Company Story
2004 - Alimera Sciences, Inc. was founded by Dan Myers and Ken Green.
2005 - The company acquired the rights to Iluvien, a fluocinolone acetonide intravitreal insert, from pSivida Ltd.
2008 - Alimera Sciences, Inc. completed its initial public offering (IPO) and listed on the NASDAQ stock exchange.
2010 - The company submitted a New Drug Application (NDA) to the FDA for Iluvien for the treatment of diabetic macular edema (DME).
2011 - The FDA approved Iluvien for the treatment of DME in patients who have previously been treated with a course of corticosteroids and did not have a clinically significant rise in intraocular pressure.
2014 - Alimera Sciences, Inc. launched Iluvien in the United States.
2015 - The company launched Iluvien in the United Kingdom and Germany.
2017 - Alimera Sciences, Inc. launched Iluvien in Portugal and France.
2019 - The company launched Iluvien in Italy and Spain.