Ocugen to Present at the Oppenheimer Fall Healthcare Life Sciences & MedTech Summit

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Ocugen, a biopharmaceutical company, will present at the Oppenheimer Fall Healthcare Life Sciences & MedTech Summit on September 21, 2020, at 1:40 PM ET. Dr. Shankar Musunuri, CEO, will discuss the company’s innovative gene therapy platform and its lead product candidate, OCU400, aimed at treating retinitis pigmentosa. OCU400 recently received its fourth FDA orphan drug designation. The conference runs from September 21-23. For more details, visit www.ocugen.com.

MALVERN, Pa., Sept. 16, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ocugen, Inc. (NASDAQ: OCGN), a biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering, developing, and commercializing transformative therapies to cure blindness diseases, today announced it will present at the Oppenheimer Fall Healthcare Life Sciences & MedTech Summit on September 21 at 1:40 p.m.

Dr. Shankar Musunuri, Chairman, CEO, and Co-Founder will present virtually to provide an update on the development of Ocugen’s breakthrough modifier gene therapy platform as well as its novel biologic product candidate. He will highlight Ocugen’s lead product candidate, OCU400, which has the potential to treat many forms of retinitis pigmentosa and just received its fourth FDA orphan drug designation. Dr. Musunuri will share Ocugen’s recent accomplishments and its upcoming planned near and medium-term milestones.

Presentation Details:

Conference:  Oppenheimer Fall Healthcare Life Sciences & MedTech Summit
Format:  Company Presentation
Date: Monday, September 21, 2020
Time: 1:40 PM (Eastern Time)
Webcast Link: https://wsw.com/webcast/oppenheimer5/ocgn/2698839

The Oppenheimer Fall Healthcare Life Sciences & MedTech Summit will take place virtually on September 21-23.

About Ocugen, Inc.
Ocugen, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering, developing, and commercializing transformative therapies to cure blindness diseases. Our breakthrough modifier gene therapy platform has the potential to treat multiple retinal diseases with one drug – “one to many” and our novel biologic product candidate aims to offer better therapy to patients with underserved diseases such as wet age-related macular degeneration, diabetic macular edema, and diabetic retinopathy. For more information, please visit www.ocugen.com.

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Corporate Contact:
Ocugen, Inc.
Sanjay Subramanian
Chief Financial Officer
ir@ocugen.com

Media Contact:
LaVoieHealthScience
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+1 857-389-6042

FAQ

What will Ocugen present at the Oppenheimer Summit on September 21, 2020?

Ocugen will present its innovative gene therapy platform and lead product candidate, OCU400, at the Oppenheimer Fall Healthcare Life Sciences & MedTech Summit.

What is the time of Ocugen's presentation at the Oppenheimer Summit?

Ocugen's presentation is scheduled for September 21, 2020, at 1:40 PM Eastern Time.

What recent achievement did Ocugen's lead product candidate OCU400 receive?

OCU400 recently received its fourth FDA orphan drug designation.

What is the focus of Ocugen, a company trading under the stock symbol OCGN?

Ocugen focuses on discovering and developing therapies for blindness diseases.

When does the Oppenheimer Fall Healthcare Life Sciences & MedTech Summit take place?

The summit will be held virtually from September 21 to 23, 2020.