Clearside Biomedical Announces Approval of XIPERE® Suprachoroidal Treatment for Uveitic Macular Edema in Canada
July 23, 2025
Clearside Biomedical, Inc. (Nasdaq: CLSD), a biopharmaceutical company revolutionizing the delivery of therapies to the back of the eye through the suprachoroidal space (SCS®), announced today that Health Canada has granted approval for XIPERE® (triamcinolone acetonide injectable suspension) for suprachoroidal use in the treatment of uveitic macular edema (UME).
XIPERE is approved for use in the United States, Canada, Australia, and Singapore and under regulatory review in China.
About XIPERE® (triamcinolone acetonide injectable suspension) for suprachoroidal use XIPERE® (triamcinolone acetonide injectable suspension) for suprachoroidal use is a proprietary suspension of the corticosteroid triamcinolone acetonide for administration to the suprachoroidal space for the treatment of macular edema associated with uveitis. XIPERE is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and is commercially available in the United States. Bausch + Lomb, a leading global eye health company dedicated to helping people see better to live better, has the exclusive license for the commercialization and development of XIPERE in the U.S. and Canada. Arctic Vision, a China-based ophthalmic biotech, has the exclusive license for the commercialization and development of XIPERE, which they refer to as ARCATUS® or ARVN001, in Greater China, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand, India and the ASEAN Countries.
About Clearside’s Suprachoroidal Space (SCS®) Injection Platform and SCS Microinjector® Clearside’s patent protected, proprietary suprachoroidal space (SCS®) injection treatment approach offers unprecedented access to the back of the eye, where sight-threatening disease often occurs. The Company’s unique platform is inherently flexible and intended to work with established and new formulations of medications. Clearside’s patented SCS Microinjector® can deliver a wide variety of drug candidates into the suprachoroidal space, providing targeted delivery to potentially improve efficacy and compartmentalization of medication to reduce or eliminate toxic effects on non-diseased cells. The SCS Microinjector is comprised of a syringe with a custom-designed hub and two 30-gauge hollow microneedles of varying lengths, each approximately one millimeter, optimizing insertion and suprachoroidal administration of drugs.
About Clearside Biomedical, Inc. Clearside Biomedical, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company revolutionizing the delivery of therapies to the back of the eye through the suprachoroidal space (SCS®) to improve patient outcomes. Clearside’s SCS injection platform, utilizing the Company’s patented SCS Microinjector®, enables an in-office, repeatable, non-surgical procedure for the targeted and compartmentalized delivery of a wide variety of therapies to the macula, retina, or choroid to potentially preserve and improve vision in patients with sight-threatening eye diseases. Clearside has a pipeline of small molecule product candidates for administration via its SCS Microinjector. The Company’s lead program, CLS-AX (axitinib injectable suspension), is a Phase 3 ready asset for the treatment of neovascular age-related macular degeneration (wet AMD). Clearside developed and gained approval for its first product, XIPERE® (triamcinolone acetonide injectable suspension) for suprachoroidal use, which is available in the U.S. through a commercial partner. Clearside also strategically partners its SCS injection platform with companies utilizing other ophthalmic therapeutic innovations. For more information, please visit clearsidebio.com or follow us on LinkedIn and X.
Price Target Based on short-term price targets offered by five analysts, the average price target for Clearside Biomedical, Inc. comes to $4.20. The forecasts range from a low of $2.00 to a high of $6.00. The average price target represents an increase of 1100% from the last closing price of $0.35.
Broker Rating Clearside Biomedical, Inc. currently has an average brokerage recommendation (ABR) of 2.43 on a scale of 1 to 5 (Strong Buy to Strong Sell), calculated based on the actual recommendations (Buy, Hold, Sell etc.) made by seven brokerage firms. The current ABR compares to an ABR of 1.14 a month ago based on seven recommendations.
Of the seven recommendations deriving the current ABR, two are Strong Buy, representing 28.57% of all recommendations. A month ago, Strong Buy made up 85.71%, while Buy represented 14.29%.
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