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Ocular Therapeutix™ to Present at the Piper Jaffray 27th Annual Healthcare Conference

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 that Amar Sawhney, Ph.D., President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, will participate in a fireside chat presentation at the Piper Jaffray 27th Annual Healthcare Conference on Wednesday, December 2, 2015 at 9:30 a.m. ET at The New York Palace Hotel in New York C


Ocular Therapeutix™ Begins Enrollment in its Second Phase 3 Clinical Trial for DEXTENZA™ for the Treatment of Allergic Conjunctivitis

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 enrollment of the first patients in a second Phase 3 clinical trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of DEXTENZA™ (sustained release dexamethasone), 0.4mg Intracanalicular Depot for the treatment of allergic conjunctivitis. DEXTENZA is a product candidate administer


Second Sight to Present at Piper Jaffray 27th Annual Healthcare Conference

SYLMAR, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Second Sight Medical Products, Inc. (NASDAQ:EYES) (“Second Sight” or “the Company”), a developer, manufacturer and marketer of implantable visual prosthetics to provide some useful vision to blind patients, announced today that Will McGuire, President and Chief Executive Officer, will present at the Piper Jaffray 27th Annual Healthcare Conference as follows:                 Date: Wednesday, December 2, 2015   Time: 3:00 p.m. EST   Location: Lotte New York Palace


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