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Ophthotech Corp (OPHT) Reports Acquisition of Inception 4 Inc. to Expand Innovative Retinal Disease Pipeline

October 31, 2018 6:46 AM EDT

Ophthotech Corporation (NASDAQ: OPHT) announced today that it has acquired Inception 4, Inc., a privately held company backed by Versant Ventures, expanding Ophthotechs therapeutic pipeline in age-related retinal indications. Through this acquisition, Ophthotech gains worldwide development and commercialization rights to Inception 4s small molecule inhibitors of HtrA1 (high temperature requirement A serine peptidase 1 protein). HtrA1 is... More