pSivida Corp, (NASDAQ:PSDV, ASX:PSD, FF:PV33), a leader in the
development of ophthalmic sustained release drug delivery products, with
two of the only three such products approved by the FDA for treatment of
back of the eye diseases, today announced it will be presenting at the
Cowen & Company Annual Health Care Conference in Boston, March 8. Dr.
Paul Ashton, president and chief executive officer, will present at 4:45
p.m. Eastern time.
A live audio webcast of the presentation will be available at http://www.corporate-ir.net/ireye/confLobby.zhtml?ticker=PSDV&item_id=2778900
and at the company's website: www.psivida.com
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About pSivida Corp.,
pSivida is a world leader in the development of tiny, sustained release,
drug delivery products that are administered by implantation, injection
or insertion. pSivida's lead development product delivers fluocinolone
acetonide (FA) for the treatment of diabetic macular edema (DME). This
product candidate, formerly known as Medidur™ FA for DME, is licensed to
Alimera, which is conducting fully-recruited Phase III clinical trials
and intends to commercialize the product under the name Iluvien®.
pSivida also has two products approved by the Food and Drug
Administration (FDA): Retisert® for the treatment of posterior uveitis
and Vitrasert® for the treatment of AIDS-related cytomegalovirus (CMV)
retinitis. pSivida has licensed both of these products and the
technologies underlying them to Bausch & Lomb Incorporated. pSivida has
a worldwide collaborative research and license agreement with Pfizer
Inc. under which Pfizer may develop additional ophthalmic products.
pSivida owns the rights to develop and commercialize a modified form of
silicon known as BioSilicon™, which has potential therapeutic
applications. The most advanced BioSilicon product candidate,
BrachySil™, delivers a therapeutic P32, a radioactive form of phosphorus
used to treat cancer, directly to solid tumors. pSivida conducted an
initial safety clinical trial of BrachySil for the treatment of
pancreatic cancer and in October 2009 completed of a follow-on
dose-ranging clinical trial.
pSivida’s intellectual property portfolio consists of 62 patent
families, over 100 granted patents, including patents accepted for
issuance, and over 200 patent applications. pSivida conducts its
operations from Boston in the United States and Malvern in the United
Kingdom.
SAFE HARBOR STATEMENTS UNDER THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM
ACT OF 1995: Various statements made in this release are
forward-looking, and are inherently subject to risks, uncertainties and
potentially inaccurate assumptions. All statements that address
activities, events or developments that we intend, expect or believe may
occur in the future are forward-looking statements. The following are
some of the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially
from the forward-looking statements: inability to commercialize Iluvien
or significant delays in the commercialization of Iluvien; inability to
obtain regulatory approvals of Iluvien; failure to achieve an
appropriate relationship between the benefits of Iluvien's efficacy and
the risks of its side effect profile; regulatory agency imposition of
limitations on the uses for which Iluvien may be marketed, subsequent
withdrawal of approval or other actions adverse to our business; failure
of Iluvien to be granted priority review or receive approval within the
six month priority review/approval cycle; continued losses and lack of
profitability; inability to derive revenue from Retisert; impairment of
intangibles; fluctuations in the fair values of certain outstanding
warrants; fluctuations in operating results; inability to raise capital;
termination of license agreements; inability to obtain regulatory
approvals for products; inability to obtain partners to develop and
market products; competition; insufficient third-party reimbursement for
products; inability to protect intellectual property or infringement of
others' intellectual property; failure to retain key personnel;
consolidation in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries;
failure to comply with laws and regulations; manufacturing problems;
risks and costs of international business operations; volatility of
stock price; possible dilution through exercise of outstanding warrants
and stock options; possible influence by Pfizer; payment of registration
penalties; nonpayment of dividends; and other factors that may be
described in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Given these uncertainties, readers are cautioned not to place undue
reliance on such forward-looking statements. Our forward-looking
statements speak only as of the dates on which they are made. We do not
undertake any obligation to publicly update or revise our
forward-looking statements even if experience or future changes makes it
clear that any projected results expressed or implied in such statements
will not be realized.
For more information on pSivida, visit www.psivida.com.
