Pharma

Is Trump Opening New Front in War on Drug Prices?

By Rich Kirkner | January 18, 2017

Pharma executives were beaming as their stock prices soared in the days after Donald Trump’s poll-defying victory, and their sentiments rose even higher with the…

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After Phase III Disappoints, Inotek Looks to Fixed-Dose Combination - Eye On Innovation - OIS

After Phase III Disappoints, Inotek Looks to Fixed-Dose Combination

By Rich Kirkner | January 11, 2017

As Inotek Pharmaceuticals sifts through the disappointing Phase III top-line results for its lead clinical candidate trabodenoson and the 66% stock price slide that followed,…

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What’s Next for Sun Ophthalmics after BromSite Launch? - OIS - Eye On Innovation Article - Healthegy

What’s Next for Sun Ophthalmics After BromSite Launch?

By Rich Kirkner | December 7, 2016

With the launch last week of BromSite to treat inflammation and prevent pain after cataract surgery, India-based Sun Pharma has taken a significant step in…

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Following Xiidra Approval

Following Xiidra Approval, a Look Back at OIS@ASCRS Dry Eye Breakout Session

By Michael Lachman | August 25, 2016

The FDA approval last week of Xiidra (lifitegrast ophthalmic solution) from Shire plc represents a major milestone for the dry eye market. Restasis, which was…

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Shire’s Xiidra “Important” Addition to Dry Eye

By Tom Salemi | July 13, 2016

Two years ago, Robert Dempsey joined Shire to build the pharma giant’s new ophthalmology unit. Rather than acquire a portfolio of established products to build…

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Can Ocular Therapies Diversify Biogen Portfolio? - Eye On Innovation Article - Healthegy

Can Ocular Therapies Diversify Biogen Portfolio?

By Michelle Dalton | June 29, 2016

Biotechnology company Biogen (Cambridge, MA) recently committed $20 million into a collaboration with the University of Pennsylvania to co-develop gene therapies using next-generation adeno-associated virus…

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What’s Next for Acucela? Wait and See - Eye On Innovation Article - OIS - Healthegy

What’s Next for Acucela? Wait & See

By Rich Kirkner | June 22, 2016

Now that Acucela and Otsuka Pharmaceutical of Japan have torn up their collaborative deal to develop emixustat, which failed to meet its primary endpoint in…

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Stem Cell Therapies for AMD Making Strides - Eye On Innovation Article - OIS

Stem Cell Therapies for AMD Making Strides

By Michael Smolinsky | June 15, 2016

In 2013, the first clinical study of stem cells in ophthalmology set high hopes that companies may one day develop cell-based therapies for neovascular age-related…

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Omeros Sees the Corner and Is Ready to Turn - Eye On Innovation Article - Healthegy

Omeros Sees the Corner & is Ready to Turn

By Rich Kirkner | May 31, 2016

A year out from getting US approval of its Omidria agent for cataract surgery, Omeros has bulked up its sales force in anticipation of a…

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Mixing MIGS and Meds - Eye On Innovation Article

Mixing MIGS & Meds

By Michelle Dalton | May 3, 2016

Long gone are the days where glaucoma surgery meant an invasive procedure with the likelihood of a serious complication developing down the road – while…

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Iridex Makes Its Move in Glaucoma - Eye On Innovation Article

Iridex Makes its Move in Glaucoma

By Larry Haimovitch | April 27, 2016

Over the past couple of years, there has been no shortage of positive news about the glaucoma space. While minimally invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS) has…

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Avedro Finally Secures FDA Approval - Eye on Innovation Article

Avedro Finally Secures FDA Approval

By Tom Salemi | April 19, 2016

On Monday, Avedro Inc. announced the US Food and Drug Administration finally gave a green light for its KXL System in corneal collagen cross-linking for…

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