Regulatory News:
Novagali Pharma (Paris:NOVA), a pharmaceutical company that develops innovative ophthalmic products, can today announce that it has signed an exclusive agreement with Ardeo Health, LLC for Nova23041 its unique formulation for the treatment of dry eye symptoms in the United States and Canada with OCuSOFT, Inc.
Nova23041 is a preservative-free oil-in-water emulsion resulting from Novasorb® patented technology whose efficiency and tolerance in treating dry eye symptoms have been proven during a number of clinical trials carried out in Europe and Southeast Asia.
Based on the electrostatic attraction between the positively charged eye drop and the negatively charged ocular surface, Novasorb®'s technological platform enables the product to be spread in an optimal, uniform and comfortable way across the entire ocular surface, improves resilience time and thus reduces the number of instillations necessary with increased efficiency and optimal compliance and tolerance.
Nova23041 has been successfully marketed since 2008 under the brand name Cationorm®, a brand that belongs to Novagali Pharma. The product is already recommended by ophthalmologists in numerous countries throughout Europe, North Africa, the Middle East and Southeast Asia.
Thanks to this exclusive distribution agreement, Nova23041 will be marketed in the United States and Canada under the brand name Retaine® MGD? Ophthalmic Emulsion. OCuSOFT, Inc. will become the exclusive promoter.
Cynthia Barratt, President of OCuSOFT, comments: "OCuSOFT has been searching for a truly unique proprietary Dry Eye therapy which also combined a long-term partnership - and we have found that with Ardeo Health and Novagali. I believe Retaine® MGD? will become the standard of care for those suffering with Meibomian Gland deficiencies."
"Everyone at Ardeo Health is excited to see this newest technology brought to North America. Patients suffering from Dry Eye will now have an alternative to expensive prescription (Rx) therapies", states Robert "Bob" Sykora, RPh, President & CEO of Ardeo Health. "With these partnerships, Ardeo has the best of both worlds - the science of Novagali coupled with the brand recognition and distribution channels of OCuSOFT®."
Jérôme Martinez, Chairman of Novagali Pharma, concludes: "We are very pleased to be able to announce, today, the signing of this agreement involving two major American ophthalmology players. Given their proven expertise on the North American ophthalmology market, OCuSOFT's teams will no doubt make Nova23041's launch in the United States and Canada a success that will enable us to extend the distribution of our unique formulation for treating dry eye symptoms around the world. This agreement confirms the growing reputation in the United States of the products and technologies developed by Novagali Pharma. Novagali Pharma also plans to get the results of the Catioprost® phase II study in the United States during the third quarter of 2011".
About NOVAGALI Pharma - www.novagali.com
Founded
in 2000, Novagali Pharma SA is a pharmaceutical company that develops
ophthalmic innovative products for all segments of the eye. Thanks to
its three proprietary technology platforms, the Company has an advanced
portfolio of highly innovative products, one of which is already on sale
and two of which are undergoing phase III clinical trials.
In 2009,
Frost & Sullivan recognised Novagali with the Award for Industry
Innovation & Advancement of the Year, for its proprietary emulsion
technology platforms, and Siemens awarded the company the "Health Award" Grand
Prix de l'Innovation for Novasorb®. Novagali Pharma
carried out a successful IPO in July 2010 enabling the Company to raise
?22 million.
Novagali Pharma is listed on NYSE Euronext Paris -
Compartment C. ISIN code: FR0010915553 - Ticker: NOVA.
About Ardeo Health LLC -www.ardohealth.com
Ardeo
Health is a Suwanee, GA USA.-based healthcare company that specializes
in research, development, and licensing of advanced technology
pharmaceutical products, consumer health products, and medical devices.
Ardeo Health is dedicated to the pursuit of products and technologies
leading to the effective treatment and cure of ophthalmic and
dermatologic diseases. For more information, please contact: info@ardeohealth.com
About OCuSOFT, Inc. - www.ocusoft.com
OCuSOFT,
Inc. is a Richmond, TX USA-based ophthalmic research, development and
supply company with an established reputation for innovation,
particularly in the area of Ocular Surface Disease (OSD). Since 1986,
OCuSOFT® has served the ophthalmic industry with a unique selection of
proprietary brands including over-the-counter (OTC) and prescription
products. A pioneer in ophthalmology, OCuSOFT® introduced the first
eyelid cleanser, the first topical anesthetic gel, the first "leave-on"
antibacterial eyelid cleaner, the first prescription-only supplement for
Dry Eyes and the first supplement to enhance botulinum toxin injections.
Today, the company is most recognized for its #1 Doctor Recommended
Brand of Eyelid Cleansers, OCuSOFT® Lid Scrub?, in addition to its
standing as the preferred distributor of ophthalmic products and
supplies by eye care professionals in the U.S. For more information,
please contact Linda Dang at ldang@ocusoft.com
or by calling 800-233-5469 (U.S.)
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forward-looking statements. Although Novagali Pharma considers these
statements to be based on reasonable assumptions, they could be affected
by risks and uncertainties causing actual results to differ
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11-021 on April 29th 2011 and available on the AMF (http://www.amf-france.org)
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