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- American Academy of Optometry Foundation Announces the 2020 Hopkins Comprehensive Eye Care Award Recipienthttps://modernod.com/news/american-academy-of-optometry-foundation-announces-the-2020-hopkins-comprehensive-eye-care-award-recipient/2478173/The American Academy of Optometry has announced that Charlotte Yiyi Wang, OD, is the recipient of this year’s recipient of the Hopkins Comprehensive Eye Care Award. Dr. Wang is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley School of Optometry, and primary care/community health resident at
- BVI Launches IPure Aspheric Monofocal IOL in the UShttps://modernod.com/news/bvi-launches-ipure-aspheric-monofocal-iol-in-the-us/2478172/BVI has entered the US IOL market with the launch of the IPure preloaded aspheric monofocal IOL. BVI says the IPure is the first and only preloaded aspheric monofocal IOL available in both a 1-piece and 3-piece design. IPure’s patented aspheric optic design provides high contract, hi
- How COVID-19 is Shaking Up Medical Education—For Goodhttps://modernod.com/news/how-covid-19-is-shaking-up-medical-education-for-good/2478168/With COVID-19 shows no signs of letting up soon, leaders at medical schools are adapting their plans for education in the fall to meet the new demands of the pandemic, according to a FierceHealthcare report. That means going digital in an unprecedented way—both in terms of classe
- EU Wraps Up Exploratory Talks With J&J to Secure Coronavirus Vaccinehttps://modernod.com/news/eu-wraps-up-exploratory-talks-with-jj-to-secure-coronavirus-vaccine/2478163/The European Commission said that it concluded exploratory talks with Johnson & Johnson to buy Ad26.COV2.S, the company’s vaccine candidate against COVID-19. Under the potential deal, once a vaccine has shown to be safe and effective against the novel coronavirus, the Commission s
- Johnson & Johnson Vision Launches Tecnis Synergy and Tecnis Eyhance IOLs in Canadahttps://modernod.com/news/johnson-johnson-vision-launches-tecnis-synergy-and-tecnis-eyhance-iols-in-canada/2478160/Johnson & Johnson Vision announced Health Canada approval and July availability of its Tecnis Synergy and Tecnis Eyhance IOLs to the Canadian market. The Tecnis Synergy, originally launched in Europe in September 2019, delivers continuous high-cont
- Tom Frinzi Joins CorneaGen Board as Executive Chairhttps://modernod.com/news/tom-frinzi-joins-corneagen-board-as-executive-chair/2478159/CorneaGen announced that Tom Frinzi has joined the company’s board as executive chair. Mr. Frinzi brings more than 40 years of expertise in clinical-to-commercial transition and fostering next-level growth within small to mid-size private equity companies and Fortune 500 corporations. His
- Gyroscope Therapeutics Initiates Phase 2 Program Evaluating its Investigational Gene Therapy for Dry AMDhttps://modernod.com/news/gyroscope-therapeutics-initiates-phase-2-program-evaluating-its-investigational-gene-therapy-for-dry-amd/2478157/Gyroscope Therapeutics announced the initiation of its phase 2 program evaluating its investigational gene therapy, GT005, for the treatment of geographic atrophy (GA) secondary to dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD). GT005 is a one-time AAV-based gene therapy that is delivered under the r
- TearClear Raises $22M in Series B Fundinghttps://modernod.com/news/tearclear-raises-22m-in-series-b-funding/2478158/TearClear announced it has raised $22 million in a Series B funding round. The company intends to use the funds to advance multiple clinical programs in development, with two lead candidates in glaucoma paving the way for future indications. Led by Chief Executive Officer Robert Dempsey, T
- US Secures At Least 100 Million Doses of Moderna’s COVID-19 Vaccine for $1.5 Billionhttps://modernod.com/news/us-secures-at-least-100-million-doses-of-modernas-covid-19-vaccine-for-1-5-billion/2478151/Moderna on Tuesday said it reached an agreement with the US government to supply millions of doses of its coronavirus vaccine candidate mRNA-1273. The award of up to $1.525 billion is for the manufacturing and delivery of 100 million doses of the vaccine, including incentive payments for timely d
- Russia’s Approval of Virus Vaccine Greeted With Some Alarmhttps://modernod.com/news/russias-approval-of-virus-vaccine-greeted-with-some-alarm/2478146/Russia on Tuesday became the first country to approve a coronavirus vaccine for use in tens of thousands of its citizens despite international skepticism about injections that have not completed clinical trials and were studied in only dozens of pe