REYKJAVIK, Islanda–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Oculis ha annunciato oggi la chiusura del round di finanziamenti di Serie A, condotta da Brunnur Ventures e Silfurberg. Il nuovo capitale servirà a finanziare lo sviluppo continuo della piattaforma di rilascio dei farmaci a base di nanoparticelle solubilizzanti (solubilizing nanoparticle, SNP) brevetto esclusivo della società, e dei candidati farmaci prodotti dall’azienda, compreso il primo trattamento topico a base di collirio per l’edema maculare diabetico
Oculis schließt Serie-A-Finanzierung ab
REYKJAVIK, Island–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Oculis meldete heute den Abschluss einer Serie-A-Finanzierungsrunde unter der Leitung von Brunnur Ventures und Silfurberg. Das frische Kapital dient der Förderung der fortgesetzten Entwicklung der patentierten Drug Delivery Platform von Oculis für solubilisierende Nanopartikel (SNP) und der Arzneimittelkandidaten des Unternehmens, einschließlich der ersten topischen Augentropfen zur Behandlung des diabetischen Makulaödems (DME). SNP Drug Delivery Platform – D
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