MannKind Corp. (NSDQ:MNKD) and One Drop said today that the companies agreed to ink a collaborative deal to add MannKind’s Afrezza inhaled insulin to One Drop’s digital diabetes management platform. The group plans to evaluate access and cost saving initiatives, customized patient coaching and innovative packaging for a reusable Afrezza inhaler integrated with Bluetooth tech. […]
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Pieris, AstraZeneca ink $45m deal for inhaled respiratory drugs
Pieris Pharmaceuticals (NSDQ:PIRS) inked a $45 million deal with AstraZeneca (NYSE:AZN) to develop a group of inhaled drugs for respiratory diseases. According to the deal, Pieris will get $45 million up front to bring an experimental asthma drug into human clinical trials. The drug is slated to begin Phase I testing this year, which will […]
Savara inks $15m loan agreement
Savara (NSDQ:SVRA) said today that it inked a $15 million loan agreement with Silicon Valley Bank. According to the deal, Savara can draw $7.5 million from the $15 million debt facility immediately. The company said it plans to use its newly-acquired capital to repay the pre-merger debt of $3.7 million it owes to Hercules Technology […]
H&T Presspart, Hovione ink commercialization deal for inhaler tech
H&T Presspart said this week that it acquired the global rights to Hovione Technology‘s capsule-based dry powder inhaler. The company launched a next-gen version of the inhaler called PowdAir Plus at this year’s Respiratory Drug Delivery Europe. The PowdAir Plus device is made of plastic and its 4-component design lessens manufacturing, assembly and production costs, according […]
12 interesting wearables you should know
Wearable technology is probably one of those things you probably didn’t need but still wanted because people were always talking about the devices. Fitbit, Apple and Garmin are some of the main providers of health and wellness wearables. Each of them touts being able to track your fitness activity or measures your heart rate. However, consumer […]
Teva launches AirDuo RespiClick, generic inhaled asthma therapies
Teva Pharmaceutical (NYSE:TEVA) said today that it launched the AirDuo RespiClick inhalation therapy and its authorized generic in the U.S. for asthma patients who are uncontrolled on an inhaled corticosteroid. AirDuo RespiClick and the generic are fixed-dose combination therapies contained fluticasone propionate and salmeterol – the same active ingredients as Advair. The therapies are delivered […]
Teleflex launches connected asthma management device
Teleflex (NYSE:TFX ) today launched its AsthmaMD Peak Flow Meter, a device designed to help patients with asthma track their lung performance. The Wayne, Penn.-based company’s device integrates with the AsthmaMD smartphone app, which digitally logs peak flow meter readings, symptoms and medication use. The app also helps patients share the collected data with their physicians […]
Innoviva bows to pressure from Sarissa hedge fund, to review executive pay
Innoviva (NSDQ:INVA) said yesterday that it plans to review its costs including the salaries of its top executive and board, bowing to pressure from hedge fund and activist investor Sarissa Capital Management. Two weeks ago the fund demanded that Innoviva cut CEO Michael Aguiar’s pay to less than $500,000 a year; Aguiar’s total compensation in 2015 […]
Nanoparticles permeate lungs to deliver pulmonary drugs
Researchers from Johns Hopkins University have developed nanoparticles that can shuttle chemicals through the thick mucus membranes of pulmonary airways to deliver drugs. The team’s work was published in the journal Science Advances. Traditional therapies for cystic fibrosis, COPD and asthma include inhaled corticosteroids that adhere to the walls of air passages. Thick mucus tends to build […]
Bellerophon touts effects of inhaled nitric oxide in pulmonary arterial hypertension
Bellerophon Therapeutics (NSDQ:BLPH) presented data for its INOpulse nitric oxide device in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension at the International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation’s annual meeting. Researchers studied the effects of pulsed inhaled nitric oxide, delivered by the INOpulse device in 10 patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension both before and after exercise. The […]