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Aerpio’s Unique Approach to Activating Tie2

By Mario Admin | November 15, 2016

Joseph Gardner, president and CEO of Aerpio Therapeutics, acknowledged that his company is not alone in developing Tie2-activating agents to treat retinal disease, but at…

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AGTC XLRS Platform Well Tolerated

By Mario Admin | November 15, 2016

Early reports of AGTC’s lead gene therapy program for X-linked retinoschisis have shown the treatment to be well-tolerated with only mild-to-moderate inflammation that either resolves…

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Aura Biosciences on Track for 2017 IND

By Mario Admin | November 15, 2016

Aura Biosciences expects to have an active investigational new drug (IND) application for its first-in-class treatment for primary choroidal melanoma early next year and have…

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Adverum Biotechnologies Gains Momentum in Gene Therapy

By Mario Admin | November 14, 2016

CHICAGO—Adverum is a gene therapy company “committed to discovering and developing novel medicines that can offer life-changing benefits to patients living with rare diseases or…

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Triggerfish: Contact Lens-based Glaucoma Solution

By Jackie Wengrod | November 14, 2016

Sensimed’s Triggerfish is the “first ever Food and Drug Administration-approved contact lens sensor,” said David Bailey, chief executive officer. The lens received US approval in…

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AcuFocus: More Than Just the KAMRA

By Jackie Wengrod | November 14, 2016

Small aperture technology is the only corneal-based presbyopia-correcting procedure that does not rely on the use of “plus power” in the cornea to provide near…

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ReVision Optics Rolling Out Raindrops Following FDA OK

By Jackie Wengrod | November 14, 2016

The Raindrop Near Vision Inlay for the treatment of presbyopia boasts a 2 mm diameter, 80% water composition, the same refractive index as the natural…

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SightLife Surgical Hopes to Help Corneal Patients

By Jackie Wengrod | November 14, 2016

Corneal blindness remains a “significant and growing problem,” said Monty Montoya, chief executive officer, SightLife Surgical. There are more than 10 million corneal blind who…

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LacriPen: A Portable Lab in Your Hands

By Jackie Wengrod | November 14, 2016

Osmolarity is the one biophysical measurement that “can reliably diagnose dry eye disease (DED) initially and follow the therapeutic response secondarily, said Chris Geddes, PhD,…

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TearScience: Improving Dry Eye Outcomes

By Jackie Wengrod | November 14, 2016

What if there was a therapy that could cut dry eye disease (DED) symptoms in half, improve tear secretion three-fold, and be sustainable for a…

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Innovative Financing Opportunities: What They’re Looking For

By Mario Admin | November 11, 2016

For early medtech players in ophthalmology, making connections for start-up capital can be a challenging task, but at the session “Innovative Financing Options in Ophthalmology”…

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Ivantis: Making Waves in the MIGS Space

By Jackie Wengrod | November 11, 2016

Ivantis is developing “the only minimally invasive microstent for glaucoma that dilates and reconstructs the primary outflow path of the eye,” said president and chief…

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