pSivida Announces Tech Evaluation Agreement with Leading Pharmaceutical Company
WATERTOWN, Mass., Nov 22, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- pSivida Corp. PSDV +9.26% (asx:PVA), a leader in developing sustained release, drug delivery products for treatment of back-of-the-eye diseases, today announced that it has signed a funded technology evaluation agreement with a leading global pharmaceutical company to evaluate pSivida's bioerodible Durasert(TM) drug delivery technology in ophthalmology.
pSivida is also independently developing a product to treat uveitis affecting the posterior segment of the eye (posterior uveitis) and a product to treat glaucoma and ocular hypertension in collaboration with Pfizer.
About pSivida Corp.
pSivida Corp. ( www.psivida.com ) develops tiny, sustained release drug delivery products designed to deliver drugs at a controlled and steady rate for months or years. pSivida is currently focused on the treatment of chronic diseases of the back of the eye utilizing its core technology systems, Durasert(TM) and BioSilicon(TM). Its present programs include infectious uveitis, glaucoma and Tethadur(TM). pSivida has also licensed its technologies to Bausch & Lomb (for the FDA-approved Vitrasert(R) and Retisert(R)) and Alimera Sciences (for ILUVIEN for DME, which is awaiting a marketing decision from the European Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency -- MHRA).
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SOURCE: pSivida Corp.