After Outlook Therapeutics Inc. took receipt of another complete response letter (CRL), Wall Street focused on the odds that the U.S. FDA will demand a new study with ONS-5010, or Lytenava (bevacizumab-vikg) against wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
At the 12th Aging Research & Drug Discovery (ARDD) Meeting, which is being held this week in Copenhagen, Life Biosciences Inc. announced that it is developing its partial epigenetic reprogramming technology for liver disease as well as optic neuropathies. The company’s chief scientific officer Sharon Rosenzweig-Lipson estimated that its ER-100 would enter clinical trials in early 2026, putting it on track to be the first application of partial epigenetic reprogramming to enter the clinic.
After announcing in April that it would discontinue development of its lead candidate, sozinibercept (OPT-302), in wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD), Opthea Ltd. has come to a settlement agreement that will allow it to avoid bankruptcy and continue operations.
Remegen Co. Ltd. is out-licensing its VEGF/FGF dual-target fusion protein drug, RC28-E, to Santen Pharmaceutical (China) Co. Ltd. in a carve-out deal worth more than ¥1.3 billion (US$180 million).
Showing similar results as the first phase III trial completed in 2022, Nicox SA’s nitric oxide-donating bimatoprost eye drop, NCX-470, met the primary endpoint in the phase III Denali trial for open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension, clearing the way for regulatory filings in both the U.S. and China.
After announcing in April that it would discontinue development of its lead candidate, sozinibercept (OPT-302), in wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD), Opthea Ltd. has come to a settlement agreement that will allow it to avoid bankruptcy and continue operations.
Remegen Co. Ltd. is out-licensing its VEGF/FGF dual-target fusion protein drug, RC28-E, to Santen Pharmaceutical (China) Co. Ltd. in a carve-out deal worth more than ¥1.3 billion (US$180 million).
Aussie gene therapy company Mirugen Pty Ltd. has emerged from stealth mode from the Center for Eye Research Australia in Melbourne, toting a AU$4.5 million (US$2.9 million) seed round that will see it optimize its lead candidate to treat retinitis pigmentosa.
Opus Genetics Inc. has obtained IND clearance from the U.S. FDA application for OPGx-BEST1, a gene therapy for the treatment of bestrophin-1 (BEST1)-related inherited retinal disease (IRD).