Acucela Initiates Phase 2a Study of Emixustat Hydrochloride Addressing Patients with Stargardt Disease

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Acucela Inc. (“Acucela”), a clinical-stage ophthalmology company and wholly-owned subsidiary of Kubota Pharmaceutical Holdings Co., Ltd. (Tokyo 4596) committed to translating innovation into a diverse portfolio of drugs and devices to preserve and restore vision for millions of people worldwide, announced today that on January 25, 2017, the first patient has enrolled in a study to evaluate Acucela’s leading drug candidate, emixustat hydrochloride (“emixustat”) in subje