Oculis to Host In-Person & Virtual R&D Day in New York on February 28, 2024 ZUG, Switzerland, and BOSTON, Jan. 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Oculis Holding AG (Nasdaq: OCS) (“Oculis” or “the Company”), a global biopharmaceutical company purposefully driven to save sight and improve eye care, today announced it will host an in-person R&D Day in Midtown, New York City, on Wednesday, February 28, 2024 from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM ET. Please click here to attend the event either in-person or virtually. Location details for in-person attendance will be provided upon registration. The event will showcase two of Oculis’ clinical programs: OCS-01, a high concentration dexamethasone eye drop formulation developed with the proprietary OPTIREACH® technology to reach the retina, in Diabetic Macular Edema (DME): presentations will include an update on the OCS-01 development programs and a discussion of how OCS-01 could transform the current treatment paradigm by addressing the pre-invasive patient segment with an early intervention, and the segment of patients with inadequate response to current standard of care, from: Ramin Tadayoni, M.D., Ph.D. (Université Paris Cité, Lariboisière & Rothschild Foundation Hospitals, Paris, President of EURETINA) Christophe Baudouin, M.D. Ph.D. (Quinze-Vingts National Ophthalmology Hospital, Paris)
The topic discussions will be moderated by Pravin Dugel, M.D. (Director, Oculis’ Board) and Riad Sherif, M.D. (Chief Executive Officer, Oculis). In addition, management will provide a brief 2023 review and business outlook for 2024. Live question and answer sessions will be conducted during the event.
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This press release contains forward-looking statements and information. For example, statements regarding the potential of OCS-01 for the treatment of DME for early intervention and patients previously treated with invasive therapies; the potential of licaminlimab or OCS-02 in the treatment of ocular inflammation or DED; the potential for a precision medicine approach in DED; expected future milestones and catalysts; the initiation, timing, progress and results of Oculis’ clinical trials; Oculis’ research and development programs, regulatory and business strategy, future development plans, and management; Oculis’ ability to advance product candidates into, and successfully complete, clinical trials; and the timing or likelihood of regulatory filings and approvals, are forward-looking. All forward-looking statements are based on estimates and assumptions that, while considered reasonable by Oculis and its management, are inherently uncertain and are inherently subject to risks, variability and contingencies, many of which are beyond Oculis’ control. These forward-looking statements are provided for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to serve as, and must not be relied on by an investor as, a guarantee, assurance, prediction or definitive statement of a fact or probability. Actual events and circumstances are difficult or impossible to predict and will differ from assumptions. All forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those that we expected and/or those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are subject to numerous conditions, many of which are beyond the control of Oculis, including those set forth in the Risk Factors section of Oculis’ annual report on Form 20-F and any other documents filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Copies of these documents are available on the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov. Oculis undertakes no obligation to update these statements for revisions or changes after the date of this release, except as required by law.