Aurion Biotech Receives Approval from Japan’s PMDA for New Drug Application

Aurion Biotech, whose mission is to restore vision to millions of patients with its life-changing regenerative therapies, today announced it has received regulatory approval from Japan’s Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (PMDA) for its novel cell therapy, Vyznova™, for the treatment of bullous keratopathy of the cornea. The Company believes this is the first-ever regulatory approval in the world for an allogeneic cell therapy to treat corneal endothelial disease.