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- Bausch + Lomb Announces New Divisional Leadership in the UShttps://modernod.com/news/bausch-lomb-announces-new-divisional-leadership-in-the-us/2476487/Bausch + Lomb announced the appointment of new leadership in its Pharmaceuticals and Consumer Health Care divisions in the United States. Yolande Barnard, formerly the vice president, marketing and sales, U.S. Neurology, Bausch Health, will now serve as vice president and general manager,
- Eric Bernabei Joins Avellino Labs as Chief Sales and Marketing Officerhttps://modernod.com/news/eric-bernabei-joins-avellino-labs-as-chief-sales-and-marketing-officer/2476483/Avellino Labs announced that Eric Bernabei has joined the company as chief sales and marketing officer. Mr. Bernabei, who brings more than 20 years of clinical and commercial ophthalmic experience to the role, will inform and implement the strategic expansion of Avellino Labs’ disruptive genetic
- Ophthotech Changes Name to Iveric bio as it Transitions to Gene Therapy Companyhttps://modernod.com/news/ophthotech-changes-name-to-iveric-bio-as-it-transitions-to-gene-therapy-company/2476473/Ophthotech announced that as part of its transition strategy to focus on discovering and developing novel gene therapy solutions to treat orphan inherited retinal diseases (IRDs) with unmet medical needs, the company
- Novartis Announces FDA BLA Acceptance of Brolucizumab for Wet AMDhttps://modernod.com/news/novartis-announces-fda-filing-acceptance-and-priority-review-of-brolucizumab-for-wet-amd/2476468/Novartis announced that the FDA has accepted the company’s biologics license application (BLA) for brolucizumab (RTH258) for the treatment of wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Novartis used a priority review voucher to expedite FDA review and anticipates launching brolucizumab, if
- Texas Tech Medical School to End Use of Race in Admissionshttps://modernod.com/news/texas-tech-medical-school-to-end-use-of-race-in-admissions/2476462/Texas Tech University’s medical school has agreed to end its consideration of race in selecting candidates for admission, an outcome actively sought by the Trump administration. The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center submitted to pressure from the Education Department’s Offi
- I-MED Pharma Becomes Authorized Canadian Distributor for OrCam MyEye 2https://modernod.com/news/i-med-pharma-becomes-authorized-canadian-distributor-for-orcam-myeye-2/2476463/I-MED Pharma, a Canadian company specializing in dry eye diagnosis and management, announced the signing of an authorized Canadian distribution agreement with OrCam for its MyEye 2 assistive technology device for the blind and visually impaired. The OrCam MyEye 2 is a tiny, portable, artif
- Alnylam and Regeneron to Partner for RNAi Treatmentshttps://modernod.com/news/alnylam-regeneron-to-partner-for-rnai-treatments/2476457/Alnylam Pharmaceuticals and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals have agreed to jointly develop treatments for eye and central nervous system diseases using gene-silencing technology RNA interference (RNAi). Regeneron will make a $400 million upfront payment to Alnylam and also purchase $400 mill
- James Mazzo Joins Board of Directors at Avellino Labshttps://modernod.com/news/james-mazzo-joins-board-of-directors-at-avellino-labs/2476451/Avellino Labs announced the strategic addition of James V. Mazzo to its board of directors. The partnership will further anchor Avellino Lab’s leadership in developing the science and setting the standard of genetic testing in ophthalmology, according to a company news release.
- Nidek Launches the ARK-F/AR-F Auto Refractometerhttps://modernod.com/news/nidek-launches-the-ark-f-ar-f-auto-refractometer/2476446/Nidek has announced the launch of the ARK-F/AR-F Keratometer and Auto Refractometer. The ARK-F/AR-F features fully-automatic measurement. By placing the chin on the chinrest, the new Nidek eye detection camera
- AOA Announces 2019 National Optometry Hall of Fame Inducteeshttps://modernod.com/news/aoa-announces-2019-national-optometry-hall-of-fame-inductees/2476443/The American Optometric Association has announced the four ODs who will be inducted into the National Optometry Hall of Fame in 2019. This year’s inductees are: Murray Fingeret, OD; Donald Jarnagin, OD; Michael Mittelman, OD; and Glen Steele, OD.