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• Marinus Pharmaceuticals Announces Inducement Grants Under NASDAQ Listing Rule 5635(C)(4)

  30 July 2018

  

  Marinus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq:MRNS) (the “Company”, “Marinus”), a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the development of innovative therapeutics to treat epilepsy and neuropsychiatric disorders, today announced that the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Marinus granted non-qualified stock options to purchase an aggregate of 50,000 shares of its common stock to a new employee, with a grant date of  July 27, 2018 .

• Blood test can predict optimal treatment for advanced prostate cancer, study finds

  26 July 2018 EurekAlert!

  

  An international collaborative study between Lawson Health Research Institute, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, the Royal Marsden and Epic Sciences is one of the first to demonstrate that a blood test can predict how patients with advanced prostate cancer will respond to specific treatments, leading to improved An international collaborative study between Lawson Health Research Institute, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, the Royal Marsden and Epic Sciences is one of the first to demonstrate that a blood test can predict how patients with advanced prostate cancer will respond to specific treatments, leading to improved survival.survival.

• Clearside Biomedical to Present Data from its Pivotal Phase 3 (“PEACHTREE”) Trial in Macular Edema Associated with Uveitis at the 2018 American Society of Retina Specialists Annual Meeting

  17 July 2018

  

  Clearside Biomedical, Inc. (“Clearside”), (NASDAQ:CLSD), a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to developing treatments that restore and preserve vision for people with serious eye diseases, announced today that data from PEACHTREE, its pivotal Phase 3 trial of suprachoroidal CLS-TA in patients with macular edema associated with non-infectious uveitis, will be shared as a late-breaking oral presentation during the 2018 annual meeting of the  American Society of Retina Specialists ,  July 20-25  in  Vancouver, Canada . 

• Clearside Biomedical Appoints Carol Hoang as Vice President, Medical Affairs

  11 July 2018

  

  Clearside Biomedical, Inc. (NASDAQ:CLSD), a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to developing treatments that restore and preserve vision for people with serious eye diseases, today announced the appointment of  Carol Hoang , Pharm.D., MBA, to the position of Vice President, Medical Affairs.

• Blood Test Predicts Treatment Response and Survival for Patients with Metastatic Prostate Cancer

  10 July 2018

  

  An international team of researchers from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK), Epic Sciences, The Institute of Cancer Research, UK, and London Health Sciences Centre, Canada, have shown that a blood test can identify patients with metastatic castration resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) who may live longer if they switch from targeted androgen receptor-signaling inhibitor (ARSi) therapy, such as enzalutamide and abiraterone, to taxane-based chemotherapy. This independent, multicenter, blinded study is one of the first studies to validate that a liquid biopsy test can predict therapeutic response and demonstrate a survival benefit. 

• Marinus Pharmaceuticals to Be Added to the Russell 2000 and Russell 3000 Index

  21 June 2018

  

  Marinus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq:MRNS) (the “Company”, “Marinus”), a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the development of innovative therapeutics to treat epilepsy and neuropsychiatric disorders, announced that it will be added to the Russell 2000® and Russell 3000® Indexes, effective Friday, June 22, 2018, after market close. 

• Marinus Pharmaceuticals Initiates Pivotal Phase 3 Trial in Children with CDKL5 Deficiency Disorder

  19 June 2018

  

  Marinus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq:MRNS) (“Marinus” or “Company”), a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the development of innovative therapeutics to treat epilepsy and neuropsychiatric disorders, today announced the initiation of a pivotal Phase 3 clinical trial (Marigold Study) evaluating the use of oral ganaxolone in children and young adults with CDKL5 Deficiency Disorder (CDD).

• Marinus Pharmaceuticals Announces Inducement Grants Under NASDAQ Listing Rule 5635(C)(4)

  15 June 2018

  

  Marinus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq:MRNS) (the “Company”, “Marinus”), a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the development of innovative therapeutics to treat epilepsy and neuropsychiatric disorders, today announced that the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Marinus granted non-qualified stock options to purchase an aggregate of 90,000 shares of its common stock to two new employees, with a grant date of  June 14, 2018 .

• Clearside Biomedical Announces Completion of Patient Enrollment in First of Two Phase 3 Clinical Trials of CLS-TA in Retinal Vein Occlusion

  14 June 2018

  

  Clearside Biomedical, Inc. (NASDAQ:CLSD), a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to developing treatments that restore and preserve vision for people with serious eye diseases, today announced completion of patient enrollment in a Phase 3 clinical trial (“SAPPHIRE”) of suprachoroidal CLS-TA used in combination with intravitreally administered EYLEA® (aflibercept) (“intravitreal Eylea”) for the treatment of Retinal Vein Occlusion (“RVO”).

• Clearside Biomedical Announces Positive Topline Results from Phase 2 Clinical Trial of CLS-TA Used with Eylea in Patients with Diabetic Macular Edema

  31 May 2018

  

  Clearside Biomedical, Inc. (NASDAQ:CLSD), a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to developing treatments that restore and preserve vision for people with serious eye diseases, today announced positive topline results from its Phase 2 clinical trial (“TYBEE”) evaluating suprachoroidal CLS-TA used with intravitreally administered EYLEA® (aflibercept) (“intravitreal Eylea”) in patients with diabetic macular edema (“DME”) over a 6-month evaluation period.