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Press Releases - Year 2009

Novagali Pharma receives the “Health Award” from Siemens for Novasorb®, its cationic emulsion proprietary technology platform

EVRY- 8 June 2009 – Novagali Pharma, a French pharmaceutical company specialized in ophthalmology, announces today having received the ”health award” Grand Prix de l’Innovation from Siemens. This innovation price reward boldness and innovation of industrial and health SMEs. The jury selection was made on the investment and R&D programs, the intellectual property, the number of partnerships, and the impact in terms of productivity, competitiveness, environmental preservation and improvement for customers.

The jury awarded Novagali for the development of Novasorb®, its cationic emulsion technology platform from which benefits Cationorm®, the first product marketed by the company and prescribed by ophthalmologists, and other products in preclinical or clinical trials for the treatment of dry eye, glaucoma and allergy. Novasorb® increases the absorption of drugs in ocular tissues and their effectiveness by electrostatic attraction between the positive charges of the therapeutic emulsion and the negative charges of cornea and conjunctiva cells: ocular surface residence time is increased and allows reaching sufficient therapeutic levels. Patients benefits from a decreased number of instillations, and improved treatment compliance.


In March 2009 Frost & Sullivan recognized Novagali Pharma with the 2009 North American Frost & Sullivan Award for Industry Innovation & Advancement of the Year, for its two proprietary emulsion technology platforms, Novasorb® and Eyeject®.


About Novagali Pharma
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Novagali Pharma is an ophthalmic pharmaceutical company that develops and commercializes innovative products. Thanks to its proprietary technology platforms Novasorb® and Eyeject®, the company has developed innovative products addressing main ocular conditions as well as orphan diseases. Most advanced products include Vekacia®, for treatment of vernal keratoconjunctivitis, Cyclokat®, for the treatment of moderate-to-severe dry eye syndrome and Cortiject® for the treatment of diabetic retinopathies. Cationorm®, indicated for dry eye symptoms is commercialized in France since April 2008. Founded in 2000, Novagali Pharma is based in the Génopôle biocluster in Evry (France).

In 2009, Frost & Sullivan recognized Novagali with the North American Award for Industry Innovation & Advancement of the Year, for its two proprietary emulsion technology platforms, Novasorb® and Eyeject®.



Contact:
Genevieve Garrigos

VP RH & Communication
+33 6 65 54 60 19


 

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Archives of 2009

06/05/2009

Novagali Pharma announces FDA Clearance of IND for phase III of Catioprost®, its cationic emulsion of Latanoprost in patients with Glaucoma.



15/04/2009

Novagali Pharma announces successful completion of a new Phase II clinical study with Cyclokat®, its formulation of Cyclosporine.



19/03/2009

Frost & Sullivan Recognizes Novagali Pharma for Innovation in Ophthalmic Therapies.



27/02/2009

Novagali Pharma announced the results of its first set of data pertaining to Nova21027, its innovative BAK-free latanoprost formulation for glaucoma.



14/01/2009

Novagali Pharma to receive a “91 d’or”, a distinction from the French Business Confederation (MEDEF) .




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