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Post by mango on Sept 23, 2018 11:12:06 GMT -5
Mike was in Maryland Friday supporting Rothblatt and UT at the Unisphere grand opening. Science Day is tomorrow.
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Post by gamblerjag on Sept 23, 2018 11:56:43 GMT -5
upfront and personal!!!!
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Post by mytakeonit on Sept 23, 2018 16:55:24 GMT -5
Off topic ... but, I think I can make a fortune making and selling a plastic arrow like that. You would be noticed in every group photo at every conference. People would go looking for you. Ha!
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Post by patten1962 on Sept 23, 2018 21:35:04 GMT -5
Good Luck Longs.
I really feel something good will come from this tomorrow!
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Post by sportsrancho on Sept 24, 2018 6:09:44 GMT -5
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Post by kite on Sept 24, 2018 7:33:13 GMT -5
Side note, this event is being held at one of my favorite libraries/museums in NYC! www.themorgan.org/
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Post by mango on Sept 24, 2018 8:26:20 GMT -5
Mike presents at 11:30
NEXT GENERATION DELIVERY SYSTEMS
TECHNOSPHERE® / Drug Delivery Platform
Michael Castagna, PharmD, Chief Executive Officer, Mannkind Corporation
Side Note: This partnership was a match made in heaven.
The potential of Technosphere is a corridor of Doors of Possibility.
Exciting times!
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Post by kite on Sept 24, 2018 10:32:21 GMT -5
Mike presents at 11:30 NEXT GENERATION DELIVERY SYSTEMSTECHNOSPHERE® / Drug Delivery Platform Michael Castagna, PharmD, Chief Executive Officer, Mannkind Corporation Side Note: This partnership was a match made in heaven. The potential of Technosphere is a corridor of Doors of Possibility. Exciting times! Should there be a shout box for this?
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Post by uvula on Sept 24, 2018 10:34:48 GMT -5
Is it a public event? Do "we" have anyone there?
Update: yes it is. Someone already posted a link. I just registered.
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Post by uvula on Sept 24, 2018 10:40:19 GMT -5
"Features without benefits are a waste of time". Great quote from the speaker.
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Post by mango on Sept 24, 2018 10:58:55 GMT -5
"Features without benefits are a waste of time". Great quote from the speaker. I like that, what were they talking about?
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Post by mango on Sept 24, 2018 11:04:48 GMT -5
Mike presents at 11:30 NEXT GENERATION DELIVERY SYSTEMSTECHNOSPHERE® / Drug Delivery Platform Michael Castagna, PharmD, Chief Executive Officer, Mannkind Corporation Side Note: This partnership was a match made in heaven. The potential of Technosphere is a corridor of Doors of Possibility. Exciting times! Should there be a shout box for this? Wonder if any UT investors will stumble upon MNKD Proboards after today.
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Post by uvula on Sept 24, 2018 11:23:31 GMT -5
"Features without benefits are a waste of time". Great quote from the speaker. I like that, what were they talking about? Johathan Rigby (Pres and CEO SteadyMed) was talking about the Trevyent Patch Pump. By the way, he is a diabetic and uses an insulin pump. He claims insulin infusion pumps are not water resistant and you can’t shower with them. Is this correct? (He uses one so he should know.) If so this is a huge benefit for Afrezza (vs. a pump) but I don't recall anyone mentioning this. If it isn't true than how can Rigby say this? He mentioned it because currently some PAH patients are using an insulin pump because there currently are no fda approved percutaneous pumps designed for PAH.
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Post by uvula on Sept 24, 2018 11:30:31 GMT -5
Mike mentioned that there are 2 different technosphere particles that can be used ( 1 or the other is used, not both), crystalline or amorphous. One is more heat stable and might be better for India and Brazil. He didn’t mention which particle was the heat stable one. What is the advantage is of the less heat stable one? If there isn't one why would it ever be used?
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Post by uvula on Sept 24, 2018 11:39:44 GMT -5
Great presentation. IMHO the biggest takeaway is that both Trep and trevyent can coexist to give patients more options. Some FUD types claimed that UT did the deal with MNKD just to keep Trep from ever coming to market.
One question that wasn't answered was how long a Trep puff treatment will last. Will the patient have to puff every 10 minutes 24 hours a day? Ribgy said that current PAH users on the pump need to have access to a backup pump 24 hrs a day in case the pump they were using failed. This makes it sound like when a pump fails the patient is in trouble right away.
Rigby is a great speaker. By comparison Mike sounds like he is mumbling. Slow down and annunciate. And stop trying to be funny.
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