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Vectura has announced that it will partner with Janssen Biotech to develop inhaled dry powder anti-inflammatory products for the treatment of asthma and COPD. Janssen's drug candidates will be developed using Vectura's DPI delivery technology, with Janssen taking responsibility for clinical development and Vectura having responsibility for pharmaceutical development. … [Read more...] about Vectura and Janssen to partner on DPI development

Novartis has reportedly sued Cipla in the Delhi High Court for infringing patents related to Novartis's Onbrez Breezhaler indacaterol DPI (Arcapta Neohaler). Cipla began marketing a generic indacaterol DPI called "Unibrez" in October; after losing a trademark infringement case, Cipla changed the product's name to "Indaflo." Cipla has claimed that there is a … [Read more...] about Novartis sues Cipla over generic Onbrez

Lightlake Therapeutics has agreed to license its intranasal naloxone for opioid overdose reversal to Adapt Pharma for possible development and sales milestones of more than $55 million, plus royalties, the company said. Lightlake recently announced that it started a new trial of the product with funding from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). According to … [Read more...] about Adapt Pharma to develop Lightlake’s intranasal naloxone for opioid overdose reversal

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Therapeutics (CFFT), a nonprofit associated with the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, has announced that it will provide Shire with up to $15 million for development of an aerosol messenger RNA therapy designed to produce working CFTR protein in the lungs of CF patients. Gene mutations in CF patients disrupt normal CFTR protein production, … [Read more...] about Shire gets $15 million from CFFT for development of aerosolized mRNA therapy

Pfizer has launched Novartis’ Ultibro Breezhaler indacaterol/glycopyrronium DPI for the treatment of COPD in the UK, the company said. Ultibro Breezhaler was approved in Europe in September 2013. In September 2014, Pfizer announced that it had entered into an agreement with Novartis to market both Ultibro Breezhaler and the Seebri Breezhaler glycopyrronium DPI in … [Read more...] about Pfizer launches Ultibro Breezhaler in the UK

Avanir Pharmaceuticals, which just received a complete response letter from the FDA for its AVP-825 intranasal sumatriptan powder, has announced that it will be acquired by Otsuka Pharmaceutical for approximately $3.5 billion. Avanir will become an independent subsidiary of Otsuka America. Otsuka Pharmaceutical President and Representative Director Taro Iwamoto … [Read more...] about Otsuka Pharmaceuticals to acquire Avanir