What is the top priority of the company that was formerly known as EyeTech Pharmaceuticals?
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Pegaptanib Pegaptanib sodium injection (brand name Macugen) is an anti-angiogenic medicine for the treatment of neovascular (wet) age-related macular degeneration (AMD). It was discovered by NeXstar Pharmaceuticals and licensed in 2000 to EyeTech Pharmaceuticals, now OSI Pharmaceuticals, for late stage development and marketing in the United States. Outside the US pegaptanib is marketed by Pfizer. Approval was granted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in December 2004.
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OSI Pharmaceuticals OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is an American pharmaceutical company based in Long Island, New York with facilities in Colorado, New Jersey and the United Kingdom. OSI specializes in the discovery and development of molecular targeted therapies. Though oncology is the top priority for OSI, research and development targeting type 2 diabetes and obesity is conducted through their U.K. subsidiary Prosidion Limited. OSI has also made a foray into the ophthalmology market through a marketing agreement with Pfizer over Macugen (Pegaptanib) for Age-related macular degeneration; however, acquisition of the firm Eyetech, meant to provide control over this product and diversify the company, has been unsuccessful, ending in divestiture.
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TopoTarget TopoTarget (Nasdaq: TOPO ) was a Copenhagen-based biotechnology company focused on the discovery and development of drugs and therapies to treat cancer. In 2014, it merged with BioAlliance Pharma and is now part of Onxeo.
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US Vision U.S. Vision, a wholly owned subsidiary of Refac Optical Group, is an international optometric dispensary chain. The vast majority of these locations are leased spaces in large department stores, such as J.C. Penney, Boscov's, and The Bay. As of May 8, 2007, 500 locations in 47 states and Canada are in operation, consisting of licensed departments and freestanding stores. In early 2008, due to an acquisition of BJ's Optical Centers located in many BJ's Wholesale Clubs, that number has grown to approximately 650 locations. U.S. Vision deals mainly in prescription eyewear, contact lenses, and optometry offices.
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Neurolixis Neurolixis is a biopharmaceutical company focused on novel drugs for the treatment of human central nervous system diseases.
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Bliss GVS Pharma Bliss GVS Pharma Ltd. is an Indian pharmaceutical and company headquartered in Mumbai, India. Bliss GVS primarily develops, manufactures and markets products across various therapeutic categories including Anti-fungal, Contraceptive, Laxative, Anti-haemorrhoidal, Anti-spasmodic, Anti-malarial, Anti-biotic, Anti-microbial, Anti-inflammatory, Antipyretic, Analgesic and several others.
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Agios Pharmaceuticals Agios Pharmaceuticals is a public American pharmaceutical company focused on developing small-molecule anti-cancer therapeutics targeting cancer cell metabolism via the growth factor pathway. Among the proteins under investigation by the company are IDH1 and IDH2. The company was founded in 2008 (or 2007) by Lewis Cantley, Tak Mak and Craig Thompson. Agios is a Delaware corporation headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The company tendered an initial public offering in July 2013.
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DUSA Pharmaceuticals DUSA Pharmaceuticals, Inc., owned by Sun Pharma, is a pharmaceutical company with dermatology products, including Levulan and Nicomide.
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Atossa Genetics Atossa Genetics NASDAQ: ATOS is a Seattle-based healthcare firm that specializes in breast health. The company focuses on the development and marketing of pharmaceuticals for the treatment of breast conditions, including breast cancer.
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Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Hebrew: טבע תעשיות פרמצבטיות בע"מ‎ ) is an Israeli multinational pharmaceutical company headquartered in Petah Tikva, Israel. It specializes primarily in generic drugs, but other business interests include active pharmaceutical ingredients and, to a lesser extent, proprietary pharmaceuticals. It is the largest generic drug manufacturer in the world and one of the 15 largest pharmaceutical companies worldwide. Teva's facilities are located in Israel, North America, Europe, and South America. Teva shares trade on both the New York Stock Exchange (via ADRs) and the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange. The company is a member of the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA).
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Tobii Technology Tobii (formerly known as Tobii Technology AB) is a Swedish high-technology company that develops and sells products for eye control and eye tracking.
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Biotech Week Biotech Week is a weekly biotechnology and pharmaceutical trade magazine. The magazine was established in 1999. It is published by NewsRX. The magazine covers a broad range of medical issues and financial related information about companies in these industries. The magazine is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Regulus Therapeutics Regulus Therapeutics Inc. or Regulus (NASDAQ: RGLS) is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of first-in-class drugs that target microRNAs to treat a broad range of diseases. Regulus was established in September 2007 by Alnylam Pharmaceuticals and Isis Pharmaceuticals.
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Orchid Chemicals &amp; Pharmaceuticals Orchid Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Limited is an Indian pharmaceutical company based in Chennai, founded on 1 July 1992, by Kailasam Raghavendra Rao, an alumnus of IIM Ahmedabad (PGP '79) . As of 2007, it was among the top fortune 500 Indian companies by market capitalization.
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Vivimed Labs Vivimed Labs Limited is an India-based global supplier of specialty chemicals and pharmaceuticals. Headquartered in Hyderabad, India, Vivimed is a manufacturer of active pharmaceutical ingredients, active ingredients for home and personal care, hair dyes, imaging chemicals and photochromics.
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Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (中外製薬株式会社 , Chūgai Seiyaku Kabushikigaisha ) is a subsidiary drug manufacturer operating in Japan controlled by Hoffmann–La Roche, which owns 62% of the company as of 30 June 2014. Previous to Roche's takeover in 2002, Chugai was a pioneering discoverer of many important pharmaceutical compounds. The company is headquartered in Tokyo. Osamu Nagayama is the current representative director, chairman, and CEO. Tatsuro Kosaka is the current representative director, president, and COO.
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Vion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Vion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. was a New Haven, Connecticut based pharmaceutical company founded in March 1992 to commercialize several discoveries made in the biomedical laboratories at Yale University.
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Pfizer Pfizer Inc. is an American pharmaceutical corporation headquartered in New York City, with its research headquarters in Groton, Connecticut.
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Cochrane Eyes and Vision Cochrane Eyes and Vision (CEV) is a collaboration of researchers and healthcare professionals who prepare systematic reviews to study interventions pertaining to the treatment of eye disease and visual impairment. Though many of the systematic reviews focus on common eye diseases, reviews have been prepared for varied eye topics, including screening prevention and rarer eye diseases. CEV was officially registered in 1997, operating from the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology and funded by the National Institute for Health Research. In 2002, a satellite center was created in the United States, at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Currently, the Coordinating Editor of CEV is Dr. Richard Wormald.
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Serengeti Eyewear (sunglasses brand) Serengeti Eyewear is a high-end designer sunglasses brand owned by Bushnell Corporation. Their main focus is eye protection, of which the company researches and develops state of the art technology such as photochromic lenses, polarized lenses, spectral control, among other.
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Alkem Laboratories Alkem Laboratories is a multinational pharmaceutical company headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra that manufactures and sells pharmaceutical generics, formulations and
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Sutro Biopharma Sutro Biopharma is a private biopharmaceutical company headquartered in South San Francisco that develops antibody-drug conjugate and multi-specific antibody-based therapeutics for cancer therapy. Founded in 2003 under the name Fundamental Applied Biology, the company name changed to Sutro Biopharma in 2009. The current CEO, William Newell, joined Sutro in January 2009. Newell has over 15 years of senior management experience in the biotechnology industry, and has worked for companies such as Aerovance, QLT, Inc., and Ayxs Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Sutro’s CFO, Edward Albini, previously worked at Itero Biopharmaceuticals, Novacea, and Lynx Therapeutics. The CSO, Trevor Hallam, formerly worked at Palatin Technologies, AstraZeneca, Glaxo Group Research, and Roche Research Centre. The company received $26M in Series D funding in December 2013. The company’s investors include Alta Partners, Skyline Ventures, SV Life Sciences, Lilly Ventures, Amgen Ventures and Celgene.