pSivida (NSDQ:PSDV) touted 1-year follow-up data yesterday for the company’s Durasert 3-year treatment of posterior segment uveitis. The data, which was presented at the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology annual meeting, is from pSivida’s 1st phase III trial. The data showed that the 3-year uveitis implant significantly reduced the recurrence of posterior segment uveitis […]
Drug-Device Combinations
First uveitis patient treated with Eyevensys’ electro-transfection system
Private biotech Eyevensys said today that it treated the 1st patient in a first-in-human phase I/II trial of its lead candidate, EYS606, for the treatment of non-infectious uveitis. The patient was treated in Paris at the Cochin Institute using the company’s EyeCET technology. The EyeCET platform is an electro-transfection injection system that delivers non-viral plasmids to encode […]
Allergan, Medicines360 tout 4-year pivotal data for Liletta intrauterine contraceptive
Allergan (NYSE:AGN) and women’s health nonprofit pharma company Medicines360 touted 4-year data today from an ongoing pivotal trial for its Liletta intrauterine contraceptive. The system is approved for the prevention of pregnancy for up to 3 years. More than 1,500 women ranging from 16 to 45 years old were enrolled and studied in the group’s […]
Pfizer collaborates to improve access to injectable contraceptive
Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) said yesterday that it inked a multi-year extension of its collaboration with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation to improve access to the company’s injectable contraceptive, Sayana Press, for women in developing countries. The pharma giant’s product uses Becton Dickinson‘s (NYSE:BDX) Uniject delivery system to administer a long-acting, […]
Systemic therapy beats Bausch & Lomb implant in NIH uveitis study
Systemic therapy of corticosteroids and immunosuppressants better preserved vision in patients with uveitis compared to Bausch & Lomb‘s long-lasting corticosteroid intraocular implant in a clinical trial supported by the National Eye Institute, a branch of the National Institutes of Health. In 7 years, visual acuity remained stable in patients receiving systemic therapy and declined by […]
Ocular’s Dextenza meets primary endpoints in Phase III trial
Shares in Ocular Therapeutix (NSDQ:OCUL) rose more than 5% today after the company said its Dextenza post-surgical ocular pain relief implant met primary endpoints in the company’s most recent Phase III trial. The hydrogel plug, inserted into a patient’s tear duct, is designed to deliver a sustained dose of dexamethasone over 4 weeks following ophthalmic surgery. […]
Novocure touts quality of life data for Optune, chemo combo
Novocure (NSDQ:NVCR) touted health-related quality of life analyses from a pivotal Phase III trial combining its Optune device with standard temozolomide chemotherapy for patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma. The data showed that adding Optune to temozolomide did not negatively impact health-related quality of life, except for itchy skin which the company attributed to skin irritation […]
Unilife wins approval for Chap 11 bankruptcy plans
Unilife (NSDQ:UNIS) this week won approval from the US Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware for its chapter 11 bid and plans for a sale, despite not having completed every step in the process. In the filing, Judge Laurie Silverstein noted that so far “no trustee, examiner or official committee of creditors holding unsecured claims” has […]
One Drop, MannKind ink partnership for connected, inhaled diabetes tech
MannKind Corp. (NSDQ:MNKD) and One Drop said today that the companies agreed to ink a collaborative deal to add MannKind’s Afrezza inhaled insulin to One Drop’s digital diabetes management platform. The group plans to evaluate access and cost saving initiatives, customized patient coaching and innovative packaging for a reusable Afrezza inhaler integrated with Bluetooth tech. […]
Anika misses Q1 earnings by a penny
Shares in Anika Therapeutics (NSDQ:ANIK) fell today after the orthopedics company missed expectations on Wall Street with its 1st quarter results. The Bedford, Mass.-based company posted profits of $5.5 million, or 37¢ per share, on sales of $23.4 million for the 3 months ended March 31, for bottom-line loss of -20.3% on sales growth of 4.9% compared […]