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Dalton Pharma Services will take responsibility for GMP preparation and filling into glass vials of Arch Biopartners' AB569 bactericidal inhalation solution for an upcoming Phase 1 trial, the companies have announced. Dalton will provide a range of services, including formulation development, method development and validation, and quality control release testing in … [Read more...] about Dalton Pharma Services announces development and manufacturing agreement with Arch Biopartners for AB569

H&T Presspart has announced its acquisition of global rights to a capsule-based dry powder inhaler developed by Hovione. H&T Presspart will manufacture and commercialize the DPI, which will be marketed as PowdAir Plus. According to the announcement, the two companies will continue to collaborate. The PowdAir Plus DPI, which was designed with the needs of developing … [Read more...] about H&T Presspart announces partnership with Hovione and launches the PowdAir Plus DPI

Capsugel has added a new Harro Hӧfliger Modu-C MS encapsulation unit with a capacity of over 72,000 capsules per hour for late-stage clinical trial and commercial production of dry powder inhaler formulations, the company said. The new system installed at the company's Bend, Oregon facility (formerly known as Bend Research) features 100 percent dosed powder mass … [Read more...] about Capsugel adds DPI capsule filling capacity

Connected health company Cohero Health has added $1.5 million from new investors Samsung NEXT and Omron Healthcare to its Series A round, the company said. In November 2016, Cohero announced closure of the $9 million round but later decided to allow the additional investments. One of the initial investors was Heitkamp & Thumann Group, parent company of H&T … [Read more...] about Cohero Health raises an additional $1.5 million in Series A

US-based MedInvent has obtained CE Marking and ISO 13485 and CMDCAS certification for its NasoNeb II nasal nebulizer, the company said. The company has also signed a distribution contract with Vedise Hospital in Rome, Italy, which will market the product in Italy, San Marino, and Vatican City. MedInvent says that it plans to market the nasal nebulizer throughout … [Read more...] about MedInvent to market NasoNeb II nasal nebulizer in Europe

Copley Scientific has introduced a modified induction port fixture on its sample preparation unit (SPU) Model 2000, the company said. The modification allows for the use of a fluticasone propionate/salmeterol xinafoate (FP/SX) induction port in addition to NGI and ACI induction ports. Copley Scientific Sales Director Mark Copley commented, “Fully automating cascade … [Read more...] about Copley Scientific introduces updated sample preparation unit for inhaler testing

Inhaler monitoring company Propeller Health has announced that it will develop an add-on sensor for Novartis's Breezhaler DPI. The sensor, which will be used on COPD products Ultibro, Onbrez, and Seebri Breezhaler in Europe, will record patient use data and transmit that data through the Propeller platform. The company is already partnered with a number of … [Read more...] about Propeller Health to provide sensors for Novartis’s Breezhaler