Ois Podcast

OIS Podcast host Carey Powers speaks with four CEOs from leading retina-focus companies to talk about all things innovation. Her guests include:•  Kerrie Brady, BPharm, President and CEO of OcuTerra•  Rich Small, CEO of NeuroTech Pharmaceuticals•  Kester Nahen, PhD, CEO of Notal Vision•  Brad Doerschuk, President and CEO of InFocus ClinicalOcuTerra is developing OTT166, a novel small molecule designed to treat diabetic retinopathy.The product is getting attention because it can deliver product to the retina via an eye drop application, said Kerrie Brady, BPharm, CEO of OcuTerra.The company has completed enrollment for a Phase II trial in 225 patients with diabetic retinopathy. They hope to have topline results in early 2024.Next up: Rich Small, CEO of NeuroTech Pharmaceuticals. The company’s Encapsulated Cell Therapy (ECT) technology enables continuous production of therapeutic proteins to the eye.ECT is central to NT-501, a product being developed to treat macular telangiectasia (MacTel) as well as glaucoma.