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Outlook for Combination Therapies in Retinal Disease - Eye on Innovation

Outlook for Combination Therapies in Retinal Disease

By Jackie Wengrod | April 13, 2016

When Regeneron Pharmaceuticals and Bayer announced their collaboration to develop and commercialize a combination therapy using Regeneron’s vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) trap aflibercept (Eylea)…

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With Pfizer Deal, Allergan Looks Ahead: Could B+L Be In Its Sights? - Eye on Innovation

Without Pfizer Deal, Allergan Looks Ahead: Could B+L be in its Sights?

By Jackie Wengrod | April 6, 2016

Now that Pfizer and Allergan have mutually agreed to terminate their proposed merger, Allergan CEO Brent Saunders told analysts Wednesday morning that the company is…

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Eye on Five – March Edition

By Jackie Wengrod | March 31, 2016

Regeneron, Bayer Join to Develop Combined Therapy Regeneron Pharmaceuticals and Bayer announced an agreement to jointly develop a combination therapy of the angiopoietin2 (Ang2) antibody…

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The Biosimilars Race for AMD Treatments Is On - Eye on Innovation

The Biosimilars Race for AMD Treatments Is On

By Jackie Wengrod | March 29, 2016

Formycon, the German-based developer of biosimilar agents, may be getting a leg up in the race to develop biosimilars for intravitreal anti-VEGF agents as it…

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What’s New With Three Sustained-Release Drug Platforms - Eye on Innovation

What’s New with Three Sustained-Release Drug Platforms

By Jackie Wengrod | March 23, 2016

Most ophthalmic drugs are delivered by topical application or direct injection into the vitreous, and many are limited by difficulties in sustaining therapeutic drug levels…

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Mixed Topline Results Don’t Sidetrack Rhopressa Plans - Eye on Innovation

Mixed Results Don’t Sidetrack Rhopressa Plans

By Jackie Wengrod | March 16, 2016

Despite tepid investor response to safety data from the latest comparative trial of its lead-candidate glaucoma agent, Aerie Pharmaceuticals says it is still on track…

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The OIS Lifetime Innovator Award goes to…

By Jackie Wengrod | March 15, 2016

Roger Steinert, MD     For A Lifetime of Exceptional Contributions to Ophthalmic Innovation and Entrepreneurship Dr. Steinert’s advanced skill and excellent surgical results have…

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Highlights from AGS: New Surgical Devices, Novel Therapeutics - Eye on Innovation

Highlights from AGS: New Surgical Devices, Novel Therapeutics

By Jackie Wengrod | March 9, 2016

This year’s American Glaucoma Society annual meeting feted novel medications designed to lower intraocular pressure (IOP) in patients with glaucoma. To date, available medications and…

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How MIGS is Remaking the Glaucoma Market - Ophthalmology Innovation Summit 2015

How MIGS is Remaking the Glaucoma Market

By Jackie Wengrod | February 19, 2016

Glaucoma is a chronic degenerative disease whose incidence increases significantly with age. According to the World Health Organization, it is the second leading cause of…

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Drugs & Devices for Dry Eye - Ophthalmology Innovation Summit 2015

2016 Promises to Disrupt Dry Eye

By Jackie Wengrod | February 16, 2016

This year promises to deliver disruption to the dry eye disease market as companies work to roll out new drugs, devices, and diagnostics. Shire may…

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Putting Brakes on IPO, Apellis Lines Up Private Funding - Eye on Innovation

Apellis IPO Road Show Takes Different Route

By Jackie Wengrod | February 16, 2016

Putting Brakes on IPO, Apellis Lines Up Private Funding As the stock market took its 2016 nosedive, geographic atrophy drug developer Apellis Pharmaceuticals joined the…

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Avalanche’s Post-AMD Pivot Takes Step Outside Ophthalmology - OIS Article

Avalanche’s Post-AMD Pivot Takes Step Outside Ophthalmology

By Jackie Wengrod | February 10, 2016

How far will Avalanche Biotechnologies Inc.’s pivot take it outside of ophthalmology? Following the release of disappointing topline results of its lead gene therapy candidate…

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