Category: Business

Research and Markets: US & Europe Corneal Topographers Market Report – Analysis, Technologies & Forecasts 2016-2020

DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/zcs6hd/us_and_europe) has announced the addition of the “US & Europe Markets for Corneal Topographers – 16 Countries (2010-2020)” report to their offering. The US & Europe Markets for Slit Lamps covers 16 Countries and includes detailed and comprehensive information and data on Pacido Ring Corneal Topographers as well as Scheimpflug cameras. Corneal topography is also known as videokeratography or


Ocata Reports the Publication of Data about the Generation of Corneal Endothelial Cells from Human Pluripotent Stem Cells

MARLBOROUGH, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Ocata Therapeutics, Inc. (OCAT), a leader in the field of regenerative medicine, reported today that early research was published in the journal PLOS One (online, December 21, 2015) by Ocata and its collaborators at the University of Miami, UCSD, and Stanford University. The publication presents a method for generating scalable amounts of human embryonic stem cell derived corneal endothelial cells (hESC-CEC). “Disease and injury to the cornea are leading cau


Resumen: NovaTears® estabiliza de forma significativa la película lagrimal y alivia los síntomas del síndrome del ojo seco en pacientes con la enfermedad del ojo seco evaporativo

HEIDELBERG, Alemania–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Un nuevo estudio ha demsotrado que NovaTears®, el primer colirio tópico disponible a la venta de Novaliq GmbH para el tratamiento de la enfermedad del ojo seco evaporativo, ha mejorado de manera significativa cuatro o cinco medidas asociadas con la enfermedad. El comunicado en el idioma original, es la versión oficial y autorizada del mismo. La traducción es solamente un medio de ayuda y deberá ser comparada con el texto en idioma original, que es la única


$4 Million Contributed to Establish Chair for The Vision Center at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Two philanthropic gifts, totaling $4 million, have been pledged in support of The Vision Center at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, an international referral center for children with complex eye diseases. A $2 million gift from the Larry & Celia Moh Foundation to The Vision Center will help establish the A. Linn Murphree Retinoblastoma Program Chair. CHLA ophthalmologist A. Linn Murphree, MD, established the retinoblastoma center at Children’s Hospital Los Ange


Clinical Data from ReVision Optics’ Raindrop Near Vision Inlay Featured in Two Presentations at the OIS@AAO Conference

LAKE FOREST, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–ReVision Optics, Inc., a leader in implantable presbyopia-correcting corneal inlay technology, announces that clinical data from its Raindrop® Near Vision Inlay for the treatment of presbyopia was the subject of two presentations at the 2015 OIS@AAO conference, held last month in Las Vegas. At the conference, John Kilcoyne, ReVision Optics President and Chief Executive Officer, presented an overview of clinical data from 344 patients followed for 24 months


Clinical Data from ReVision Optics’ Raindrop Near Vision Inlay Featured in Two Presentations at the OIS@AAO Conference

LAKE FOREST, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–ReVision Optics, Inc., a leader in implantable presbyopia-correcting corneal inlay technology, announces that clinical data from its Raindrop® Near Vision Inlay for the treatment of presbyopia was the subject of two presentations at the 2015 OIS@AAO conference, held last month in Las Vegas. At the conference, John Kilcoyne, ReVision Optics President and Chief Executive Officer, presented an overview of clinical data from 344 patients followed for 24 months


NovaBay Declares Reverse Stock Split

EMERYVILLE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–NovaBay® Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE MKT: NBY) (“NovaBay” or the “Company”), a biopharmaceutical company focusing on commercializing and developing non-antibiotic antimicrobial products for the global eye care market, today announced that, pursuant to authorization provided by the Company’s stockholders at the Company’s December 11, 2015, special stockholder meeting, and in order to meet the continued listing standards of the NYSE MKT, the Company’s Board of


Ignyta Announces Initiation of STARTRK “Next Generation” Phase 1/1b Pediatric Clinical Trial of Entrectinib

SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Ignyta, Inc. (Nasdaq: RXDX), a precision oncology biotechnology company, today announced the initiation of STARTRK-NG, a new pediatric Phase 1/1b clinical trial of entrectinib, the company’s proprietary oral tyrosine kinase inhibitor targeting solid tumors that harbor activating alterations to NTRK1, NTRK2, NTRK3, ROS1 or ALK. STARTRK-NG (which stands for “Studies of Tumor Alterations Responsive to Targeting Receptor Kinases – Next Generation”) is a multicenter, open