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 […]
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pSivida shares gain on Q2 earnings
Shares in pSivida (NSDQ:PSDV) rose yesterday after the medical device maker met expectations on Wall Street with its fiscal 2nd quarter results. The Watertown, Mass.-based company pared its losses to -$0.1 million, or 0¢ per share, on sales of $6 million for the 3 months ended Dec. 31, for bottom-line growth of 98.7% on sales […]
pSivida misses Q1 estimates, profits slide 47%
Shares in pSivida (NSDQ:PSDV) fell 6% today after the company missed expectations on Wall Street with its fiscal 1st-quarter results*. The Watertown, Mass.-based company posted losses of -$7.2 million, or -21¢ per share, on sales of $277,000 for the 3 months ended Sept. 30, for a bottom-line loss of -47% on a -41% sales decline, compared […]
pSivida surges on Medidur data
Psivida (NSDQ:PSDV) shares surged today after the company said its Medidur drug-device combination met the primary endpoints in a Phase III clinical trial for treating posterior uveitis. Medidur uses the same injectable implant and drug as the Iluvien drug-device combo pSivida licensed to Alimera Sciences (NSDQ:ALIM) for treating diabetic macular degeneration. Iluvien won FDA approval in September […]
Alimera surges on buyout rumors
(Reuters) — Alimera Sciences (NSDQ:ALIM), an ophthalmic pharmaceutical company, is in the early stages of exploring strategic alternatives, including a potential sale, according to people familiar with the matter. The company has reached out to investment banks to seek advice on how it would be valued in a potential sale and who the likely buyers would be, […]
pSividia eyes knee market, releases earnings
pSivida (NSDQ:PSDV) released its fiscal year earnings for 2015 yesterday and said it’s eyeing an entrance into the orthopedic knee market with a new drug-device implant. The company said it is slated to submit an investigational new drug application with the FDA and begin a study of a new implant using its Durasert technology to […]
Alimera's Iluvien vision repair implant wins national insurance coverage in France
The French National Health Authority granted Alimera Sciences (NSDQ:ALIM) national insurance coverage for the Iluvien vision repair implant, the company said this week.
pSivida launches Phase III study of its micro-sized eye implant
pSivida gains big on buyout rumor
Shares of ophthalmology company pSivida (NSDQ:PSDV) hit a 52-week high today on speculation from a Seeking Alpha blogger that it’s ripe for an acquisition this year.
PSDV shares hit $3.96 each today, a 52-week high, having gained some 15.5% since a blogger writing as "Bob’s Stocks" published the rumor yesterday.
