SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar. 2, 2017--
Omeros Corporation (NASDAQ: OMER) today announced that Gregory A.
Demopulos, M.D., chairman and chief executive officer, will present at
the Cowen and Company 37th Annual Health Care Conference in
Boston, MA next week. The presentation is scheduled for Tuesday, March
7, 2017 at 10:40 a.m. EST.
The presentation will be webcast. The live and archived webcasts can be
accessed on the “Events” page of the company’s website at www.omeros.com.
About Omeros Corporation
Omeros is a biopharmaceutical
company committed to discovering, developing and commercializing both
small-molecule and protein therapeutics for large-market as well as
orphan indications targeting inflammation, coagulopathies and disorders
of the central nervous system. Part of its proprietary PharmacoSurgery®
platform, the company’s first drug product, OMIDRIA®
(phenylephrine and ketorolac injection) 1% / 0.3%, was broadly launched
in the U.S. in April 2015. OMIDRIA is the first and only FDA-approved
drug (1) for use during cataract surgery or intraocular lens (IOL)
replacement to maintain pupil size by preventing intraoperative miosis
(pupil constriction) and to reduce postoperative ocular pain and (2)
that contains an NSAID for intraocular use. In the European Union, the
European Commission has approved OMIDRIA for use in cataract surgery and
lens replacement procedures to maintain mydriasis (pupil dilation),
prevent miosis (pupil constriction), and to reduce postoperative eye
pain. Omeros has clinical-stage development programs focused on:
complement-associated thrombotic microangiopathies; complement-mediated
glomerulonephropathies; Huntington’s disease and cognitive impairment;
and addictive and compulsive disorders. In addition, Omeros has a
proprietary G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) platform, which is making
available an unprecedented number of new GPCR drug targets and
corresponding compounds to the pharmaceutical industry for drug
development, and a platform used to generate antibodies.
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