Bayer AG Completes $2.45 Billion Acquisition of Perfuse Therapeutics for PER-001 Glaucoma Implant
Bayer AG (ETR: BAYN) announced the completion of its acquisition of Perfuse Therapeutics, Inc., securing...
Ophthalmology
Shanghai Henlius Biotech’s HLX04-O Meets Primary Endpoints in Phase III Trial for Wet AMD, Demonstrating Non-Inferiority to Ranibizumab
Shanghai Henlius Biotech Inc. (HKG: 2696) announced that the Phase III international multicenter clinical study...
Johnson & Johnson Invests $1 Billion in Jacksonville Vision Facility – Expands ACUVUE Manufacturing and Distribution
Johnson & Johnson (J&J, NYSE: JNJ) announced a $1+ billion investment in Jacksonville, Florida, to...
Everest Medicines Licenses LNZ100 Presbyopia Treatment from Corxel for Greater China – Aceclidine-Based Eye Drop Offers Novel Miotic Mechanism
Everest Medicines (HKG: 1952) announced a strategic licensing agreement with domestic peer Corxel Pharmaceuticals Limited...
Teva Launches Ahzantive Biosimilar to Bayer’s Eylea Across Europe – Expanding Access to Retinal Disease Treatments
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NYSE: TEVA) announced the commercial launch of Ahzantive, its biosimilar version...
Cloudbreak Pharma Submits FDA IND for CBT-358, Novel SFA+ Technology-Based Dry Eye Treatment
Cloudbreak Pharma Inc. (HKG: 2592) announced it has submitted an Investigational New Drug (IND) application...
Zhejiang Shapuaisi Acquires Myopia Treatment Technology from Wenzhou Medical University Eye Hospital for $10 Million Plus Royalties
Zhejiang Shapuaisi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (SHA: 603168) announced it has entered into a comprehensive technology...
Bayer to Acquire Perfuse Therapeutics for Up to $2.45 Billion – Expands Ophthalmology Portfolio with Phase 2 Endothelin Receptor Antagonist
Bayer AG (ETR: BAYN) and Perfuse Therapeutics Inc. announced on May 6, 2026, a definitive...
AbbVie Partners with Santen China for Exclusive Distribution of Five Glaucoma Franchise Products
AbbVie Inc. (NYSE: ABBV), the US pharmaceutical giant, has announced a strategic partnership with the...
Gan & Lee Pharmaceuticals Secures NMPA Clinical Approval for GLR1062, China’s First-in-Class Gene Therapy for Wet Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Gan & Lee Pharmaceuticals (SHA: 603087) has announced that China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA)...
Shionogi Launches Corporate Venture Capital Initiative with Strategic Investment in Ophthalmology Startup Restore Vision
Shionogi & Co., Ltd. (TYO: 4507) has announced the completion of its first corporate venture...
Amgen’s Subcutaneous Tepezza via On-Body Injector Meets Phase III Endpoint in Thyroid Eye Disease with 77% Proptosis Response
Amgen Inc. (NASDAQ: AMGN) announced positive top-line results from a Phase III clinical trial evaluating...
Merck Launches Pivotal Phase 2b/3 Trial for MK-8748 Bispecific Antibody in Wet AMD Treatment
Merck & Co., Inc. (MSD, NYSE: MRK) announced the initiation of a pivotal Phase 2b/3...
Bayer/Regeneron’s Eylea HD Wins Japan Approval for RVO – Third Indication Nod with Extended Dosing Demonstrates 3 Fewer Injections
Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) has approved Eylea HD (aflibercept) injection 8...
Haixi Pharma Advances HXP056 to Phase II – Oral Multi‑Selective Therapy for Wet AMD and Hemorrhagic Retinal Diseases
Fujian Haixi Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. (HKG: 2637) announced the initiation of a Phase II clinical...
Formosa Pharmaceuticals Licenses APP13007 to Arrotex – Nanoparticle Ophthalmic Steroid Gains Australia/New Zealand Rights
Formosa Pharmaceuticals (TPE: 6838) announced a licensing agreement with Arrotex Pharmaceuticals Pty Ltd., granting the...
Grand Pharma Wins NMPA Approval for GPN01768 – First Targeted Therapy for Demodex Blepharitis in China
Grand Pharmaceutical Group (HKG: 0512) announced that its licensed‑in global innovative ophthalmic drug GPN01768 [TP‑03,...
VivaVision Biotech Files Hong Kong IPO to Advance Ophthalmology Pipeline
VivaVision Biotech (Zhejiang) Co., Ltd., an ophthalmology-focused biotech company founded in 2016, has submitted its...
uBriGene Biosciences Partners with Innovec Biotherapeutics on AAV Gene Therapy for Hereditary Eye Diseases
uBriGene Biosciences, a China-based advanced therapy medicinal product (ATMP) CDMO, has entered a strategic partnership...
ZEISS ARTEVO Gets NMPA Approval for China Ophthalmology Market
ZEISS Medical Technology announced that the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) has approved the ARTEVO...