Category: Business

Aerpio Therapeutics Reports Positive Clinical Results from the Phase 2a Study of Lead Candidate, AKB-9778, in Diabetic Macular Edema (DME): The TIME-2 Trial

CINCINNATI–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Aerpio Therapeutics, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company focused on advancing first-in-class treatments for the eye, today announced that clinical data from the company’s phase 2a study of its lead candidate, AKB-9778, for the treatment of patients with DME, were reported in an oral presentation delivered by Peter Campochiaro, MD, from Johns Hopkins Wilmer Eye Institute, during the Retina Subspecialty Day at the ongoing American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) Annual M


Ophthotech Announces that Genentech, a Roche Wholly-Owned Subsidiary, Elects to Exercise Its Right to Opt-in to the Novartis Portion of the Ophthotech / Novartis Ex-US Agreement for Fovista® to Treat Wet Age-Related Macular Degeneration

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Ophthotech announced that Genentech has elected to exercise its option to participate in the financial arrangements relating to Novartis’ rights under the Ophthotech/Novartis ex-US agreement.


Tobii AB: Tobii Receives Order for Eye-Tracking Platforms from MSI

STOCKHOLM–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Regulatory News: Tobii AB (Nasdaq Stockholm: TOBII) has received the first purchase order from Micro-Star International Co. Ltd (MSI) for its eye-tracking platform Tobii IS3. The platforms are to be used in premium gaming notebooks from MSI. Deliveries are planned to begin at the turn of 2015/2016. “This order is for integration of eye tracking in a high-end gaming notebook. This means that the initial volume is low, however it’s still an important milestone since it


Ocular Therapeutix™ Reports Third Quarter 2015 Financial Results

BEDFORD, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Ocular Therapeutix™, Inc. (NASDAQ:OCUL), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative therapies for diseases and conditions of the eye, today announced financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2015. “Our product development programs advanced meaningfully during the third quarter with an NDA submission to the Food and Drug Administration for our lead product candidate, DEXTENZA for a post-surgical o


FDA Accepts PMA Submission for ReVision Optics’ Raindrop Near Vision Inlay

LAKE FOREST, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–ReVision Optics, Inc. (RVO®), a leader in implantable presbyopia-correcting corneal inlay technology, announces that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted and deemed fileable the company’s premarket approval (PMA) submission for the Raindrop® Near Vision Inlay. The Raindrop is a microscopic hydrogel inlay designed to correct presbyopia, thus reducing or eliminating the need for reading glasses. Acceptance and filing of the submission mean


Ocular Therapeutix™ Expands Its Board of Directors with the Election of Industry Leader W. James O’Shea

BEDFORD, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Ocular Therapeutix™, Inc. (NASDAQ:OCUL), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative therapies for diseases and conditions of the eye, announced today that W. James O’Shea, former President and Chief Operating Officer of Sepracor Inc., has been elected to Ocular’s Board of Directors. “We are very pleased to announce that Jim is joining our Board. With a more than 40-year tenure in the biopharma industry, Jim has ext


Glaukos Technologies Featured in Podium and Poster Presentations at 2015 American Academy of Ophthalmology

LAS VEGAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Glaukos Corporation (NYSE: GKOS), an ophthalmic medical technology company focused on the development and commercialization of breakthrough products and procedures designed to transform the treatment of glaucoma, announced today that its products will be featured in several presentations and courses at the annual American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) meeting being held in Las Vegas, Nevada on November 14 – 17, 2015. In addition, Glaukos will host a major symposium


International Study Shows Sustained Reduction in Intraocular Pressure through Three Years with Two Glaukos iStent® Trabecular Micro-Bypass Stents in Phakic and Pseudophakic Glaucoma Patients

LAGUNA HILLS, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Glaukos Corporation (NYSE: GKOS), an ophthalmic medical technology company focused on the development and commercialization of breakthrough products and procedures designed to transform the treatment of glaucoma, today announced that a new international study, published in the November 2015 issue of Clinical Ophthalmology, showed that two iStent® Trabecular Micro-Bypass Stents provided “statistically significant, sustained and safe reduction in intraocular