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Hovione Technology said that the company has completed pilot-scale blister manufacturing and filling for its Papillon dry powder inhaler. The company announced in April 2019 that it had acquired the rights to the DPI from its inventor, Klaus-Dieter Beller. The Papillon DPI, which is formed from a single plastic part and is reusable, can hold doses of up to 50 mg … [Read more...] about Hovione Technology completes pilot scale manufacturing for Papillon DPI blisters

Swedish CDMO Recipharm has announced that it will acquire Consort Medical, the parent company of device maker Bespak and CDMO Aesica, in order to "Become a Leading Inhalation Company and Top Five Global CDMO Player." According to Recipharm, the companies have agreed on a cash offer of £505 million. In the past few years, Recipharm has aggressively expanded its … [Read more...] about Recipharm to acquire Consort Medical

French drug delivery device company Biocorp announced that it has entered into a 10-year strategic partnership with Vitrobio Pharma regarding manufacturing of a new intranasal polymeric product that the company says "acts as a barrier on the nasal surface and prevents contact with pollutants and allergens, while eliminating histamines and harmful proteins through … [Read more...] about Biocorp announces deal with Vitrobio for manufacturing of intranasal product

According to Adherium, the company has received $1.1 million in a second round of secured debt note financing, and the subscriber for this round is new strategic investor Trudell Medical Limited, parent company of respiratory device companies Trudell Medical International, Monaghan Medical, and NasoNeb. Adherium said that the funds would be used for working … [Read more...] about Inhaler sensor company Adherium gets $1.1 million in new financing round

Aptar has announced its acquisition of Noble International, which specializes in training devices and patient onboarding for drug delivery devices, including inhalers. Noble makes respiratory trainers for both MDIs and DPIs with a variety of technologies including Bluetooth connectivity, actuation force simulation, and error detection/correction. According to … [Read more...] about Aptar acquires training device company Noble International

CDMO Micro-Sphere has announced an investment of 3.5 million CHF (~$3.5 million) that will include the addition of a fifth spray drying line to its GMP facility in Switzerland. The new line should be in operation by the first quarter of 2021. According to the company, the expansion is needed due to increased demand for both spray drying and capsule filling for DPIs. … [Read more...] about Micro-Sphere to add spray drying capacity

Dry powder inhaler developer Iconovo has announced that the company will invest approximately 20 million SEK over about 3 years to develop a new platform for development of generic versions of Ellipta DPI products. The platform will include a new device called ICOpre and custom dry powder formulations that will be pre-filled. The company said that the generic … [Read more...] about Iconovo to develop generic Ellipta DPI platform

HCmed Innovations has introduced its new Pulmogine mesh nebulizer, which is capable of delivering a variety of drugs for inhalation, including biologics and high viscosity solutions. The nebulizer is customizable for specific formulations, and the company says that it can effectively deliver drugs such as dornase alfa, colistin, and tobramycin for the treatment of … [Read more...] about HCmed introduces Pulmogine nebulizer