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Clearside Clears Way For Phase III After Positive CLS-AX Results In Wet AMD

Clearside Clears Way For Phase III After Positive CLS-AX Results In Wet AMD

The company is developing the drug as a way to reduce injection burden for wet AMD patients and plans to meet with the US FDA early next year to discuss Phase IIb topline results.

Nozzle At Tip Of Problems For Florida Eye Drop Firm: US FDA Warns Of GMP, Monograph Violations

Nozzle At Tip Of Problems For Florida Eye Drop Firm: US FDA Warns Of GMP, Monograph Violations

Regenerative Processing replaces nozzle to prevent backflow for its Regener-Eyes drops but FDA warning states numerous questions about sterility at the firm’s plant and about its procedures and systems for preventing microbial contamination.

OcuSoft Retains Retaine Brand Name, Looks Askance At Eyeleve Marketer’s Reference

OcuSoft Retains Retaine Brand Name, Looks Askance At Eyeleve Marketer’s Reference

After launching Retaine MGD Advanced, OcuSoft says a release by Bruder Healthcare referenced Retaine MGD trademark and statements from a previous OcuSoft announcement about the original product attributed to an optometrist. B+L, Rohto brand and homeopathic firm Relief Products also make US OTC eye care space moves.

News We’re Watching: New FDA Approvals For Breast Implant, Colon Cancer Test, Imaging Agent; TAP Expansion, AI Standards

News We’re Watching: New FDA Approvals For Breast Implant, Colon Cancer Test, Imaging Agent; TAP Expansion, AI Standards

This week, Establishment Labs Holdings announced the FDA gave it premarket approval for Motiva breast implant, Cologuard lands FDA approval for Cologuard Plus and GE HealthCare gets FDA nod for a new imaging agent. The FDA announces another expansion for TAP into ophthalmology and radiology. The AAMI and CTA will join forces to develop standards for AI and ML-enabled health care products.  

Santen Fortifies Glaucoma Strategy With Sepetaprost Japan Filing

Santen Fortifies Glaucoma Strategy With Sepetaprost Japan Filing

The dual agonist of the FP and EP3 receptors has shown efficacy in a Japanese Phase III trial and completed its US Phase II study, which aligns with the Japanese firm’s global expansion strategy for glaucoma products.

Orphans Elahere, Hetronifly & Hympavzi Among Eight New Products Set For EU Approval

Orphans Elahere, Hetronifly & Hympavzi Among Eight New Products Set For EU Approval

The European Medicines Agency has recommended the pan-EU approval of three rare disease drugs: Pfizer’s Hympavzi, Henlius Biotech’s Hetronify and ImmunoGen’s Elahere in addition to five other new medicines.

Roche Opens New Swiss R&D Center – And Maintains Genentech Independence

Roche Opens New Swiss R&D Center – And Maintains Genentech Independence

New hi-tech labs in Basel are aimed at boosting Roche’s R&D productivity, but despite streamlining in San Francisco, its twin-track drug discovery with Genentech will remain.

Viridian’s Veligrotug Poses Formidable Challenge For Amgen’s Tepezza In TED

Viridian’s Veligrotug Poses Formidable Challenge For Amgen’s Tepezza In TED

Results from the Phase III THRIVE trial in active thyroid eye disease had analysts calling veligrotug “best-in-class” as they anticipate results from THRIVE-2 in chronic TED later this year.

Days After US Aflibercept Approval, Sandoz Is Hit By Regeneron Lawsuit

Days After US Aflibercept Approval, Sandoz Is Hit By Regeneron Lawsuit

Days after Sandoz received US FDA approval for its Enzeevu aflibercept biosimilar, Regeneron sued alleging that Sandoz failed to follow the “patent dance” set out in the BPCIA framework and claiming infringement of multiple patents on its Eylea.

Days After US Aflibercept Approval, Sandoz Is Hit By Regeneron Lawsuit

Days After US Aflibercept Approval, Sandoz Is Hit By Regeneron Lawsuit

Days after Sandoz received US FDA approval for its Enzeevu aflibercept biosimilar rival to Regeneron’s Eylea, the originator has hit the firm with a lawsuit alleging that it failed to follow the “patent dance” set out in the BPCIA biosimilars framework and claiming infringement of multiple patents.