TAIPEI - Taiwan-based Formosa Pharmaceuticals ('Formosa', 6838.TW) announced that the company has entered into an exclusive licensing agreement with Medvisis Switzerland AG ('Medvisis') in Switzerland and Liechtenstein, for exclusive rights to the commercialization of clobetasol propionate ophthalmic suspension, 0.05% (APP13007), a marketed innovative treatment of post-operative inflammation and pain following ocular surgery.
Medvisis, led by industry veterans with experience in multi-national pharma such as Novartis and GSK, holds close ties with Swissmedic, Switzerland's independent registration authority. Clobetasol propionate ophthalmic suspension, 0.05% (APP13007), approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in March, 2024, was recently launched in the United States in September, 2024. The licensing agreement includes upfront payment and sales milestones, with additional considerations throughout the term of the agreement.
APP13007's active ingredient is the superpotent corticosteroid, clobetasol propionate, and is derived from Formosa Pharma's proprietary APNT nanoparticle formulation platform. The novel formulation enables a convenient and straightforward dosing regimen (twice daily for 14 days) while providing rapid and sustained relief of inflammation and pain. In a recent US survey of 100 ophthalmic surgeons, rapid resolution of pain (80% pain-free four days post-surgery) and low incidence of adverse events (
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