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QLT Will Purchase Drug Delivery Firm

October 15, 2007 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 85, Issue 42

QLT will acquire ForSight Newco, owner of an ocular drug delivery system, for $42 million plus possible future milestone payments. ForSight Newco, a spin-off of ForSight Labs, has developed a sustained- release plug that can replace eye drops for treating glaucoma and other eye ailments. Sales of QLT's main product, Visudyne for age-related macular degeneration, are declining in the face of competition from Genentech's Lucentis.

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