DelSiTech and Iveric Bio Enter Exclusive Agreement for Development of Sustained Release Zimura®
Parsippany, N.J. and Turku, Finland – July 6, 2022 – IVERIC bio, Inc. (Nasdaq: ISEE) and DelSiTech Ltd, announced today an exclusive global license agreement providing Iveric Bio with the right to develop and commercialize new formulations of Zimura® (avacincaptad pegol) using DelSiTech’s silica-based sustained release technology. As part of Iveric Bio’s lifecycle expansion plan for Zimura, the Company is committed to developing sustained release technologies for the treatment of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). These technologies potentially could address patients being treated for geographic atrophy (GA) secondary to dry AMD and intermediate AMD.
