Ocugen, Inc. announced that Benjamin Bakall, MD, PhD, Director of Clinical Research at Associated Retina Consultants and Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Arizona, College of Medicine-Phoenix will present data from the OCU400 Phase 1/2 clinical trial at the Retinal Cell and Gene Therapy Innovation Summit being held May 3, 2024 in Seattle, WA. The Retinal Cell and Gene Therapy Innovation Summit 2024 is jointly organized by the Foundation Fighting Blindness and the Oregon Health and Science University Casey Eye Institute. The Summit brings together representatives from the biotech and pharma industries, along with members of the medical and research communities, to discuss rapidly emerging ocular gene and cell therapies and strategize how to move the most advanced retinal disease therapies toward clinical utility.

The OCU400 Phase 3 liMeliGhT clinical trial is currently underway and on track to meet the Company?s 2026 BLA and MAA approval targets. Between the U.S. and EU, nearly 300,000 people are affected by RP.