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Business
Norlase secures $11 million following ECHO approval
Announcement follows the recent FDA clearance and CE mark earlier this month.
Business
Ray Therapeutics secures $100 million in funding for optogenetic gene therapy programs
Company plans on using funding to target inherited retinal diseases.
Business
Graybug Vision and Mireca terminate IRD partnership
All intellectual property rights will revert back to Mireca.
Business
Alimera purchases US commercial rights to YUTIQ
Acquisition from EyePoint Pharmaceuticals gives the company exclusive global rights.
Business
New AI company Optain targets retinal imaging
Aegis Ventures and Northwell Health’s joint company creation platform raises $12 million to support launch.
Business
Astellas Pharma acquires Iveric Bio
The $5.9 billion deal includes avacincaptad pegol, an investigational therapy for GA.
Business
Ocuphire Pharma ousts CEO; names interim leader
Rick Rodgers will serve as CEO on an interim basis.
Business
Brightstar Therapeutics secures financing for groundbreaking corneal disease treatment
Company plans to launch trials on its BrightMEM corneal allograft; appoints two new ophthalmologists to leadership positions.
Business
Johnson & Johnson Vision announces new regional leaders
Senior industry executives will assume leadership for the company’s Americas, EMEA, and APAC regions.
Business
Eyes On Eyecare acquires Interventional Mindset educational series
The educational series is geared toward providing ophthalmologists with innovative content and practical skills for mastering new technologies.
Business
CMS lowers cut to 2024 Medicare reimbursement rates
New rates include a 3.32% growth in total payments and a 1.12% cut in average reimbursement rates.
Business
Novartis is (reportedly) starting to sell its ophthalmology assets
Bloomberg reports that Novartis AG is working with an adviser to determine potential sales for its front-of-eye treatment assets.
Business
Pediatric vision screening platform GoCheck Kids names new CEO
Cloud-based technology has performed over 4 million screenings in the U.S. and Europe.
Business
EyeCheq adds new exec in mission to target early diagnosis of blinding diseases
Jai G. Parekh, MD, MBA, FAAO, joins the developer of the first fully autonomous eye screening platform with artificial intelligence.
Business
Viatris appoints new CEO
Scott A. Smith will assume leadership this spring.
Business
Latinos En Optometry officially launches
Non-profit corporation is looking to expand its membership and presence within the eyecare community.
Business
Eyes On Eyecare CEO honored as MM+M’s Top 40 Under 40
Matt Geller, CEO and co-founder, Eyes On Eyecare, was named to the prestigious 2022-2023 MM+M Top 40 Under 40 list.
Business
Bausch + Lomb names new (returning) CEO
Brent Saunders will take the helm, effective March 6.
Business
Nidek and Hoya Vision Care launch global partnership
New agreement focuses on offering patients a wider array of ophthalmic services.
Business