Pharma

BioGenware’s Speculet Seeks to Improve the Patient Experience

BioGenware’s Speculet Seeks to Improve the Patient Experience

By Steve Lenier | December 18, 2019

For those undergoing intravitreal injections (and there are about 22 million of these performed yearly worldwide), a common complaint is that the speculum is uncomfortable,…

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We’ve Got Your BAK

We’ve Got Your BAK

By Michelle Dalton | December 11, 2019

Imagine a world where you could use as much preservative as you needed in a prescription eye drop without ever having to worry it would…

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CorneaGen Aims to End Corneal Blindness

CorneaGen Aims to End Corneal Blindness

By Vanessa Caceres | December 4, 2019

CorneaGen’s approach to treating corneal blindness is to prevent it from ever occurring, said Monty Montoya, president and CEO, who added no other organization has…

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RegenxBio sues FDA over clinical hold

RegenxBio sues FDA over clinical hold

By Keith Croes | November 27, 2019

Days after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration placed a partial hold on RGX-314, RegenxBio (NASDAQ: RGNX) lead gene therapy agent, the company initially outlined…

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Bausch, Clearside See Gains Post-Deal

Bausch, Clearside See Gains Post-Deal

By Steve Lenier | November 20, 2019

When it comes to the stock market, Bausch Health’s has been rising steadily, up 4.1% in the past month, and on November 13 hit a…

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OIS INDEX Oyster Point

Oyster Point Pharma Goes Public

By Michelle Dalton | November 14, 2019

Oyster Point Pharma is now officially listed on the Nasdaq Global Market under “OYST.” Initial share pricing was $16; to date the stock’s high has…

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Digging deep in the retina pipeline

Digging deep in the retina pipeline

By Rich Kirkner | November 13, 2019

While Novartis’ recently approved Beovu soaked up a lot of the buzz in the retina space at the American Academy of Ophthalmology, reports of early…

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Ain’t Misbehaving

Ain’t Misbehaving

By Steve Lenier | October 23, 2019

What a difference a day (or so) makes. On Oct. 10, the day of the Ophthalmic Innovation Summit, Aerie Pharmaceuticals’ stock closed at $17.72. The…

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OIS@ASRS at the Ritz-Carlton Chicago: An In-depth Look at the Retina Space

OIS@ASRS at the Ritz-Carlton Chicago: An In-depth Look at the Retina Space

By Keith Croes | July 17, 2019

CHICAGO – The extensive, intensive public and private investment in the retinal space will fill the day next Thursday, July 25, at the OIS@ASRS meeting,…

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Ocular Therapeutix’s Strong Bounce Back

After Re-submitted NDA a Year Ago, Ocular Therapeutix Finds Its Path Forward

By Steve Lenier | June 19, 2019

In July 2018 Ocular Therapeutix re-submitted its New Drug Application for Dextenza to the Food and Drug Administration. At that time, Scott Corning, the company’s…

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Novartis’ New Head of Ophthalmology Lays Out Lofty Goals Days Before Xiidra Deal

Novartis’ New Head of Ophthalmology Lays Out Lofty Goals Days Before Xiidra Deal

By Michelle Dalton | May 14, 2019

VANCOUVER – Novartis is one of the world’s largest ophthalmic pharmaceutical companies, with $4.6 billion in assets as part of the Medicines division, yet some…

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Protocol V, LEAVO Among Retina Highlights at ARVO

Protocol V, LEAVO Among Retina Highlights at ARVO 2019

By Michelle Dalton | May 1, 2019

VANCOUVER – Leave it to ARVO 2019 – the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology – to keep attendees waiting until mid-evening to hear…

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