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Massacheusetts biotech company is introducing a new dry powder delivery platform based on its iSPERSE cationic salt formulations at ISAM 2011. According to the company, the iSPERSE platform "enables inhaled delivery of high drug loads, large drug molecules, and multiple drug combinations." The formulations are produced by spray drying, using excipients that are … [Read more...] about Pulmatrix launches new dry powder inhalation technology

Hovione has announced the filing of an international patent for its new XCaps dry powder inhaler. According to the company, the XCaps DPI is "a device which only requires two steps to inhalation and which only has two components plus a dust cover," and which it says can generate fine particle fractions greater than 70%. XCaps is available for license as part of … [Read more...] about Hovione files patent for new DPI

DDL 22 committee member Mark Hammond has organized a new group on LinkedIn called "DDL Conference" in order to "provide updates to the programme and this years conference as they become available and also give an opportunity to suggest topics/speakers and promote discussion and networking amongst our delegates." DDL22 will take place December 7-9, 2011 at the … [Read more...] about New LinkedIn group for DDL Conference

Copley Scientific will introduce its new breath simulator at the upcoming ISAM 2011 congress in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. New pharmacopoeial testing specifications for nebulizers take effect in August 2011, and the new breath simulator allows users to comply with the new requirements. The upcoming pharmacopoeial monographs, USP chapter 1601 and Ph. Eur 2.9.44, … [Read more...] about Copley Scientific to introduce new breath simulator

Aptar Pharma is touting the use of its "Classic" modular spray pump in the recently launched Sprix ketorolac tromethamine nasal spray from Regency Therapeutics. Regency is a new division of Luitpold Pharmaceuticals, which acquired Sprix developer Roxro in December 2010. Aptar had worked with Roxro for 7 years on development of the product, and Eric Hohenschuh, … [Read more...] about Aptar Classic modular pump chosen for Sprix nasal spray

MWV has announced that it will now provide pharmaceutical customers with assistance in retrofitting filling lines when they make the switch to the company's line of preservative-free nasal spray pumps. According to the company, "Using advanced technologies, MWV engineers model and take packaging and machinery solutions from concept to production. We customize … [Read more...] about MeadWestvaco offering customers assistance with filling lines for preservative-free pumps

Software companies S-Matrix and CI Informatics have announced that they will provide their Fusion Inhaler Testing (FIT) software free of charge to universities in the UK. Any UK university that conducts cascade impaction studies is eligible to receive the software. “We believe that intelligent people should not be wasting their research time on transcribing … [Read more...] about S-Matrix and CI Informatics offering free inhaler testing software to UK universities