Article: Sirion Therapeutics Merges With Sytera to Develop New Treatments For Eye Disease.

TAMPA, Fla., Aug. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Sirion Therapeutics, Inc., an ophthalmic-focused biopharmaceutical company, announced today that it has completed a merger with Sytera, Inc., a biopharmaceutical firm based in La Jolla, California committed to discovering new treatments for dry AMD (age- related macular degeneration). The announcement was made jointly by Sirion President and CEO Barry Butler, and Sytera Chairman and CEO Kenneth J. Widder, M.D. The financial terms were not disclosed. However, Sytera shareholders will be entitled to merger consideration in the form of stock and cash up front, as well as development and commercialization payments. Sytera is an Avalon ...

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