OKYO Pharma Limited, a preclinical biopharmaceutical company, engages in developing therapeutics for patients suffering from inflammatory eye diseases and ocular pain in the United Kingdom. It is developing OK-101 for the treatment of dry eye disease; and OK-201, a bovine adrenal medulla, lipidated-peptide preclinical analogue candidate for the treatment of neuropathic ocular pain. The company is also developing chemerin and chemerin analogues to treat the cytokine release syndrome associated with COVID-19 infections and other conditions, such as acute respiratory distress syndrome. OKYO Pharma Limited was incorporated in 2007 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.
IPO Year: 2022
Exchange: NASDAQ
Website: https://www.okyopharma.com
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LONDON and NEW YORK, Feb. 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OKYO Pharma Limited (NASDAQ:OKYO), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative therapies for the treatment of neuropathic corneal pain (NCP), a severe ocular condition without an FDA approved therapy, and for inflammatory dry eye disease (DED), a multi-billion-dollar market, is pleased to announce that its lead asset, OK-101, has been officially assigned the United States Adopted Name (USAN) "urcosimod". The USAN designation reflects Okyo Pharma's commitment to developing new therapies for unmet medical needs in ophthalmology. The suffix "-mod" in urcosimod denotes its classification as a modulator of key inflam
LONDON and NEW YORK, Jan. 31, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OKYO Pharma Limited (NASDAQ:OKYO), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative therapies for the treatment of neuropathic corneal pain (NCP), a severe ocular condition without an FDA approved therapy, and for inflammatory dry eye disease (DED), a multi-billion-dollar market, announced today that it has been notified that the Chief Executive Officer, Gary S. Jacob, has purchased 10,000 of the Company's ordinary shares on NASDAQ at a price of US$1.04 per share. We have also been notified that Panetta Partners Limited, an entity in which Gabriele Cerrone, the Executive Chairman, has a beneficial interest, purchased 2
LONDON and NEW YORK, Jan. 29, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OKYO Pharma Limited (NASDAQ:OKYO), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative therapies for the treatment of neuropathic corneal pain (NCP), a severe ocular condition without an FDA approved therapy, and for inflammatory dry eye disease (DED), a multi-billion-dollar market, today announces a clinical update and its interim results for the six months ended 30 September 2024. Clinical Updates: OK-101 Neuropathic Corneal Pain (NCP) The Company anticipates completing enrollment of the 48-patient trial by the end of 2Q 2025 and releasing top-line data on the Phase 2a trial in 4Q 2025. Results from this trial are ant
LONDON and NEW YORK, Jan. 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OKYO Pharma Limited (NASDAQ:OKYO), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative therapies for the treatment of neuropathic corneal pain (NCP), a severe ocular condition without an FDA approved therapy, and for inflammatory dry eye disease (DED), a multi-billion-dollar market, is pleased to announce that it has received $1.4 million in non-dilutive funding. This significant financial funding strengthens the Company's ability to advance its innovative pipeline without diluting shareholder value. The funding will be strategically allocated to support ongoing research and development initiatives, with particular emph
LONDON and NEW YORK, Nov. 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OKYO Pharma Limited (NASDAQ:OKYO), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative therapies for the treatment of neuropathic corneal pain (NCP), a severe ocular condition without an FDA approved therapy, and for inflammatory dry eye disease (DED), a multi-billion-dollar market, is pleased to announce that its CEO, Gary S. Jacob, Ph.D., will be participating in one on one meetings and a fireside chat at the 4th Annual Virtual BTIG Ophthalmology Day on Monday, December 2nd, 2024. More than 20 public and private medical technology and biotechnology companies will be participating in BTIG's event. Panel discussion topics
ORLANDO, FL / ACCESSWIRE / November 15, 2024 / RedChip Companies will air interviews with MUSQ Global Music Industry ETF (NYSE:MUSQ) and OKYO Pharma Ltd. (NASDAQ:OKYO) on the RedChip Small Stocks, Big Money™ show, a sponsored program on Bloomberg TV, this Saturday, November 16, at 7 p.m. Eastern Time (ET). Bloomberg TV is available in an estimated 73 million homes across the U.S.Access the interviews in their entirety at:MUSQ: https://www.redchip.com/assets/access/musq_accessOKYO: https://www.redchip.com/assets/access/okyo_accessIn an exclusive interview, David Schulhof, Founder and CEO of MUSQ LLC, the company behind the MUSQ Global Music Industry ETF, appears on the RedChip Small Stocks Bi
LONDON and NEW YORK, Oct. 30, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OKYO Pharma Limited (NASDAQ:OKYO), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative therapies for the treatment of neuropathic corneal pain (NCP), a severe ocular condition without an FDA approved therapy, and for inflammatory dry eye disease (DED), a multi-billion-dollar market, is pleased to announce that it will be presenting at the 10th International Tear Film & Ocular Surface Society Conference in Venice, Italy during October 30 - November 2, 2024. The OKYO management team will be participating in one-on-one meetings to discuss the dry eye disease trial results, and also the recent opening of our Phase 2 trial of O
OK-101 is the first drug candidate to enroll patients specifically diagnosed with Neuropathic Corneal Pain (NCP) in a clinical trialThe Phase 2 trial is designed as a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-masked study to treat 48 NCP patientsOK-101 is the first IND granted by FDA to treat patients with NCP LONDON and NEW YORK, Oct. 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OKYO Pharma Limited (NASDAQ:OKYO), an ophthalmology-focused bio-pharmaceutical company which is developing OK-101 to treat corneal neuropathic pain (NCP), an ocular condition associated with pain but without an FDA-approved therapy, is pleased to announce that the first patient has been dosed in the Phase 2 trial of topi
Neuropathic corneal pain (NCP) is listed in the National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) as an orphan diseaseOKYO is the first company to have an IND application granted by the FDA for NCP The Phase 2 trial is designed as a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-masked study to treat 48 NCP patientsOK-101 demonstrated statistically significant pain relief in a recently completed Phase 2 trial of dry eye disease LONDON and NEW YORK, Oct. 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OKYO Pharma Limited (NASDAQ:OKYO), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative ocular therapies for the treatment of inflammatory dry eye disease (DED), a billion-dollar market, and for neuropathic
LONDON and NEW YORK, Sept. 10, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OKYO Pharma Limited (NASDAQ:OKYO), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative ocular therapies for the treatment of inflammatory dry eye disease (DED), a multi-billion-dollar market, and anterior ocular segment diseases including neuropathic corneal pain (NCP), an ocular condition associated with pain but without an FDA approved therapy, announced today that it has been notified that Panetta Partners Limited, an entity in which Gabriele Cerrone, the Executive Chairman, has a beneficial interest, purchased 50,000 of the Company's ordinary shares on NASDAQ at a price of US$1.03 per share. This brings the total shar
ORLANDO, FL / ACCESSWIRE / November 15, 2024 / RedChip Companies will air interviews with MUSQ Global Music Industry ETF (NYSE:MUSQ) and OKYO Pharma Ltd. (NASDAQ:OKYO) on the RedChip Small Stocks, Big Money™ show, a sponsored program on Bloomberg TV, this Saturday, November 16, at 7 p.m. Eastern Time (ET). Bloomberg TV is available in an estimated 73 million homes across the U.S.Access the interviews in their entirety at:MUSQ: https://www.redchip.com/assets/access/musq_accessOKYO: https://www.redchip.com/assets/access/okyo_accessIn an exclusive interview, David Schulhof, Founder and CEO of MUSQ LLC, the company behind the MUSQ Global Music Industry ETF, appears on the RedChip Small Stocks Bi
LONDON and NEW YORK, Sept. 10, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OKYO Pharma Limited (NASDAQ:OKYO), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative ocular therapies for the treatment of inflammatory dry eye disease (DED), a multi-billion-dollar market, and anterior ocular segment diseases including neuropathic corneal pain (NCP), an ocular condition associated with pain but without an FDA approved therapy, announced today that it has been notified that Panetta Partners Limited, an entity in which Gabriele Cerrone, the Executive Chairman, has a beneficial interest, purchased 50,000 of the Company's ordinary shares on NASDAQ at a price of US$1.03 per share. This brings the total shar
LONDON and NEW YORK, Sept. 05, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OKYO Pharma Limited (NASDAQ:OKYO), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative ocular therapies for the treatment of inflammatory dry eye disease (DED), a multi-billion-dollar market, and anterior ocular segment diseases including neuropathic corneal pain (NCP), an ocular condition associated with pain but without an FDA approved therapy, announced today that it has been notified that Panetta Partners Limited, an entity in which Gabriele Cerrone, the Executive Chairman has a beneficial interest, purchased 80,000 of the Company's ordinary shares on NASDAQ at a price of US$1.15 per share. This brings the total share
ORLANDO, FL / ACCESSWIRE / August 23, 2024 / RedChip Companies will air interviews with OKYO Pharma Ltd. (NASDAQ:OKYO) and SolarMax Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMXT) on the RedChip Small Stocks, Big Money™ show, a sponsored program on Bloomberg TV, this Saturday, August 24, at 7 p.m. Eastern Time (ET). Bloomberg TV is available in an estimated 73 million homes across the U.S.Access the interviews in their entirety at:OKYO Pharma: https://www.redchip.com/assets/access/okyo_accessSolarMax: https://www.redchip.com/assets/access/smxt_accessIn an exclusive interview, Gary S. Jacob, PhD, CEO of OKYO Pharma, appears on the RedChip Small Stocks Big Money™ show on Bloomberg TV to provide a corporate upd
LONDON and NEW YORK, Aug. 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OKYO Pharma Limited (NASDAQ:OKYO), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative ocular therapies for the treatment of inflammatory dry eye disease (DED), a multi-billion-dollar market, and anterior ocular segment diseases including neuropathic corneal pain (NCP), an ocular condition associated with pain but without an FDA approved therapy, announced today that it has been notified that Panetta Partners Limited, an entity in which Gabriele Cerrone, the Executive Chairman has a beneficial interest, purchased 50,000 of the Company's ordinary shares on NASDAQ at a price of US$1.05 per share. This brings the total shareh
LONDON and NEW YORK, Aug. 21, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OKYO Pharma Limited (NASDAQ:OKYO), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative ocular therapies for the treatment of inflammatory dry eye disease (DED), a multi-billion-dollar market, and anterior ocular segment diseases including neuropathic corneal pain (NCP), an ocular condition associated with pain but without an FDA approved therapy, announced today that it has been notified that Panetta Partners Limited, an entity in which Gabriele Cerrone, the Executive Chairman has a beneficial interest, purchased 35,000 of the Company's ordinary shares on NASDAQ at a price of US$1.00 per share. This brings the total shareh
LONDON and NEW YORK, Jan. 31, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OKYO Pharma Limited (NASDAQ:OKYO), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative therapies for the treatment of inflammatory dry eye disease (DED), a multi-billion-dollar market, and for neuropathic corneal pain (NCP), a severe ocular condition without an FDA approved therapy, announces that following its positive safety and efficacy results in its Phase 2 trial of OK-101, distinguished ophthalmologists, Victor Perez, M.D. and Anat Galor, M.D., both from the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, and Mark Milner, M.D., of the Goldman Eye in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, have joined OKYO's Scientific Advisory board. These promin
Statistically significant drug effects were observed in FDA-recognized efficacy endpoints as early as the 15-day first visit after dosingStatistically significant improvement was observed in both a "sign" (total conjunctival staining) and two "symptoms" (burning/stinging and blurred vision), endpoints of Dry Eye Disease A clear and informed path now established for further development of drug through Phase 3 registration trials OK-101 exhibited placebo-like tolerability with a very low adverse event profile and no drug-related serious adverse events LONDON and NEW YORK, Jan. 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OKYO Pharma Limited (NASDAQ:OKYO), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company deve
LONDON and NEW YORK, March 30, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OKYO Pharma Limited (NASDAQ:OKYO, LSE: OKYO))) ("OKYO" or the "Company"), an ophthalmology-focused bio-pharmaceutical company which is developing OK-101 to treat dry eye disease ("DED") to address the significant unmet need in this multi-billion-dollar market, today announces that it has been notified that Panetta Partners Limited, an entity in which Gabriele Cerrone, the Executive Chairman has a beneficial interest, purchased 11,000 of the Company's ADSs on NASDAQ at a price of US$1.41 per ADS (which would be equivalent to the purchase of 715,000 ordinary shares of no par value ("Ordinary Shares") at a price of £0.0176 each). 1.Detai
LONDON and NEW YORK, March 29, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OKYO Pharma Limited (NASDAQ:OKYO, LSE: OKYO))) ("OKYO" or the "Company"), an ophthalmology-focused bio-pharmaceutical company which is developing OK-101 to treat dry eye disease ("DED") to address the significant unmet need in this multi-billion-dollar market, today announces that it has been notified that Panetta Partners Limited, an entity in which Gabriele Cerrone, the Executive Chairman has a beneficial interest, purchased 12,500 of the Company's ADSs on NASDAQ at a price of US$1.32 per ADS (which would be equivalent to the purchase of 812,500 ordinary shares of no par value ("Ordinary Shares") at a price of £0.0165 each). 1.Detai
LONDON and NEW YORK, July 27, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OKYO Pharma Limited (NASDAQ:OKYO), an ophthalmology-focused bio-pharmaceutical company which is developing OK-101 to treat dry eye disease (DED) to address the significant unmet need in this multi-billion-dollar market, is pleased to announce that it has appointed William A. Clementi, Pharm.D., FCP as Chief Operating Officer. Mr Clementi will formally take up the COO role effective September 1, 2023. Mr. Clementi's extensive experience in the pharmaceutical industry and his achievements make him a valuable addition to the OKYO Pharma team. Dr. Clementi has followed a science-driven career path since completing his NIH Training Fellows
LONDON and NEW YORK, Feb. 23, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OKYO Pharma Limited ((LSE: OKYO, NASDAQ:OKYO), an ophthalmology-focused bio-pharmaceutical company developing OK-101 to treat dry eye disease (DED) to address the significant unmet need in this multi-billion-dollar market, today announces the appointment of Jay S. Pepose, M.D., Ph.D., Founder and Medical Director of the Pepose Vision Institute and Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology at Washington University School of Medicine, to OKYO's Scientific Advisory Board (SAB). In this role Dr. Pepose will help guide OKYO's clinical programs for OK-101 for the treatment of DED. The Company anticipates opening its Phase 2 clinical trial of OK-10
LONDON and NEW YORK, Dec. 01, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OKYO Pharma Limited ((LSE: OKYO, NASDAQ:OKYO), an ophthalmology-focused bio-pharmaceutical company which is developing OK-101 to treat dry eye disease to address the significant unmet need in the multi-billion-dollar dry eye disease market, announces that the board of directors of the Company (the "Board" or "Directors"), has appointed PKF Littlejohn LLP ("PKF") as its new independent auditor with immediate effect. The Board has approved the appointment of PKF as the Company's auditor for the financial year ending 31 March 2023. The re-appointment of PKF for the financial year ending 31 March 2024 will be subject to approval by shareh