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- Lineage Cell Therapeutics Launches New Corporate Brandhttps://modernod.com/news/lineage-cell-therapeutics-launches-new-corporate-brand/2479549/Lineage Cell Therapeutics, previously BioTime, announced the effective change of its corporate name and formal launch of its new corporate brand. In connection with the launch, the company’s NYSE American ticker symbol has changed to “LCTX” and will be effective at the open of t
- US Outlines Plans to Allow Importation of Certain Prescription Drugs From Canada, Other Countrieshttps://modernod.com/news/us-outlines-plans-to-allow-importation-of-certain-prescription-drugs-from-canada-other-countries/2479556/The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Wednesday outlined details of two potential pathways that will allow the importation of certain prescription medicines originally intended for foreign markets. The announcement comes the day after HHS Secretary Alex Azar confirmed that Presi
- PhRMA Comes Out Against US Senate Drug Pricing Billhttps://modernod.com/news/phrma-comes-out-against-us-senate-drug-pricing-bill/2476770/The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) on Thursday expressed opposition to a proposal by the US Senate Finance Committee that would force drugmakers to pay rebates to Medicare if their drug price increases
- BioTime Initiates Dosing in Phase 1/2a Clinical Study of OpRegen for Treatment of Dry AMDhttps://modernod.com/news/biotime-initiates-dosing-in-phase-1-2a-clinical-study-of-opregen-for-treatment-of-dry-amd/2476722/BioTime announced that it has dosed its first patient with the Orbit Subretinal Delivery System (Orbit SDS) as well as with a new thaw-and-inject formulation of OpRegen, the company’s retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) transplant therapy, in its ongoing phase 1/2a clinical study for the treatment o
- Bausch + Lomb Announces US Launch Of Ocuvite Eye Performance Vitaminshttps://modernod.com/news/bausch-lomb-announces-us-launch-of-ocuvite-eye-performance-vitamins/2476714/Bausch + Lomb announced the US launch of Ocuvite Eye Performance vitamins, which were formulated with seven nutrients that help strengthen the macula. The nutrients protect the eye from stressors such as sun light and blue light emitted from digital devices. These nutrients include lutein
- Wize Pharma Enters Joint Venture With Cannabics Pharmaceuticals to Develop Cannabinoid Ophthalmic Treatmentshttps://modernod.com/news/wize-pharma-enters-joint-venture-with-cannabics-pharmaceuticals-to-develop-cannabinoid-ophthalmic-treatments/2476713/Israel-based Wize Pharma and Cannabics Pharmaceuticals have together created and adopted a business plan for a joint venture focused on the research and development of cannabinoid formulations to treat ophthalmic conditions. Creation and approval of a business plan for the joint venture was a con
- AlpineInvestors to Make Strategic Growth Investments in Ohio Eye Care Businesseshttps://modernod.com/news/alpineinvestors-to-make-strategic-growth-investments-in-ohio-eye-care-businesses/2476694/Private equity firm Alpine Investors has invested in Ohio-based eye care business, Northeast Ohio Eye Surgeons (NEOES), including its subsidiary business, Ohio Eye Care Consultants (OECC). The two companies will together form a new ophthalmology platform for Alpine, and will continue to operate i
- Avellino Labs Founder Gene Lee Receives 2019 Ellis Island Medal of Honorhttps://modernod.com/news/avellino-labs-founder-gene-lee-receives-2019-ellis-island-medal-of-honor/2476683/Avellino Labs announced the company’s founder, chairman, and president, Gene Lee, is a recipient of a 2019 Ellis Island Medal of Honor. In addition, Mr. Lee has been appointed to the World Economic Forum’s Precision Medicine Council. One of the nation’s most prestigious awards, the Ellis I
- Ocutech Adds 3x and 5.5x Power Options for the Falcon Autofocus Bioptichttps://modernod.com/news/ocutech-adds-3x-and-5-5x-power-options-for-the-falcon-autofocus-bioptic/2476672/The Ocutech Falcon Autofocus Bioptic self-focusing low vision telescope is now available in 3x, 4x and 5.5x powers. Released in late 2018 in its original 4x power, the Falcon Autofocus bioptic is now being prescribed in the US and in 11 foreign countries. The Falcon’s Time-of-Flight (ToF)
- Research Shows Gene Therapy May Restore Visual Function for People With Night Blindnesshttps://modernod.com/news/research-shows-gene-therapy-may-restore-visual-function-for-people-with-night-blindness/2476663/By isolating where a key protein required for low light vision is expressed, scientists have shown that gene therapy may restore visual function for people with a form of congenital stationary night blindness. In mice models with genetic mutations similar to humans with night blindness, sc