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Aurion Biotech to Present Clinical Trial Results at the 2023 American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) Annual Meeting
Aurion Biotech, whose mission is to restore vision to millions of patients with life-changing regenerative therapies, today announced several presentations during the 2023 American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) Annual Meeting to be held May 5-8, 2023 in San Diego, California.
Astellas Enters into Definitive Agreement to Acquire Iveric Bio
Astellas Pharma Inc. (TSE: 4503, President and CEO: Naoki Okamura, "Astellas") and Iveric bio, Inc. (NASDAQ: ISEE, CEO: Glenn P. Sblendorio, "Iveric Bio") today announced that on April 29, 2023 (Japan time), the Companies have entered into a definitive agreement under which Astellas through Berry Merger Sub, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Astellas US Holding, Inc., has agreed to acquire 100% of the outstanding shares of Iveric Bio for US$40.00 per share in cash for a total equity value of approximately US$5.9 billion (the "Acquisition").
