The FDA has denied Genentech's request to fast-track the application for its age-related macular degeneration (AMD) agent, Lucentis (ranibizumab). In response, Genentech announced it plans to file a complete Biologics License Application (BLA) for Lucentis for the treatment of neovascular AMD in December 2005, in a bid to speed up the process. Although the FDA rejected Genentech's request for fast-track designation, this should not affect the timing for BLA submission or the potential to obtain priority review.
AAO 2023: Company updates from Centricity Vision CEO Rob Thornhill
November 28th 2023At this year's American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting in San Francisco, California, Rob Thornhill, CEO of Centricity Vision, spoke with the Ophthalmology Times team about developments in the company's ZEPTOLink IOL positioning systems.
AAO 2023: Marco A. Zarbin, MD, PhD, provides analysis of the YOSEMITE and RHINE clinical trials
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