Kuria Therapeutics Inc. has closed its first fundraising round to support ongoing preclinical development activities ahead of a planned series A raise.
Questioners probed the fine points during Iveric Bio Inc.’s conference call, but news proved unmistakably good with Zimura (avacincaptad pegol) in geographic atrophy (GA), and shares of the firm (NASDAQ:ISEE) closed Sept. 6 at $15.70, up $6.26, or 66%, on positive top-line data from Gather 2, the firm’s second phase III study.
Taiwan’s Brim Biotechnology Inc. announced a capital raise of $18 million to advance its lead candidate, regenerative peptide therapy BRM-421, to phase III trials for dry eye syndrome.
Taiwan’s Brim Biotechnology Inc. announced a capital raise of $18 million to advance its lead candidate, regenerative peptide therapy BRM-421, to phase III trials for dry eye syndrome. It’s designed to offer relief from dry eye symptoms by stimulating proliferation and differentiation of stem cells to repair damage to the cornea. “Our goal is restoration and repair of the damage caused by DES,” said Brim founder and CEO Haishan Jang.
Ophthalmic therapy and device developer Alcon SA, of Geneva, further strengthened its portfolio by buying Aerie Pharmaceuticals Inc. for about $770 million in equity. Aerie’s financial guidance for its glaucoma franchise puts net product revenue at $130 million to $140 million for all of 2022.
Turn Biotechnologies is advancing its development of preclinical ophthalmic therapeutic products, notably TRN-004, a tailored protein cocktail to rejuvenate targeted cells in the eye.
“If you can see the future, you can change it. People say your eyes are the window to your soul, but the eyes are actually the window to your future health,” Toku Eyes Ltd. Founder and CEO Ehsan Vaghefi told BioWorld.
Tarsier Pharma is developing the small molecule TRS as an anti-inflammatory treatment for retinal diseases, with the eye drop formulation TRS-01 in phase III development for noninfectious anterior uveitis and uveitic glaucoma.
Opthea Ltd. has secured nondilutive funding to complete phase III development and commence commercialization of its wet age-related macular degeneration (wet AMD) treatment OPT-302, in a $170 million agreement with Launch Therapeutics, an operating company set up earlier this year by the private equity group Carlyle to manage biotech investments. Under the terms of the deal, Launch will now commit $120 million in three instalments at fixed time points, with an option to invest a further $50 million.
Positive data from Unity Biotechnology Inc.’s phase II study of UBX-1325, a senolytic BCL-XL inhibitor for treating diabetic macular edema, boosted the stock out of the penny range. Shares of the South San Francisco-based company’s stock (NASDAQ:UBX) rose sharply, 54% on Aug. 12, to $1.31 each.
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