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Consort Medical, the parent company of device supplier Bespak, has announced that it will acquire CDMO Aesica Pharmaceuticals for £230 million, with the deal expected to be complete in November, 2014. Aesica offers development and manufacturing services for a range of OINDPs, including DPIs, inhalation solutions, and intranasal products. Aesica CEO Robert Hardy … [Read more...] about Bespak parent company Consort Medical to acquire Aesica

3M Drug Delivery Systems is marking the 25th anniversary of the launch of the Aerolin Autohaler breath-activated salbutamol (albuterol) MDI. According to the company, over 120 million units of the Autohaler device have been manufactured since the inhaler was developed at 3M's Loughborough, UK facility. 3M DDS Global Respiratory Laboratory Manager Richard Moody … [Read more...] about The Autohaler celebrates its 25th anniversary

Contract development company MedPharm has announced a new fast track service for topical formulation development, including for respiratory delivery. The company offers development services for a variety of OINDP formulations, including MDIs, DPIs, inhalation solutions, and nasal sprays. According to the announcement, the service "produces a safe and stable, but … [Read more...] about MedPharm offers new fast track service

Molins Technologies has announced the addition of the disk format µ-check to their µ-check line of check weighers. The standard µ-check can weigh individual DPI blisters alone or in blister strips. The new µ-check machine weighs the contents of each individual blister in a DPI disk. According to Molins, the disk µ-check weighs 10 pockets/minute with a repeatability … [Read more...] about Molins Technologies now offering checkweigher for DPI blister disks

3M Drug Delivery Systems has announced that it has entered into a licensing agreement with Presspart for sales of the 3M Dose by Dose Counter and dose indicator. 3M DDS President and General Manager Cindy Kent said, “We are excited to partner with a company that possesses the expertise, resources and industry knowledge Presspart has to offer. They understand the … [Read more...] about Presspart to sell 3M dose counters

Cambridge Consultants has announced plans to more than triple its US staff to 100+ over the next few years, with a focus on hiring for its medical technology business, especially drug delivery device development. The company has just moved its US headquarters to a new 20,000 sq ft facility Boston and is preparing to launch "an aggressive recruitment campaign" for … [Read more...] about Cambridge Consultants to expand US drug delivery device development capability

Malvern Instruments has announced the purchase of the Archimedes particle characterization system from Affinity Biosensors after having had an exclusive distribution agreement outside of North America and a co-marketing agreement in North America for the past two years. The system, including the intellectual property associated with it, is now fully owned by … [Read more...] about Malvern adds new particle characterization system