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- Elizabeth Yeu, MD, and K. Peony Yu, MD, Appointed to Staar Surgical Board of Directorshttps://modernod.com/news/elizabeth-yeu-md-and-k-peony-yu-md-appointed-to-staar-surgical-board-of-directors/2478798/Staar Surgical announced the appointments of Elizabeth Yeu, MD, Partner, Virginia Eye Consultants, and K. Peony Yu, MD, retired Chief Medical Officer, FibroGen, to its Board of Directors, effective January 21, 2021. “The addition of Dr. Elizabeth Yeu and Dr. K. Peony Yu to our Board of Dir
- New Study on AI-Driven Solutions for Diabetic Eye Disease Testing in Underserved Populations Publishedhttps://modernod.com/news/new-study-on-ai-driven-solutions-for-diabetic-eye-disease-testing-in-underserved-populations-published/2482441/Michael D. Abramoff, MD, PhD, founder and executive chairman of Digital Diagnostics, and the creator of the LumineticsCore AI system for diagnosing diabetic retinopathy, has co-authored a study exploring the potential of autono
- Kodiak Sciences Announces Presentation of Durability Data from Clinical Development Program of KSI-301 in Wet AMD, DME, and RVO at AAOhttps://modernod.com/news/kodiak-sciences-announces-presentation-of-durability-data-from-clinical-development-program-of-ksi-301-in-wet-amd-dme-and-rvo-at-aao/2476945/Kodiak Sciences announced that Charles C. Wykoff, MD, PhD, will present first-time results at the annual mneeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) to be held in San Francisco. The Retina Subspecialty Day (
- Regeneron Backs $500 Million Venture Capital Fund for Biotechnology Innovationhttps://modernod.com/news/regeneron-backs-500-million-venture-capital-fund-for-biotechnology-innovation/2482234/Regeneron Ventures announces its formation as a venture capital fund focused on promising biopharmaceutical, health care and health technology companies. The fund’s general partner will be independently managed by former Regeneron executives Jay S. Markowitz, MD, and Michael Aberman, M
- Oculis and Euretina Announce Winner of Inaugural Ramin Tadayoni Awardhttps://modernod.com/news/oculis-and-euretina-announce-winner-of-inaugural-ramin-tadayoni-award/2482449/Oculis, in partnership with Euretina, has announced the first recipient of the Ramin Tadayoni Award: Dr. Andrea Govetto, MD, PhD. The award honors the memory of Oculis' late Chief Scientific Officer and renowned retina specialist, Professor Ramin Tadayoni, MD, who passed away unexpectedly ear
- NEI Director Highlights Metabolomics as an Approach to Understanding Glaucomahttps://modernod.com/news/nei-director-highlights-metabolomics-as-an-approach-to-understanding-glaucoma/2481982/The National Eye Institute (NEI) announced that NEI Director Michael F. Chiang, MD, featured recent research by NEI grantee Louis Pasquale, MD, in a National Institute of Health Director’s Blog post. Dr. Pasquale in collaboration with Jae Hee Kang, ScD, and Oana Zeleznik, PhD, explored 369
- NIH Selects Dr. Michael Chiang as Director of the National Eye Institutehttps://modernod.com/news/nih-selects-dr-michael-chiang-as-director-of-the-national-eye-institute/2478074/National Institutes of Health Director Francis S. Collins, MD, PhD, has chosen Michael F. Chiang, MD, as director of NIH’s National Eye Institute (NEI). A practicing ophthalmologist, Dr. Chiang is currently the Knowles Professor of Ophthalmology & Medical Informatics and Clinical Epide
- Oculis Announces Appointment of Leading Ophthalmology Specialists to Scientific Advisory Boardhttps://modernod.com/news/oculis-announces-appointment-of-leading-ophthalmology-specialists-to-scientific-advisory-board/2476888/Oculis SA announced the appointments of Eric Donnenfeld, MD, and Pr. Ramin Tadayoni, MD, PhD, to its Scientific Advisory Board (SAB). “I am pleased to welcome Eric and Ramin to our SAB and look forward to their contributions as we focus on our objective of developing topical medicines that
- Spark Therapeutics Gene Therapy Pioneers Win $1 Million Sanford Lorraine Cross Awardhttps://modernod.com/news/spark-therapeutics-gene-therapy-pioneers-win-1-million-sanford-lorraine-cross-award/2476159/Two women with a vision to make the blind see were the winners of the inaugural $1 million Sanford Lorraine Cross Award. Jean Bennett, MD, PhD, and Katherine A. High, MD, whose work with the RPE65 mutation has reversed an inherited form of blindness, accepted the award on December 4 at Sanford He
- Santen Expands Research and Development Leadership Teamhttps://modernod.com/news/santen-expands-research-and-development-leadership-team/2479666/Santen announced the expansion of its research and development leadership team through the addition of two new executive hires. Reza M. Haque, MD, PhD, has been appointed as Senior Vice President, Global Research and Development Strategy, and Peter Sallstig, MD, MBA