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• Aerie to acquire Avizorex (AVX) in an all-cash transaction. Avizorex to receive $10M up front- development & regulatory milestones with royalties in sales of the approved product in its development pipeline. The acquisition is expected to be close in H2’19
• Aerie to get rights to acquire Avizorex’s lead candidate AVX-012 along with other compounds targeting TRPM8. The acquisition will foster Aerie’s dry eye product portfolio with the addition of Avizorex’s AVX-012.
•  AVX-012 is a potent and selective agonist of the TRPM8 ion channel- acts by restoring the tear film stability and reduce discomfort in patients with dry eye- supported by P-IIa study to treat signs and symptoms of dry eye with its anticipated onset of P-IIb study in H2’2020

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