MELBOURNE, Australia and PRINCETON, N.J., Feb. 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Opthea Limited (ASX/NASDAQ:OPT, “Opthea”, the “Company”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapies to treat highly prevalent and progressive retinal diseases, including wet age-related macular degeneration (wet AMD), today announced that Frederic Guerard, PharmD, Chief Executive Officer, will present at Oppenheimer’s 35th Annual Healthcare Life Sciences Conference and host one-one-one meetings. Details a ...

MELBOURNE, Australia, and PRINCETON, N.J., Feb. 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Opthea Limited (NASDAQ:OPT, "Opthea", the "Company")), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapies to treat highly prevalent and progressive retinal diseases, including wet age-related macular degeneration (wet AMD), today announced that sozinibercept will be highlighted during an oral presentation at the Macula Society 48th Annual Meeting being held   February 12-15, 2025 in Charlotte Harbor, Florida. The ...

Core Insights - Opthea Limited is preparing for an Investor Day on January 28, 2025, in New York City, followed by presentations in Sydney and Melbourne, to discuss the anticipated topline data from its pivotal trials for sozinibercept in wet AMD [1][2][3] Company Overview - Opthea is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing novel therapies for retinal diseases, particularly wet age-related macular degeneration (wet AMD) and diabetic macular edema (DME) [8][9] - The lead product candidate, sozinibercept, is currently being evaluated in two pivotal Phase 3 clinical trials (COAST and ShORe) aimed at improving efficacy and vision outcomes when used in combination with standard anti-VEGF-A therapies [9] Management and Expertise - The Investor Day will feature presentations from Charles C. Wykoff, MD, PhD, a leading retina specialist and Chief Investigator for the COAST trial, and Mike Campbell, Chief Commercial Officer, who has extensive experience in launching treatments for retinal diseases [4][5][6] Event Details - The New York event will include a live webcast and a question-and-answer session, concluding around 3:00 PM ET, with a replay available on the company's website [2] - In-person presentations will also take place in Sydney on February 3 and Melbourne on February 5, 2025 [3]

Phase 1b clinical data underpins sozinibercept's potential as a novel, first-in-class VEGF-C/D ‘trap' to improve visual and anatomic outcomes in DME Published in peer-reviewed journal Translational Vision Science & Technology and included in the Anti-VEGF Special Journal Issue of ARVO DME program to be advanced after wet AMD topline data readout anticipated for COAST in early CY Q2 2025 and ShORe in mid-2025 MELBOURNE, Australia and PRINCETON, N.J., Jan. 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Opthea Limited (NASDAQ:O ...

Business update to include masked Phase 3 patient demographics and baseline characteristics Presentation on Wednesday, January 15, 2025, 5:15 PM PT in San Francisco, California MELBOURNE, Australia and PRINCETON, N.J., Dec. 19, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Opthea Limited (NASDAQ:OPT, "Opthea", the "Company")), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapies to treat highly prevalent and progressive retinal diseases, including wet age-related macular degeneration (wet AMD), today announced ...

MELBOURNE, Australia, and Princeton, N.J., Nov. 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Opthea Limited (ASX/NASDAQ:OPT, “Opthea”, the “Company”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapies to treat highly prevalent and progressive retinal diseases, including wet age-related macular degeneration (wet AMD), today announced that sozinibercept will be featured as part of an oral presentation at the annual FLORetina Congress being held on December 5-8, 2024 in Florence, Italy. FLORetina aims to p ...

Ms. Connell is a commercial executive with business development expertise Appointment takes place as Opthea prepares for Phase 3 wet AMD topline data in 2025 MELBOURNE, Australia, and PRINCETON, N.J., Nov. 15, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Opthea Limited (ASX/NASDAQ: OPT, “Opthea”, the “Company”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapies to treat highly prevalent and progressive retinal diseases, including wet age-related macular degeneration (wet AMD), today announced the appointme ...

MELBOURNE, Australia, and Princeton, N.J., Oct. 10, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Opthea Limited (ASX/NASDAQ: OPT, "Opthea", the "Company"), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapies to treat highly prevalent and progressive retinal diseases, including wet age-related macular degeneration (wet AMD), today announced that sozinibercept will be highlighted during the Innovate Retina Meeting on October 17, 2024, in Chicago, Illinois. David Boyer, MD, will present an update on Opthea's wet ...

MELBOURNE, Australia and PRINCETON, N.J., Sept. 30, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Opthea Limited (ASX/NASDAQ: OPT, "Opthea", the "Company"), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapies to treat highly prevalent and progressive retinal diseases, including wet age-related macular degeneration (wet AMD), today announced that management will participate in a fireside chat and be available for one-on-one investor meetings at the UBS Virtual Ophthalmology Day 2024 being held on October 2, 202 ...

Three consecutive commercial-scale batches successfully produced Major milestone for potential BLA filing of sozinibercept in wet AMD Progress update of drug product PPQ campaign expected in early 2025 MELBOURNE, Australia and PRINCETON, N.J., Sept. 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Opthea Limited (ASX/NASDAQ: OPT, "Opthea", the "Company"), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapies to treat highly prevalent and progressive retinal diseases, including wet age-related macular degenerati ...