Surge raises $26M to trial anti-cancer extended-release hydrogel

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Oct 19, 2022

FDA approves single-vial version of GSK’s Menveo vaccine, ending need for reconstitution

Bankrupt Zosano sells intradermal delivery tech to Emergex Vaccines

Surge raises $26M to take anti-cancer extended-release hydrogel into the clinic

Love Pharma moves to buy transdermal opioid-use disorder player

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FDA approves single-vial version of GSK's Menveo vaccine, ending need for reconstitution

GSK has won FDA approval for a single-vial formulation of its meningococcal disease vaccine Menveo, thereby ending the need for reconstitution that has existed since the product came to market in 2010.
 

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Bankrupt Zosano sells intradermal delivery tech to Emergex Vaccines

The unraveling of Zosano Pharma has led to a drug delivery deal. With the company filing for bankruptcy in the wake of its rejection by the FDA, Emergex Vaccines has stepped in to provide a new home for its intradermal drug delivery system.

Surge raises $26M to take anti-cancer extended-release hydrogel into the clinic

Surge Therapeutics has raised money to take its extended-release biodegradable hydrogel into the clinic, reeling in $26 million to test its belief that implanting the scaffolds after surgery will improve outcomes in solid tumor patients.

Love Pharma moves to buy transdermal opioid-use disorder player

Love Pharma has struck a deal to acquire transdermal drug delivery technology, signing a letter of intent to buy Naltrexone Therapeutics for intellectual property covering the administration of a treatment of alcohol and opioid-use disorder.

Roche recalls new eye therapy Susvimo on leakage fears, aims for market return 'within a year or so'

Just as doctors were starting to cozy up to Roche and Genentech’s new eye drug delivery therapy, the companies are pulling the product from market.

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