Novaliq raises New Capital to accelerate the Commercialization of its Lead Products for Dry Eye Disease
Heidelberg, Germany – Oct 11, 2018 – Novaliq, a specialty pharmaceutical company for the development and commercialization of first- and best-in-class ocular therapeutics based on EyeSol®, the worldwide first water-free technology for ophthalmology, today announces it has raised USD 53 million to further support its late-stage products and earlier pipeline programs.
Since inception, Novaliq has raised USD 115 million. The new investment is done by its lead investor dievini Hopp BioTech Holding, an active investor in Life and Health Sciences companies; it reflects the strong commitment of Novaliq’s lead investor to the company.
Novaliq has a portfolio of best- and first-in-class products for ophthalmology. Novaliq’s lead assets, CyclASol® and NOV03, both provide novelties in the therapy of dry eye disease (DED) and have the potential to redefine the treatment of patients with DED:
- CyclASol®, an anti-inflammatory and immunomodulating drug for the treatment of dry eye disease (DED) with a demonstrated early onset of action and excellent tolerability, is being evaluated in the pivotal phase 2b/3 ESSENCE trial.
- NOV03, the first drug addressing evaporative DED associated with meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD), is being evaluated in the phase 2 SEECASE trial with more than 300 patients. Evaporative DED accounts for 61-90% of all DED patients1).
Both products enable a selected treatment option for different patient groups for better treatment outcomes: CyclASol® is intended for treating DED associated with signs and symptoms predominantly in aqueous deficient DED patients and NOV03 is a first in class treatment in evaporative DED associated with MGD.
Both late stage drugs have best-in-class potential with estimated global peak sales of well above USD 2bn.
Proceeds from the financing round will be used on clinical development, to prepare for the commercialization of CyclASol® and NOV03, as well as to continue the development of Novaliq’s earlier pipeline programs for glaucoma and retinal diseases.
“We are excited with the continued support by our lead investor,” said Oliver Schlüter, CFO of Novaliq. “The proceeds from this financing round provide us with the resources to further accelerate our development and commercialization efforts for our two late-stage DED products and to strengthen our earlier pipeline.”
Novaliq’s CEO, Christian Roesky, will present topline results of two recently completed clinical trials for CyclASol® and NOV03, for the first time during the Ophthalmology Innovation Summit (OIS@AAO) on October 25th, 2018 in Chicago, USA.
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Heidelberg, Germany, and Cambridge, MA, USA, July 29, 2024 – Novaliq, a biopharmaceutical company focusing on first- and best-in-class ocular therapeutics based on the unique EyeSol® water-free technology, announces that the European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has adopted a positive opinion recommending the granting of a marketing authorisation in the European Union for Vevizye®, intended for the treatment of moderate to severe dry eye disease in adult patients, which has not improved despite treatment with tear substitutes.