Vivani Medical (Nasdaq:VANI) today announced that it expects to initiate the first clinical study of its long-term GLP-1 implant this year. The company anticipates a fourth-quarter start for its NPM-115 program in Australia, pending regulatory clearance there. This program looks at the investigational six-month GLP-1 implant for chronic weight management. The company intends to evaluate […]
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FDA says Vivani Medical can begin study of long-term GLP-1-eluting implant
Vivani Medical (Nasdaq:VANI) announced today that the FDA approved an investigational new drug (IND) application for its long-term GLP-1 implant. The FDA lifted the clinical hold on Vivani’s NPM-119, allowing the initiation of its LIBERATE-1 Phase 1 clinical trial. This trial looks at the safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetics of NPM-119 (exenatide), the company’s miniature, six-month […]
Vivani prices $15M offering to support long-term drug delivery implant
Vivani Medical (Nasdaq:VANI) announced today that it entered into a securities purchase agreement worth $15 million in proceeds. The company entered the agreement with an institutional investor. It covers the purchase of just shy of 4 million shares of common stock and warrants to purchase common stock. Alameda, California-based Vivani priced the shares at $3.80 […]
8 drug delivery innovations you should know
Innovations in drug delivery never stop, and over the past 12 months or so a wide variety have been in the spotlight. Constant progress continues in the diabetes space, both in the form of insulin delivery and other drug delivery methods. Elsewhere, we see implants, patches, syringes and more showcasing the many ways we can […]
Vivani Medical wants to bring a subdermal drug delivery implant to the diabetes market
Where some have tried and failed, Vivani Medical believes its drug-delivering implants can go the distance. When Second Sight Medical and Nano Precision Medical merged last year, the rebranded company — Vivani Medical (Nasdaq:VANI)— had a goal: bring a six-month, subdermal drug delivery implant that treats conditions including type 2 diabetes to market. CEO Dr. Adam Mendelsohn leads the […]
Second Sight Medical merges with Nano Precision Medical, rebrands as Vivani Medical
Second Sight Medical (Nasdaq:EYES) announced today that it completed its merger with Nano Precision Medical and rebranded. In February, the two companies entered into a definitive agreement under which Nano Precision Medical (NPM) would merge with a wholly-owned subsidiary of Second Sight in an all-stock transaction, with NPM the surviving company under Second Sight’s ownership. […]