Opthea Limited, a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company, develops and commercializes therapies primarily for eye disease in Australia. The company's development activities are based on the intellectual property portfolio covering Vascular Endothelial Growth Factors (VEGF) VEGF-C, VEGF-D, and VEGF Receptor-3 for the treatment of diseases associated with blood and lymphatic vessel growth, as well as vascular leakage. Its lead asset is OPT 302, a soluble form of VEGFR 3 in clinical development as a novel therapy for wet neovascular age related macular degeneration and diabetic macular edema DME, as well as a first in class VEGF C/D inhibitors for treatment with VEGF A inhibitors for the treatment of wet neovascular AMD and other retinal diseases. The company was formerly known as Circadian Technologies Limited and changed its name to Opthea Limited in December 2015. Opthea Limited was incorporated in 1984 and is based in South Yarra, Australia.
IPO Year: 2020
Exchange: NASDAQ
Website: opthea.com
| Date | Price Target | Rating | Analyst |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3/25/2025 | $2.00 | Buy → Neutral | H.C. Wainwright |
| 3/25/2025 | $12.00 → $1.00 | Outperform → Market Perform | Leerink Partners |
| 3/25/2025 | $8.00 → $1.00 | Buy → Underperform | Jefferies |
| 3/24/2025 | Outperform → Perform | Oppenheimer | |
| 12/8/2022 | $14.00 | Buy | H.C. Wainwright |
| 4/26/2022 | $25.00 | Outperform | SVB Leerink |
MELBOURNE, Australia, Dec. 12, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Opthea Limited ((ASX:OPT, NASDAQ:OPT), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapies to treat highly prevalent and progressive retinal diseases, announce that MST Access will host an "Ask the Expert" conference call with Professor Jason S. Slakter, M.D. on Tuesday 13th December 6:30pm – 7:30pm EST USA (Wednesday 14th December 10:30am – 11:30am AEDT). Prof Slakter is a board certified Retinal and Macular Disease Specialist, Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology at New York University School of Medicine, and partner of Vitreous Retina Macula Consultants of New York. Prof Slakter will present an overview of Opthea'
H.C. Wainwright downgraded Opthea Ltd. from Buy to Neutral and set a new price target of $2.00
Leerink Partners downgraded Opthea Ltd. from Outperform to Market Perform and set a new price target of $1.00 from $12.00 previously
Jefferies downgraded Opthea Ltd. from Buy to Underperform and set a new price target of $1.00 from $8.00 previously
Oppenheimer downgraded Opthea Ltd. from Outperform to Perform
H.C. Wainwright initiated coverage of Opthea Ltd. with a rating of Buy and set a new price target of $14.00
SVB Leerink initiated coverage of Opthea Ltd. with a rating of Outperform and set a new price target of $25.00
ShORe Phase 3 topline results accelerated; trial did not meet primary endpoint of mean change in BCVA from baseline to week 52 Opthea and DFA Investors agreed to terminate both COAST and ShORe trials Opthea continues to consider impact of negative trial results under its Development Funding Agreement (DFA) and on the Company as a going concern MELBOURNE, Australia and PRINCETON, N.J., March 31, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Opthea Limited (NASDAQ:OPT, "Opthea", the "Company")), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapies to treat highly prevalent and progressive retinal diseases, including wet age-related macular degeneration (wet AMD), today announced updates on i
COAST Phase 3 trial failed to meet primary endpoint of mean change in BCVA from baseline to week 52 Opthea considering impact of negative trial results under its Development Funding Agreement and on the Company as a going concern MELBOURNE, Australia and PRINCETON, N.J., March 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Opthea Limited (NASDAQ:OPT, "Opthea", the "Company")), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapies to treat highly prevalent and progressive retinal diseases, including wet age-related macular degeneration (wet AMD), today announced results from its global Phase 3 clinical trial COAST (Combination OPT-302 with Aflibercept Study) in patients with wet AMD
Baseline angiographic lesion characteristics predictive of clinical response Published in peer-reviewed journal Ophthalmic Surgery, Lasers and Imaging Retina MELBOURNE, Australia and PRINCETON, N.J., March 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Opthea Limited (NASDAQ:OPT, the "Company")), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapies to treat highly prevalent and progressive retinal diseases, including wet age-related macular degeneration (wet AMD), today announced the publication of sozinibercept Phase 2b data in the peer-reviewed journal Ophthalmic Surgery, Lasers and Imaging (OSLI) Retina. The paper entitled "Sozinibercept Combination Therapy for Neovascula
Cash and cash equivalents of $131.9M as of December 31, 2024 Cash runway extends through anticipated topline data readouts of COAST (early 2Q CY25) and ShORe (mid-CY25) MELBOURNE, Australia and PRINCETON, N.J., Feb. 28, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Opthea Limited (NASDAQ:OPT, "Opthea", the "Company")), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapies to treat highly prevalent and progressive retinal diseases, including wet age-related macular degeneration (wet AMD), today announced financial results for the six months ended December 31, 2024, and highlighted recent corporate and clinical updates. "Opthea is making significant progress on its mission to deliver superior
Three consecutive commercial-scale drug product batches successfully produced Supports potential sozinibercept BLA filing in 1H CY2026 MELBOURNE, Australia and PRINCETON, N.J., Feb. 26, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Opthea Limited (NASDAQ:OPT, "Opthea", the "Company")), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapies to treat highly prevalent and progressive retinal diseases, including wet age-related macular degeneration (wet AMD), today announced the completion of its drug product Process Performance Qualification (PPQ) campaign for sozinibercept. The PPQ campaign consisted of the successful production of three consecutive commercial-scale drug product batches requi
COAST Phase 3 trial evaluates superiority and safety of sozinibercept combined with aflibercept in wet AMD Company confirms topline results for COAST anticipated in early 2Q CY25 MELBOURNE, Australia and PRINCETON, N.J., Feb. 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Opthea Limited (NASDAQ:OPT, "Opthea", the "Company")), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapies to treat highly prevalent and progressive retinal diseases, including wet age-related macular degeneration (wet AMD), today announced that it has completed the final week 52 patient visit in COAST, the first of two Phase 3 pivotal trials investigating the superiority and safety of sozinibercept in
MELBOURNE, Australia and PRINCETON, N.J., Feb. 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Opthea Limited (NASDAQ:OPT, "Opthea", the "Company")), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapies to treat highly prevalent and progressive retinal diseases, including wet age-related macular degeneration (wet AMD), today announced that Frederic Guerard, PharmD, Chief Executive Officer, will present at Oppenheimer's 35th Annual Healthcare Life Sciences Conference and host one-one-one meetings. Details are as follows: Oppenheimer's 35th Annual Healthcare Life Sciences ConferenceDate:February 11-12, 2025Presentation: Tuesday, February 11, 2025, 10:00 AM ETWebcast Li
MELBOURNE, Australia, and PRINCETON, N.J., Feb. 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Opthea Limited (NASDAQ:OPT, "Opthea", the "Company")), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapies to treat highly prevalent and progressive retinal diseases, including wet age-related macular degeneration (wet AMD), today announced that sozinibercept will be highlighted during an oral presentation at the Macula Society 48th Annual Meeting being held February 12-15, 2025 in Charlotte Harbor, Florida. The Macula Society is a forum for new research in retinal vascular and macular diseases. Details are as follows: Session:Neovascular AMD I: Trials Timing:Friday, February 14, 2025, 8:0
Updates on commercial insights and readiness plans for sozinibercept in wet AMD Opthea management to present in New York City on Tuesday, January 28 at 1:30 PM ET In-person events in Sydney on February 3 and Melbourne on February 5 MELBOURNE, Australia and PRINCETON, N.J., Jan. 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Opthea Limited (NASDAQ:OPT, "Opthea", the "Company")), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapies to treat highly prevalent and progressive retinal diseases, including wet age-related macular degeneration (wet AMD), today announced that it will host an Investor Day on Tuesday, January 28, 2025 at 1:30 PM ET in New York City, followed by presentations in Syd
Phase 1b clinical data underpins sozinibercept's potential as a novel, first-in-class VEGF-C/D ‘trap' to improve visual and anatomic outcomes in DME Published in peer-reviewed journal Translational Vision Science & Technology and included in the Anti-VEGF Special Journal Issue of ARVO DME program to be advanced after wet AMD topline data readout anticipated for COAST in early CY Q2 2025 and ShORe in mid-2025 MELBOURNE, Australia and PRINCETON, N.J., Jan. 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Opthea Limited (NASDAQ:OPT, the "Company")), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapies to treat highly prevalent and progressive retinal diseases, including wet age-related
Ms. Connell is a commercial executive with business development expertise Appointment takes place as Opthea prepares for Phase 3 wet AMD topline data in 2025 MELBOURNE, Australia, and PRINCETON, N.J., Nov. 15, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Opthea Limited (NASDAQ:OPT, "Opthea", the "Company")), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapies to treat highly prevalent and progressive retinal diseases, including wet age-related macular degeneration (wet AMD), today announced the appointment of Kathy Connell, GAICD, to the Board of Directors (the "Board") as a Non-Executive Director. Ms. Connell's appointment was effective immediately after the Annual General Meeting of the
Parisa Zamiri, MD, PhD, and Tom Reilly respectively appointed CMO and CFO Anand Sundaram appointed Vice President Marketing MELBOURNE, Australia and PRINCETON, N.J., Oct. 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Opthea Limited (NASDAQ:OPT, "Opthea", the "Company"))), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapies to treat highly prevalent and progressive retinal diseases, including wet age-related macular degeneration (wet AMD), today announced three senior hires as the Company continues to prepare for the sozinibercept Phase 3 topline data readouts of COAST anticipated in early Q2 calendar year 2025 and ShORe in mid calendar year 2025. "Opthea is at an inflection point with
MELBOURNE, Australia and PRINCETON, N.J., July 17, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Opthea Limited (NASDAQ:OPT, "Opthea", the "Company"))), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapies to treat highly prevalent and progressive retinal diseases, including wet age-related macular degeneration (wet AMD), today announces the formation of its Medical Advisory Board ("MAB") composed of 10 retina thought leaders from countries around the world including the US, Argentina, Australia, China, France, Germany, and Israel. Chaired by Arshad M. Khanani, MD, MA, FASRS, Chief Medical Advisor of Opthea, the MAB's role is to advise the Company on opportunities to address the unmet medical
MELBOURNE, Australia and PRINCETON, N.J., April 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Opthea Limited (NASDAQ:OPT, the "Company"))), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapies to treat highly prevalent and progressive retinal diseases, including wet age-related macular degeneration (wet AMD), today announced the appointment of John Han, PharmD, to the role of Vice President, Medical Affairs, effective April 9, 2024. Dr. Han will report to Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Frederic Guerard, PharmD, and will join the Opthea Executive Management Team. Dr. Han brings over 20 years of experience building medical affairs programs and partnering across organizations to lead pre- an
MELBOURNE, Australia and PRINCETON, N.J., April 03, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Opthea Limited (NASDAQ:OPT, the "Company"))), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapies to treat highly prevalent and progressive retinal diseases, including wet age-related macular degeneration (wet AMD), today announced the appointment of Sujal Shah to the Company's Board of Directors (the "Board"), effective April 4, 2024. Concurrent with his appointment as non-Executive Director, Mr. Shah will also become Chairman of the Audit and Risk Committee. In conjunction with Mr. Shah's appointment, the Company also announced that Daniel Spiegelman has resigned from the Board in his role as N
MELBOURNE, Australia, Feb. 19, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Opthea Limited ((ASX:OPT, NASDAQ:OPT, "Opthea")), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapies to treat highly prevalent and progressive retinal diseases, today announced the appointment of Arshad M. Khanani, MD, MA, FASRS, as Chief Medical Advisor. An internationally recognized retina specialist and clinical scientist, Dr. Khanani is a Managing Partner, Director of Clinical Research, and Director of Fellowship at Sierra Eye Associates, and Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine. "We are delighted to have Dr. Khanani join Opthea as Chief Medical Advisor," said Fred
Dr. Julie Clark, SVP Clinical Development; Dr. Fang Li, SVP Regulatory Affairs, to join February 1stExperienced executives bring extensive track record in products for retinal and ophthalmology diseases MELBOURNE, Australia, Feb. 01, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Opthea Limited ((ASX:OPT, NASDAQ:OPT, "Opthea")), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapies to treat highly prevalent and progressive retinal diseases, today announced the appointment of Julie Clark, MD, MS, as Senior Vice President (SVP), Clinical Development, and Fang Li, Ph.D. RAC, as SVP, Regulatory Affairs, effective February 1, 2024. Dr. Clark and Dr. Li will report to Opthea Chief Executive Officer,
Dr. Megan Baldwin transitions to Founder, Chief Innovation Officer and remains on the Board of Directors Experienced pharmaceutical executives Dr. Frederic Guerard appointed as CEO and Peter Lang appointed as CFO, bringing complementary expertise to lead Opthea's next phase of growth MELBOURNE, Australia, Oct. 27, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Opthea Limited (NASDAQ:OPT, ASX:OPT))), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapies to treat highly prevalent and progressive retinal diseases, announced today that the company's Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Megan Baldwin, will transition to Founder and Chief Innovation Officer, effective today, reflective of the co
MELBOURNE, Australia, July 10, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Opthea Limited (NASDAQ:OPT, ASX:OPT))), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapies to treat highly prevalent and progressive retinal diseases, announced today the resignation of Dr. Joel Naor, Chief Medical Officer (CMO), effective July 15th, 2023. Dr. Naor is stepping down to pursue new opportunities and will be replaced by Dr. Kenneth Sall, MD who has been appointed as Opthea's Senior Medical Advisor. Dr. Sall will assume responsibility for safety oversight of the Opthea's Phase 3 clinical trials investigating OPT-302, a novel VEGF-C/D ‘trap' inhibitor, for the treatment of wet age-related macular dege
MELBOURNE, Australia, June 08, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Opthea Limited (NASDAQ:OPT, ASX:OPT))), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapies to treat highly prevalent and progressive retinal diseases, is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Anshul Thakral as a Non-Executive Director of the Company's Board of Directors. Concurrently with this appointment, Mr. Michael Sistenich has resigned as a Non-Executive Director, having served for over 7 years on the Board. Opthea's Chairman, Dr. Jeremy Levin, commented "We are immensely grateful to Michael for his contribution to Opthea. Having joined the Board in 2015, Michael has been a valued contributor to Opthea's
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