Pulmatrix Inc.
This article was originally published in Start Up
Executive Summary
Originally intent on developing a contagion-prevention product for biodefense, Pulmatrix Inc. now has much larger ambitions. The company believes its new technologies for formulating drugs as dry powders and delivering them via inhalers will make its lead respiratory drug candidate more convenient and potent. Pulmatrix also sees the methods as a discovery engine likely to give rise to partnerships and branded generics.
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