BEDFORD, Mass., May 03, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ocular Therapeutix, Inc. (NASDAQ:OCUL, "Ocular", the "Company")), a biopharmaceutical company committed to enhancing people's vision and quality of life through the development and commercialization of innovative therapies for wet age-related macular degeneration (wet AMD), diabetic retinopathy, and other diseases and conditions of the eye, announced multiple presentations at the Ophthalmology Innovation Source (OIS) Retina 2024 (May 4th) and the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) 2024 meetings (May 5-9th) being held in Seattle, Washington.
Presentations at OIS Retina 2024:
- Session Title: "Spotlight on Drug Delivery"
Session Date/Time: Saturday, May 4th, 11:15 AM – 12:00 PM PDT
Ocular Presentation: 11:34 – 11:41 AM PDT
Presenter: Sanjay Nayak, MBBS, PhD, Chief Strategy Officer
- Panel Title: "The View from the Street"
Session Date/Time: Saturday, May 4th at 5:00 – 5:30 PM PDT
Moderator: Pravin U. Dugel, MD, Executive Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
Presentations at ARVO 2024:
- Oral Presentation: Pharmacodynamic efficacy of second-generation intravitreal axitinib implant (AXPAXLI) in a VEGF challenge rabbit model
Session Date/Time: Thursday, May 9th 3:30 – 3:45 PM PDT
Location: Yakima 1 - Seattle Convention Center - Arch Building
Presenter: Chuck Blizzard, Vice President, Research & Development
- Poster Title: Long-term safety of repeated intravitreal axitinib implant (AXPAXLI) administrations in non-human primates
Poster Board #: B0299
Session Date/Time: Monday, May 6th 8:30 – 10:15 AM PDT
Location: Exhibit Hall – Seattle Convention Center
Presenter: Chintan Patel, PhD, Associate Director, Nonclinical Development
- Poster Title: Optimized pharmacokinetic profile of intravitreal axitinib implant (AXPAXLI):
a comparison of first- and second-generation implants
Poster Board #: B0300
Session Date/Time: Monday, May 6th 8:30 – 10:15 AM PDT
Location: Exhibit Hall – Seattle Convention Center
Presenter: Madhoosudan Patil, PhD, Senior Scientist
About Ocular Therapeutix, Inc.
Ocular Therapeutix, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company committed to enhancing people's vision and quality of life through the development and commercialization of innovative therapies for wet age-related macular degeneration (wet AMD), diabetic retinopathy (DR), and other diseases and conditions of the eye. AXPAXLI™ (axitinib intravitreal implant, also known as OTX-TKI), Ocular's product candidate for retinal disease, is based on its ELUTYX™ proprietary bioresorbable hydrogel-based formulation technology. AXPAXLI is currently in the first of two planned pivotal Phase 3 trials for wet AMD, ...