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Dr. Clark Brings 25 Years of Experience Treating Retina Diseases and Developing Emerging Therapies as a Principal Investigator in Over 70 Clinical Trials and as an Early Pioneer of VEGF Inhibitors

MALVERN, Pa., June 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ocugen, Inc. (Ocugen or the Company) (NASDAQ: OCGN), a pioneering biotechnology leader in gene therapies for blindness diseases, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the Investigational New Drug (IND) amendment to initiate a Phase 2/3 pivotal confirmatory trial of OCU410ST, a modifier gene therapy candidate being developed for all Stargardt disease (ABCA4-associated retinopathies). The FDA previously granted Rare Pediatric Disease Designation (RPDD) and Orphan Drug Designation for OCU410ST for the treatment of ABCA4-associated retinopathies including Stargardt disease, retinitis pigmentosa 19, and cone-rod dystrophy 3.

Dr. Lessieur-Contreras will continue her groundbreaking research on understanding the early stages of diabetic retinopathy