Category: Business

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


Ocata Therapeutics to Host Conference Call and Webcast to Provide Corporate Update for the Third Quarter of 2015

MARLBOROUGH, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Ocata Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: OCAT), a leader in the field of Regenerative Ophthalmology™ announced today that it will host a conference call on Monday, November 9th, 2015 at 8:30 a.m. EST, during which it will provide a corporate update for the third quarter of 2015. Interested parties may access the call live by dialing (888) 539-3679 (US) or (719) 325-2370 (international) and using conference ID 1107447. A live audio webcast of the presentation will b


Bruker Reports Third Quarter 2015 Financial Results

BILLERICA, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Bruker Corporation (NASDAQ: BRKR) today reported financial results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2015. Bruker’s revenues for the third quarter of 2015 were $396.1 million, a decline of 5.6 percent compared to the third quarter of 2014. Excluding a 2.8 percent negative effect from divestitures, and a 10.9 percent negative effect from changes in foreign exchange rates, Bruker reported year-over-year organic revenue growth of 8.1 percent in the third


Acucela Validates Sampling Method That Could Pave Way for More Efficient Clinical Tests

SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Acucela Inc. (TOKYO:4589), a clinical-stage biotechnology company that specializes in discovering and developing novel drug candidates to potentially treat and slow the progression of sight-threatening ophthalmic diseases, has validated an analytical method that could lead to significant cost savings in the collection of blood samples as part of the company’s clinical trials of emixustat hydrochloride (emixustat), the company announced today. Emixustat, the first inter


ACADIA Pharmaceuticals to Present at the 24th Annual Credit Suisse Healthcare Conference on November 10, 2015

SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: ACAD), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative medicines to address unmet medical needs in central nervous system disorders, today announced that it will present at the 24th Annual Credit Suisse Healthcare Conference on Tuesday, November 10, 2015, at 11:30 a.m. Mountain Standard Time in Scottsdale, Arizona. A live webcast of ACADIA’s presentation will be accessible on the company’


NovaBay Pharmaceuticals Completes 34 Patient Phase 2B Clinical Study

EMERYVILLE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–NovaBay® Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE MKT: NBY), a biopharmaceutical company focusing on commercializing and developing non-antibiotic antimicrobial products for the global eye care market, announces plans to report results from a clinical study with its proprietary anti-microbial compound auriclosene (NVC-422) to reduce urinary catheter blockage and encrustation in patients with long-term indwelling urinary catheters in early December. Due to spinal cord inj


Ocular Therapeutix™ to Report 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 that it will report third quarter 2015 financial results on Tuesday, November 10, 2015. Following distribution of the earnings release via wire services, the Ocular Therapeutix management team will host a live conference call and webcast at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time to r