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What’s Moving Through the R&D Pipeline in 2018

What’s Moving Through the R&D Pipeline in 2018

By Rich Kirkner | December 13, 2017

Instead of looking at the year past, OIS Weekly is wrapping up 2017 by looking at the year ahead. Here’s a rundown of significant regulatory…

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Who Will be Making News Next Month?

What’s Happening in the Month Ahead: December 2017

By Rich Kirkner | December 6, 2017

Can Conference Save Orphan Drug Tax Credit? Orphan drug developers will be watching closely in the next few days as the GOP’s tax reform package…

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OIS Index Outperforms Biotech Stocks for Third Straight Month

By Michael Lachman | December 6, 2017

For the third straight month, the OIS Index outperformed the NASDAQ Biotechnology Index. The OIS Index gained 2.6% in November, nearly matching the performance of…

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Seen and Heard at AAO 2017: Reporter’s Notebook

Seen and Heard at AAO 2017: Reporter’s Notebook

By Rich Kirkner | November 15, 2017

Here’s a review of clinical trial results and new technology rolled out at the latest gathering of the American Academy of Ophthalmology in New Orleans.…

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OIS Index Outperforms Biotechs but Lags Devices and Broader Market in October

By Michael Lachman | November 2, 2017

The OIS Index is a composite of ophthalmic growth stocks that tracks the investment performance of our sector. Our goal is to highlight ophthalmology investment…

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What You’ll Miss if You’re not at OIS@AAO 2017

By Rich Kirkner | November 1, 2017

Let’s just say there’s too much happening at OIS@AAO 2017 next week to capsulize it all in a tidy preview, but with the ninth iteration…

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Wall Street's price speculation about Spark Therapeutics’ Luxturna gene therapy

Putting a Price on FDA’s Nod to Spark Therapeutics

By Rich Kirkner | October 18, 2017

With the unanimous endorsement from a Food and Drug Administration advisory committee that Spark Therapeutics’ Luxturna gene therapy for biallelic RPE65 mutation-associated retinal dystrophy should…

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Who Will be Making News Next Month?

Who Will be Making News in October?

By Rich Kirkner | October 4, 2017

What’s Happening in the Month Ahead: October 2017 The Food and Drug Administration along with a host of professional societies, including the American Academy of…

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Solid September Closes OIS Index 1st Year

By Michael Lachman | October 4, 2017

One year ago, we launched the OIS Index, a composite of ophthalmic growth stocks, to track the investment performance of our sector. Our goal is…

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What’s Ahead for the Zeiss-Veracity Union

What’s Ahead for the Zeiss-Veracity Union

By Steve Lenier | September 21, 2017

When Veracity Innovations LLC launched its new product at the 2017 American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting in Los Angeles, the company was…

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Dog Days of Summer: OIS Index Posts Modest Decline in August

By Michael Lachman | September 6, 2017

Last October, we launched the OIS Index, a composite of ophthalmic growth stocks, to track the investment performance of our sector. Our goal is to…

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Reporter’s Notebook at ASRS: Four from the Podium

Reporter’s Notebook at ASRS: Four from the Podium

By Rich Kirkner | August 23, 2017

The annual meeting of the American Society of Retina Specialists featured four days of scientific sessions. Among the notable updates on key clinical trials from…

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