Adherium has announced that Monaghan Medical is set to begin a pilot program to launch Adherium's Hailie inhaler monitoring platform in eight US respiratory centers by the end of the first quarter of 2021, with more centers expected to be added later in the year. The companies announced their partnership in April 2020 and now say that they have completed training and … [Read more...] about Monaghan Medical to move ahead with sales of Adherium’s Hailie inhaler monitoring system in US respiratory centers
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Zeteo Biomedical to provide nasal delivery technology for Iowa State University vaccine against SARS-CoV-2
Zeteo Biomedical said that the company will supply its ZEOx2 nasal delivery system and unit dose packaging for use with a shelf-stable SARS-CoV-2 vaccine in development at the Nanovaccine Institute at Iowa State University. Zeteo is already working with Iowa State on an intranasal universal flu vaccine. The ZEOx2 platform can be used for intranasal delivery of dry … [Read more...] about Zeteo Biomedical to provide nasal delivery technology for Iowa State University vaccine against SARS-CoV-2
Kindeva Drug Delivery begins construction of new headquarters
CDMO Kindeva Drug Delivery announced that it has broken ground on a new 137,500 sq ft headquarters building in Woodbury, MN, USA; the company anticipates that the building will be opened in the latter half of 2021. Kindeva, formerly 3M Drug Delivery Systems, offers a wide range of services to support OINDP development and manufacturing, ranging from formulation to … [Read more...] about Kindeva Drug Delivery begins construction of new headquarters
Altimmune signs deal with Lonza for AdCOVID manufacturing
Altimmune has signed a manufacturing agreement with Lonza for its AdCOVID intranasal vaccine candidate for the prevention of COVID-19, the companies said. In March 2020, Altimmune announced that it had partnered with the University of Alabama Birmingham for development of AdCOVID; the company subsequently announced an agreement with DynPort Vaccine Company for funding … [Read more...] about Altimmune signs deal with Lonza for AdCOVID manufacturing
Aptar acquires Cohero Health
Aptar has announced its acquisition of Cohero Health and all of its assets, including Cohero's HeroTracker inhaler sensors, BreatheSmart app and platform, and mSpirometer sensors. Cohero Health CEO Joe Condurso will join Aptar Pharma. Since mid-2019, Aptar has acquired a number of OINDP companies, including connected device company Sonmol, training device maker Noble … [Read more...] about Aptar acquires Cohero Health
Opiant switches to Aptar’s UDS for delivery of its intranasal nalmefene
Opiant Pharmaceuticals said that it has terminated an agreement for the use of Bespak's Unidose Xtra device for delivery of its OPNT003 intranasal nalmefene for the treatment of opioid overdose and has entered into a new agreement with Aptar Pharma for the use Aptar’s Unit Dose System (UDS) to deliver OPNT003. Opiant already uses the UDS for delivery of its Narcan … [Read more...] about Opiant switches to Aptar’s UDS for delivery of its intranasal nalmefene
Inhalation Sciences gets US patent for its PreciseInhale system
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
Experic adds TFF thin film freezing manufacturing capability
CDMO Experic is adding a thin film freezing manufacturing line based on technology owned by TFF Pharmaceuticals at its Cranbury, NJ, USA cGMP facility, according to TFF. Completion of Experic's TFF line, which adds a third cGMP manufacturing site for TFF, is expected in the second quarter of 2021. In September 2020, TFF announced that it will advance its … [Read more...] about Experic adds TFF thin film freezing manufacturing capability
Lonza to increase capsule manufacturing capacity at eight sites
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
Arcinova adds 3P Innovation micro-dosing system
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