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MedPharm adds respiratory tissue culture models to aid in development of coronavirus therapies

CDMO MedPharm announced that it has added human epithelial cell models for screening of drugs intended for the treatment of coronaviruses at its facility in Durham, North Carolina, US. The company says that use of the nasal, bronchial, and alveolar models "will help to de-risk development programs and screen drugs for therapeutic effectiveness to accelerate … [Read more...] about MedPharm adds respiratory tissue culture models to aid in development of coronavirus therapies

Inhalation Sciences sells its remaining shares in spinoff Ziccum

Inhalation Sciences (ISAB) announced that it has sold all of its remaining shares in its spinoff Ziccum AB, a spray drying specialist, for a total of approximately SEK 21.2 million. In May 2019, ISAB announced that it was selling 40,000 shares of Ziccum to finance a study necessary to validate its PreciseInhale dosing system for clinical use. With the sale of the … [Read more...] about Inhalation Sciences sells its remaining shares in spinoff Ziccum

Alpha Cognition and Linical partner on potential intranasal therapy for Alzheimer’s disease

Alpha Cognition Inc. (formerly Neurodyn Cognition) and CRO Linical have announced Linical will provide consulting services related to potential development of Alpha Cognition's Alpha-1062 acetyl choline esterase inhibitor (AChEI) for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease. Linical's services are expected to encompass a range of areas, including regulatory guidance, … [Read more...] about Alpha Cognition and Linical partner on potential intranasal therapy for Alzheimer’s disease

Aptar partners with Sonmol for development of digital inhaler monitoring system for Asian market

Aptar has announced a new collaboration agreement with Chinese connected drug delivery specialist Sonmol for development of an inhaler monitoring system designed to "enable remote patient monitoring, improve patient and physician interactions, increase patient engagement and adherence, and improve health outcomes" in China and other Asian countries. According to the … [Read more...] about Aptar partners with Sonmol for development of digital inhaler monitoring system for Asian market

3P Innovation wins Queen’s Award for Innovation for Fill2Weight powder dosing technology

3P Innovation's Fill2Weight powder micro-dosing system, which was designed specifically for filling dry powder inhalation formulations, has been awarded the Queen's Award for Enterprise in Innovation. The Fill2Weight technology is scalable and can be used for dosing from lab scale to commercial production. In January 2018, 3P announced the launch of its R500/R1000 … [Read more...] about 3P Innovation wins Queen’s Award for Innovation for Fill2Weight powder dosing technology

Hovione Technology’s 8Shot large dose DPI wins Red Dot 2020 Product Design Award

Hovione Technology announced that its 8Shot large dose DPI has won a Red Dot 2020 Product Design Award in the Healthcare Daily Living Aids category. The 8Shot device is an 8-puff, disposable DPI that can deliver total doses of up to 400 mg from 8 pre-filled drug compartments that hold 50 mg each. In August 2019, Hovione Technology announced that it had partnered … [Read more...] about Hovione Technology’s 8Shot large dose DPI wins Red Dot 2020 Product Design Award

FDA issues EUA allowing B. Braun infusion pumps to be used with nebulizers

German medical device company B. Braun Medical announced that the FDA has issued Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) of several of the company's infusion pumps for "tracheal delivery of continuous nebulized medications into a nebulizer to treat patients of all ages with or suspected of having the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and to decrease the exposure of … [Read more...] about FDA issues EUA allowing B. Braun infusion pumps to be used with nebulizers

Device development companies aid in UK ventilator effort

A number of Cambridge, UK-based companies with extensive experience in inhaler design and development have responded to a request from the UK government to join an initiative to rapidly increase the country's manufacture of ventilators in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Companies joining the effort include Team Consulting, Cambridge Consultants, PA Consulting, … [Read more...] about Device development companies aid in UK ventilator effort

Fluidda’s Broncholab FRI platform cleared by FDA for clinical use

Functional respiratory imaging (FRI) company Fluidda announced that the FDA has cleared the company's Broncholab FRI platform for use in clinical settings. According to the company, Broncholab can provide much more accurate information about patient-specific regional lung function than conventional test methods like spirometry, allowing for better diagnosis and … [Read more...] about Fluidda’s Broncholab FRI platform cleared by FDA for clinical use