weight filling modules, which can be used to fill API-only or lactose blend formulations into inhalers, capsules, and blisters. According to Arcinova, the new machine … [Read more...] about Arcinova adds 3P Innovation micro-dosing system

Aerosol characterization specialist Proveris Scientific has announced that it is working with the University of Sydney and Macquarie University to develop a new method of measuring the surface area of pharmaceutical aerosol particles using optical tomography technology. The project is funded by the Australian Research Council Linkage Program and will be led by Hak-Kim … [Read more...] about Proveris partners with Australian universities on new method of characterizing pharmaceutical aerosols

Nasal spray CDMO Summit Biosciences has nearly completed a $19 million expansion of its facility at the University of Kentucky Coldstream Research Campus that is expected to create 78 jobs, the state of Kentucky has announced. Following the expansion, which includes laboratory, warehouse, and manufacturing space, the facility will total 44,000 sq ft. The company, … [Read more...] about Summit Biosciences expansion nearing completion

Clement Clarke International is highlighting the results of a study done in partnership with Egypt's Beni-Suef University Research demonstrating that the company's Clip-Tone audible feedback device can improve MDI technique. The data were presented at the 2020 European Respiratory Society Congress. The Clip-Tone device attaches to the top of an MDI actuator and … [Read more...] about Study shows Clement Clarke’s Clip-Tone device improves inhaler technique

Inhaled drug CDMO Vectura has entered into an agreement with the Monash University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (MIPS) for early development of an oxytocin DPI for the prevention of postpartum hemorrhage, the company said. Vectura will develop a single use inhaler for Phase 1 clinical trials on a fee-for-service basis; a commercial manufacturer would be … [Read more...] about Vectura to work on Monash University oxytocin DPI