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Legislation Would Restore NEI/NIH Funding

By Rich Kirkner | June 25, 2015

The 21st Century Cures Act – which is receiving uncharacteristic bipartisan support – could restore many of the Ophthalmology-oriented research grant programs cut in recent…

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Investors Move Fast on AERI, AAVL Clinical News

By Rich Kirkner | June 22, 2015

Two presenters at the OIS saw their stock prices shoot in different directions following the release of news related to late-stage clinical trials. On Tuesday,…

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CMS Opens Sunshine Act Review

By Tom Salemi | April 13, 2015

Physicians have 45 days to review and dispute payments from industry. The Ophthalmology Innovation Summit opening on Thursday is clear evidence of the advances that…

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Lifitegrast Heads Up Promising Dry Eye Pipeline

By Tom Salemi | April 8, 2015

For more than a decade, there has only been one approved pharmacologic treatment for dry eye—Allergan’s Restasis (topical cyclosporine 0.05%). This in a market estimated…

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Cross-linking platform denied FDA approval—for now

By Tom Salemi | April 1, 2015

UPDATE 4/19/16: Avedro Finally Secures FDA Approval Read Full Story Click Here In late February, a joint panel of the Food and Drug Administration voted…

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Device, Delivery, & Diagnostic Company Showcase

By Larry Haimovitch | November 11, 2014

Chicago—The 6th Annual Ophthalmology Innovation Summit (OIS), held here prior to the annual American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) featured a plethora of intriguing early- to…

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Alcon’s George Shares Passion for Ophthalmology

By Larry Haimovitch | November 11, 2014

Chicago— Jeff George, Global Head of Alcon Inc., introduced himself to the Ophthalmology Innovation Summit community with a far-ranging keynote address, “Accelerating Innovation in Ophthalmology.”…

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Biopharma Companies of All Stages Shine in OIS Showcase

By Rich Kirkner | November 11, 2014

Biopharmaceutical development has gone well beyond the drugs themselves to mechanisms and platforms that aim to deliver those drugs more effectively and precisely than existing…

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Eye Companies Helping Health Care Stand Out

By Rich Kirkner | November 11, 2014

Healthcare stocks are outperforming the indices, and ophthalmic companies are helping to fuel a large part of that growth, Jeffrey Hoffman, Managing Director and Head…

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CEOs Share Their ‘Second Acts’ On Way to Building Successful Companies

By Rich Kirkner | November 11, 2014

Building a successful biotech or biopharma company typically turns on a sentinel event — the pivot, as William J. Link, PhD, Managing Director of Versant…

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FDA Division Directors Detail How Agency Adapts to Innovation

By Rich Kirkner | November 11, 2014

The rush of innovation in ophthalmology – both in drugs and devices – is driving the Food and Drug Administration to adopt guidelines and standards…

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Digital Health Companies Poised to Grow

By Tom Salemi | November 11, 2014

When the OIS started its digital showcase in 2012, there was only one company presenting in the category. “Today there are six—evidence that this area…

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