Bend Bioscience and QHP Capital ("QHP"), the management company for NovaQuest Private Equity ("NQPE"), have announced plans to invest in a new operation in Bend, Oregon, an emerging hub of biotechnology R&D and manufacturing. The Bend Bioscience team, as part of CoreRx, will focus on drug delivery R&D partnerships, product development, and early phase manufacturing for enhanced formulations utilizing particle engineering-based drug delivery technologies. "This is an exciting development," says Ajay Damani, CEO of CoreRx and Bend Bioscience, "with Bend Bioscience adding a new dimension of technology and innovation capabilities to CoreRx's existing foundation of product development and manufacturing solutions."