C-Suite Quick Takes: OIS Goes Behind the Scenes with Four Emerging Biotech Companies

OIS Podcast host Carey Powers caught up with four ophthalmology execs and one principal investigator to talk about some of the most exciting developments in retina R&D.Her guests include:Houman David Hemmati, MD, PhD, Cofounder and Chief Medical Officer of Optigo Biotherapeutics   Michael Tsipursky, MD, CEO and Cofounder of Revive BiotechMichael Singer, MD, Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology at University of Texas Health Science Center, Director of Clinical Research at Medical Center Ophthalmology Associates, and Principal Investigator for Unity Biotechnology’s BEHOLD trialSamarendra Mohanty, PhD, President and Cofounder; and Sulagna Bhattacharya, CEO and Cofounder of Nanoscope TherapeuticsOptigo is developing binders intended to extend the duration of top-performing intravitreal drugs without compromising efficacy. The company has already had promising results in clinical trials with aflibercept. What’s next?Revive Biotech focuses on central retinal artery occlusion. Its products work by injecting oxygen-loaded nanobubbles into the eye intravitreally. Preclinical studies have advanced through proof of concept. Nanobubbles?Dr. Singer is a principal investigator in Unity Biotechnology’s clinical trial for UBX-1325, a therapeutic in development to treat diabetic macular edema and wet AMD. If approved, the product could work as an adjunct to anti-VEGF therapies.Nanoscope Therapeutics is developing gene therapies that focus on ambient light-sensitive molecules to treat inherited and acquired retinal diseases. Its lead product, MCO-010, is moving through Phase II trials. Why ambient light?Tune in to hear today’s experts discuss:How Optigo plans to extend the duration of afliberceptThe impact of extending duration activity on patients, physicians, and payersWhat Optigo plans to accomplish over the next 12 monthsWhat’s behind Revive Biotech’s proprietary technology and what makes it unique.The milestones it has completed so far with relation to clinical trials, intellectual property, and fundingThe new class of therapeutics being developed by Unity BiotechnologyThe data released so far on the UBX-1325 BEHOLD trialIf approved, the impact of UBX-1325—an agent that may potentially extend the life of anti-VEGF therapies—on clinical practiceThe potential impact of Nanoscope Therapeutics’s MCO-010 on patient communitiesThe feedback reported from clinical trial participantsThe critical milestones Nanoscope Therapeutics intends to achieve over the next year[Listen Now]