Apexian Pharmaceuticals: Ocuphire Pharma Announces In-License of Phase 2 Oral Small Molecule Drug Candidate for Diabetic Retinopathy and Diabetic Macular Edema from Apexian Pharmaceuticals

Ocuphire Pharma, Inc., a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of therapies to treat patients with a variety of ophthalmic disorders, today announced that it has entered into an agreement with Apexian Pharmaceuticals, Inc., granting Ocuphire an exclusive worldwide sublicense to Apexian's Ref-1 Inhibitor program, including its lead drug candidate APX3330, for all ophthalmic and diabetic indications.