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pSvida Preparing for NDA, Announcing New Partnerships

pSivida Preparing for NDA, Announcing New Partnerships

By Mario Admin | November 15, 2017

Nancy Lurker, president and CEO, reports data from two Phase III trials for Durasert’s use in treating uveitis. The company plans to file an NDA…

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OIS Co-Chair Emmett Cunningham Delivers Comprehensive Review of Ophthalmology Innovation

By Mario Admin | November 15, 2017

OIS Co-chair and Clarus Funds Managing Director Emmett T. Cunningham Jr., MD, PhD, MPH, delivered a complete overview of the new ophthalmology treatments. In this…

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Dugel Picks Possible Winners in Race to Deliver New Retinal Treatments

Dugel Picks Possible Winners in Race to Deliver New Retinal Treatments

By Mario Admin | September 19, 2017

Pravin Dugel, MD, managing partner, Retinal Consultants of Arizona,delivers a frank overview of the pipeline of experimental retinal drugs. The next year could be critical…

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Blumenkranz Shares the Secrets and Insights That Won Him the OIS Innovator Award

Blumenkranz Shares the Secrets and Insights That Won Him the OIS Innovator Award

By Mario Admin | September 19, 2017

Mark S. Blumenkranz, MD, MMS, thanks many for the “humbling honor” of winning the OIS Lifetime Innovator Award. Dr. Blumenkranz, the chairman and managing director…

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Grab a Peak at Allergan’s Ophthalmology Pipeline

Grab a Peek at Allergan’s Ophthalmology Pipeline

By Mario Admin | September 19, 2017

What retinal diseases are most interesting to Allergan? C. David Nicholson, PhD, chief R&D officer, discusses Allergan’s Phase III trials of Abicipar, a promising treatment…

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ExSight’s Early Success Opening Door for New Fund?

ExSight’s Early Success Opening Door for New Fund?

By Mario Admin | September 19, 2017

Firas M. Rahhal, MD, a partner at ExSight Capital, had his hands full with his surgery practice in LA. But when a few high-profile patients…

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Former Inspire CEO Shaffer Helps Start-Ups Find Out What Works

Former Inspire CEO Shaffer Helps Start-Ups Find Out What Works

By Mario Admin | September 18, 2017

Christy Shaffer, PhD, general partner at Hatteras Venture Partners, didn’t have a career map that led her into the corner office at Inspire Pharmaceuticals or…

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B&L’s Roberts on How MDs Can Make Good CMOs

B&L’s Roberts on How MDs Can Make Good CMOs

By Mario Admin | September 18, 2017

In 2011, Cal Roberts, MD, got an unexpected call from Brent Saunders, then head of Bausch & Lomb. Saunders asked if Dr. Roberts would trade…

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Drug-Delivery Panel Explores Emerging Platforms

Drug-Delivery Panel Explores Emerging Platforms

By Mario Admin | September 18, 2017

From injection of drug agents into the suprachoroidal space surrounding the eye to a port for injection of anti-VEGF therapy, a number of companies in…

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Panel Analyzes Potential Obstacles to Combination Therapy

Panel Analyzes Potential Obstacles to Combination Therapy

By Mario Admin | September 18, 2017

Mark Humayun, MD, PhD, professor of ophthalmology at the University of Southern California, moderates a panel on combination drug delivery in age-related macular degeneration and…

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Blumenkranz Identifies Inspiration for Innovative Life

Blumenkranz Identifies Inspiration for Innovative Life

By Mario Admin | September 18, 2017

Who inspires The Inspired? In an interview following his receiving the OIS Lifetime Innovator Award at OIS@ASRS in Boston, Mark S. Blumenkranz, MD, MMS, the…

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Piper Jaffray Examines Public Market Trends in Ophthalmology

Public Market Trends in Ophthalmology

By Mario Admin | September 18, 2017

Andrew Gitkin, head of West Coast biotechnology investment banking at Piper Jaffray, examines first-half performance of critical markets. Also, what impact is Washington’s intransigence having…

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