Company Story
2012 - Ocular Therapeutix, Inc. was founded by Amarpreet Sawhney, a serial entrepreneur and inventor.
2014 - The company raised $22 million in Series C financing to support the development of its hydrogel-based products.
2015 - Ocular Therapeutix announced the initiation of a Phase 3 clinical trial for its lead product, OTX-101, a treatment for dry eye syndrome.
2016 - The company went public with an initial public offering (IPO) of 5 million shares, raising $75 million.
2017 - Ocular Therapeutix received FDA approval for DEXTENZA, a dexamethasone intracanalicular insert for the treatment of ocular pain following cataract surgery.
2018 - The company launched DEXTENZA, its first commercial product, in the United States.
2020 - Ocular Therapeutix announced positive top-line results from a Phase 3 clinical trial of OTX-101 for the treatment of dry eye disease.
2022 - The company received FDA approval for DEXTENZA for the treatment of ocular itching associated with allergic conjunctivitis.