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CDMO Cirrus Pharmaceuticals, a subsidiary of Kemwell, has announced the availability of cGMP inhaler manufacturing services for early phase clinical trials materials at its new facility in Raleigh-Durham, NC. Cirrus announced in October 2014 that it was investing in a new manufacturing suite for a variety of dosage forms, including OINDPs. Cirrus VP of R&D Andrew … [Read more...] about Cirrus Pharmaceuticals announces new inhaler manufacturing services

Swedish DPI developer Simplified Solutions announced that it has entered into an agreement with CSP Technologies for continued development of its X-haler dry powder inhaler through to commercial manufacturing. The credit-card sized multi-dose DPI will incorporate CSP's Activ-Polymer and moisture barrier technologies. Financial details were not disclosed. According … [Read more...] about Simplified Solutions partners with CSP Technologies for development of X-haler DPI

Capsugel has announced that it will acquire CDMO Xcelience and micronization services provider Powdersize in order to "enhance Capsugel’s position as a leading provider of innovative dosage forms and solutions to healthcare customers around the world." Both companies will become part of Capsugel's Dosage Form Solutions business unit. Terms of the deal were … [Read more...] about Capsugel acquires Xcelience and Powdersize

Swedish device developer Iconovo has received a $350,000 grant from Swedish innovation agency Vinnova for continued development of the company's ICOone unit-dose disposable dry powder inhaler, the company said. Iconovo, which is located at the Lund Life Science Incubator recently won a Lund University Innovation Award for an inhaled vaccine project using the … [Read more...] about Iconovo receives grant for DPI development from Swedish innovation agency

Aptar Pharma will introduce its new DF30Plus metering valve at this year's Drug Delivery to the Lungs conference, the company said. The DF30Plus is based on the company's widely-used DF30 metering valve and features a cyclic olefin copolymer (COC) neck gasket developed at Aptar's in-house Elastomer Center, which offers ultra-low extractable levels and is compatible … [Read more...] about Aptar Pharma to introduce new MDI metering valve at DDL 26

Inhaler monitoring company Propeller Health has announced that it will develop a sensor for GSK's Ellipta dry powder inhaler for use in gathering inhaler usage data during clinical trials. GSK also has the option to obtain exclusive rights for a version of the sensor to be included with its marketed Ellipta products. Propeller's monitoring system was approved by … [Read more...] about Propeller Health to develop sensor for Ellipta DPI

Consort Medical has announced that it has created a single source supply chain for OINDPs by combining the services of device company Bespak with CDMO Aesica, which Consort acquired in September 2014. Together, the companies can supply API, formulation, and device development; pilot scale to commercial manufacturing; finished dose fill and finish; and secondary … [Read more...] about Bespak and Aesica services combined for single source supply chain for OINDPs

Swedish DPI specialist Iconovo has won the 2015 Lund University Innovation System Innovation Prize, which comes with a SEK 150,000 award, the Lund Life Science Incubator has announced. Iconovo's winning project, titled, "ICOone for inhaled vaccines" uses the company's unit dose disposable dry powder inhaler platform for delivery of shelf stable vaccines. Iconovo … [Read more...] about Iconovo inhaled vaccine project wins Lund University 2015 Innovation award