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Montecito Acquires Flagship Ophthalmology Medical Office Building in Arizona

NASHVILLE, Tenn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Montecito Medical Real Estate, the nation’s top privately held buyer of medical office properties throughout the U.S., has acquired the primary office building of one of Arizona’s leading ophthalmology practices. The Retinal Consultants of Arizona and Retinal Research Institute Medical Office Building in North Phoenix serves as the headquarters for Retinal Consultants of Arizona (RCA), which maintains 35 locations across Arizona. Established in 1980, RCA has g

Patient-Driven Gene Therapy Company ReflectionBio Receives Orphan Drug Designation From U.S. FDA For the Treatment of Bietti’s Crystalline Dystrophy (BCD)

HONG KONG & NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Reflection Biotechnologies Limited (“ReflectionBio”), a gene therapy company committed to the research and development of life-changing treatments for rare diseases, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Orphan Drug Designation to ReflectionBio’s RBIO-101 program (AAV.CYP4V2), an AAV-based gene therapy product for treating Bietti’s Crystalline Dystrophy (BCD). “Receiving orphan drug designation from the FDA is a miles

European Commission Designates OMS721 as an Orphan Medicinal Product for Treatment in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Omeros Corporation (Nasdaq: OMER) today announced that the European Commission (EC) has adopted a decision designating OMS721 as an Orphan Medicinal Product in the European Union (EU) for treatment in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). The adoption by the EC follows a positive opinion for orphan designation of OMS721 in this indication by the European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) Committee for Orphan Medicinal Products (COMP). OMS721 is Omeros’ lead human mono

EyeSouth Expands into South Florida Through Affiliation with Florida Eye Microsurgical Institute

ATLANTA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–EyeSouth Partners (“EyeSouth” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has completed a strategic partnership with Florida Eye Microsurgical Institute and Boynton Beach ASC (“Florida Eye Microsurgical”), expanding its presence into the South Florida region. EyeSouth is an eye care-focused physician services organization formed by Shore Capital Partners, a leading lower middle market healthcare private equity firm. Florida Eye Microsurgical is led by ophthalmolog