Clearside Biomedical (NSDQ:CLSD) said today that it finished enrollment for the Phase 1/2 study of CLS-TA in patients with diabetic macular edema. The Hulk trial is designed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of a suprachoroidal injection of its suspension formulation of a corticosteroid, triamcinolone acetonide, with and without an intravitreal injection of Eylea in […]
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Clearside inks clinical development deal with EyeKor
Clearside Biomedical (NSDQ:CLSD) said today that it landed a deal with EyeKor Inc. to support its clinical trials. The companies did not disclose any financial details of the agreement. Clearside is conducting a Phase III trial of suprachoroidally administered CLS-TA, its suspension formulation of triamcinolone acetonide, in patients with macular edema associated with non-infectious uveitis. The […]
Clearside bails on AMD, all-in on diabetic macular edema
Clearside Biomedical (NSDQ:CLSD) said today it will redirect its R&D efforts from its pre-clinical axitinib wet age-related macular degeneration therapy to its Zuprata diabetic macular edema treatment. The Alpharetta, Ga.-based company said that recent trial results from other companies investigating combination therapies for wet AMD have led Clearside to reconsider its proprietary suspension formulation of […]
Clearside enrolls first patient in phase III trial of Zuprata combination therapy
Clearside Biomedical (NSDQ:CLSD) said today that it enrolled the 1st patient in a phase III trial evaluating Zuprata, its suspension formulation of triamcinolone acetonide, in combination with Eylea, intravitreal aflibercept, for the treatment of macular edema associated with retinal vein occlusion. The trial is slated to enroll 460 patients with retinal vein occulsion to assess […]
Clearside Biomedical names Beckman as new CMO | Personnel Moves, Jan. 5, 2017
Clearside Biomedical (NSDQ:CLSD) today named Dr. Richard Beckman as chief medical officer. Beckman is an ophthalmologist with 13 years of clinical practice under his belt, as well as 20 years of corporate executive and consultancy experience. Prior to joining Clearside, Beckman managed a pharmaceutical and medical device industry consulting firm. He has also served as […]
Clearside Biomedical prices $36m IPO
Clearside Biomedical (NSDQ:CLSD) today priced its $36 million initial public offering, floating 4 million shares at $9 apiece and including a 30-day underwriters option for 600,000 more shares. Alpharetta, Ga.-based Clearside said it plans to use theIPO proceeds to fund a pivotal Phase III trial of its suspension formulation of corticosteroid triamcinolone acetonide, Zuprata, for […]
Clearside Biomedical launches trial for Zuprata
Clearside Biomedical (NSDQ:CLSD) said today that it enrolled the 1st patient in clinical trial of its suspension formulation of corticosteroid triamcinolone acetonide, Zuprata, for the treatment of diabetic macular edema. The Alpharetta, Ga.-based company’s Hulk Phase I/II trial is an open-label, multi-center study designed to evaluate the safety and efficacy Zuprata administered in the suprachoroidal space […]
Clearside tops Q3 estimates, posts license revenue
Shares in Clearside Biomedical (NSDQ:CLSD) rose today after the biopharmaceutical company met expectations on Wall Street with its 3rd quarter results. The Alpharetta, Ga.-based company posted losses of -$5.6 million, or -28¢ per share, on sales of $5,000 for the 3 months ended Sept. 30. This is the 1st quarter that Clearside has reported revenue. Adjusted to exclude […]
Clearside Biomedical names McElheny as biz dev veep | Personnel Moves, Nov. 8, 2016
Clearside Biomedical (NSDQ:CLSD) today named Rick McElheny as its VP of business development. The Alpharetta, Ga.-based company is developing a microinjector loaded with CLS-TA (triamcinolone acetonide) to treat macular edema. The device is designed to inject the compound in the a 30-µm gap between the choroid and the sclera, called the suprachoroidal space. A pivotal Phase III […]
Clearside Biomedical floats $50m IPO
Clearside Biomedical raised $50 million with its initial public offering, floating 7.2 million shares at $7 apiece. That’s below the range Clearside earlier set for the IPO, when it planned to put up 4.0 million shares at a range of $14 to $16, for a midpoint value of $60 million. Alpharetta, Ga.-based Clearside is developing a drug-device combination to treat […]
