Lilly buys Adverum for its phase 3-stage eye disease gene therapy

Adverum's lead program, Ixo-vec, is a Phase 3 gene therapy designed to treat vision loss associated with wet age-related macular degeneration with a single intravitreal dose

Roche presents positive phase III data for vamikibart in uveitic macular edema

Vamikibart is the first targeted, non-steroid treatment designed to address the underlying inflammation driving UME

Biocon Biologics’ retinal disorder medication Yesafili gets public funding in Canada

Yesafili, available in vial and prefilled syringe presentations (2 mg/0.05 mL), was the first biosimilar to Eylea approved by Health Canada

Roche’s Susvimo maintains vision over five years

Paras Health Gurugram raises alarm over surge in tobacco-related cancers

Approximately 35% of male cancer patients and 12% of female cancer patients at Paras Health were diagnosed with tobacco-related cancers

FDA approves Roche’s Susvimo as the first and only continuous delivery treatment diabetes-related blindness

Susvimo is the first and only continuous delivery treatment that offers an alternative to regular eye injections to treat diabetic macular edema (DME)

European Commission approves Roche’s Vabysmo for treatment of retinal vein occlusion

Approval is based on data from two Phase III studies in branch and central retinal vein occlusion (RVO) showing early and sustained vision improvements non-inferior to aflibercept

New data for Roche’s Susvimo demonstrates sustained efficacy in two serious diabetic eye conditions

Susvimo is a unique therapeutic approach that provides continuous delivery of medicine to the eye through a refillable implant

Merck completes acquisition of EyeBio

Acquisition strengthens and diversifies Merck’s pipeline with the addition of Restoret

Merck to acquire EyeBio for US$ 1.3 billion upfront payment

Acquisition includes Restoret, a novel late-phase candidate for diabetic macular edema and neovascular age-related macular degeneration