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INSTEAD SCIENCES, INC. ANNOUNCES PLANS FOR LAUNCH OF MICROBICIDE EXPECTED TO AID IN THE PREVENTION OF STD’S AND HIV
Friday, April 11th, 2008

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INSTEAD SCIENCES, INC. ANNOUNCES PLANS FOR LAUNCH OF MICROBICIDE EXPECTED TO AID IN THE PREVENTION OF STD’S AND HIV
San Diego based women’s health company to launch Amphora in late 2008
LA JOLLA, CA (March 24, 2008)- Today, Instead Sciences, Inc. announced that its microbicidal personal lubricant, Amphora, which has […]


N-9 Contraceptives Must Carry Warning Label
Monday, January 21st, 2008

http://www.microbicide.org/publications/show_story.html?NewsID=2714
The federal Food and Drug Administration is adopting a new rule that will require warning labels on contraceptive products that contain the spermicide nonoxynol-9 but the federal agency is delaying the establishment of a similar rule on condoms containing N-9.


Instead Patents New Vaginal Applicator
Thursday, May 24th, 2007

Instead Sciences has patented a novel new vaginal applicator.
This new applicator is designed to be more comfortable than currently available applicators and provide better distribution via its rounded “showerhead” tip. Instead plans to distribute the applicator with its vaginal lubricant, Amphora, when it is launched later this year. It will fit standard tubing […]


AIDS 2006: Microbicides
Friday, May 18th, 2007



Instead Plans to Market Microbicide by 2010
Wednesday, October 18th, 2006

New Company Plans to Market Microbicide by 2010
Tommy Thompson Chairs Instead Sciences
LA JOLLA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Aug. 1, 2006–Local women’s health company Instead Inc. and Tommy Thompson have formed a new company called Instead Sciences, Inc. to complete the final stage of clinical trials, product development and market launch of its promising microbicide Amphora(TM) (clinically known as […]