OKYO Pharma Limited - Ordinary Shares (OKYO)

LONDON and NEW YORK, Jan. 31, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OKYO Pharma Limited (NASDAQOKYO), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative therapies for the treatment of neuropathic corneal pain (NCP), a severe ocular condition without an FDA approved therapy, and for inflammatory dry eye disease (DED), a multi-billion-dollar market, announced today that it has been notified that the Chief Executive Officer, Gary S. Jacob, has purchased 10,000 of the Company’s ordinary shares on NASDAQ at a price of US$1.04 per share.

BALTIMORE, MD / ACCESS Newswire / January 30, 2025 / Goldman Small Cap Research, a stock market research firm specializing in the small cap and microcap sectors, announced today that it has published a new research report on OKYO Pharma Limited (NASDAQOKYO), an emerging player in the fast-growing ophthalmic drugs segment. The Goldman report carries a price target. To view the new research report, along with disclosures and disclaimers, or to download the report in its entirety, please visit: https://goldmansmallcapresearch.com/opportunity-research/innovative-okyo-pharma-has-first-mover-advantage/

LONDON and NEW YORK, Jan. 29, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OKYO Pharma Limited (NASDAQOKYO), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative therapies for the treatment of neuropathic corneal pain (NCP), a severe ocular condition without an FDA approved therapy, and for inflammatory dry eye disease (DED), a multi-billion-dollar market, today announces a clinical update and its interim results for the six months ended 30 September 2024.

LONDON and NEW YORK, Jan. 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OKYO Pharma Limited (NASDAQOKYO), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative therapies for the treatment of neuropathic corneal pain (NCP), a severe ocular condition without an FDA approved therapy, and for inflammatory dry eye disease (DED), a multi-billion-dollar market, is pleased to announce that it has received $1.4 million in non-dilutive funding. This significant financial funding strengthens the Company’s ability to advance its innovative pipeline without diluting shareholder value.

LONDON and NEW YORK, Nov. 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OKYO Pharma Limited (NASDAQOKYO), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative therapies for the treatment of neuropathic corneal pain (NCP), a severe ocular condition without an FDA approved therapy, and for inflammatory dry eye disease (DED), a multi-billion-dollar market, is pleased to announce that its CEO, Gary S. Jacob, Ph.D., will be participating in one on one meetings and a fireside chat at the 4th Annual Virtual BTIG Ophthalmology Day on Monday, December 2nd, 2024. More than 20 public and private medical technology and biotechnology companies will be participating in BTIG’s event. Panel discussion topics will include exploring the latest developments and trends within ophthalmic medical technologies and therapeutics.

ORLANDO, FL / ACCESSWIRE / November 15, 2024 / RedChip Companies will air interviews with MUSQ Global Music Industry ETF (NYSEMUSQ) and OKYO Pharma Ltd. (Nasdaq:OKYO) on the RedChip Small Stocks, Big Money™ show, a sponsored program on Bloomberg TV, this Saturday, November 16, at 7 p.m. Eastern Time (ET). Bloomberg TV is available in an estimated 73 million homes across the U.S.

LONDON and NEW YORK, Oct. 30, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OKYO Pharma Limited (NASDAQOKYO), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative therapies for the treatment of neuropathic corneal pain (NCP), a severe ocular condition without an FDA approved therapy, and for inflammatory dry eye disease (DED), a multi-billion-dollar market, is pleased to announce that it will be presenting at the 10th International Tear Film & Ocular Surface Society Conference in Venice, Italy during October 30 - November 2, 2024. The OKYO management team will be participating in one-on-one meetings to discuss the dry eye disease trial results, and also the recent opening of our Phase 2 trial of OK-101 to treat patients with Neuropathic Corneal Pain at Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

LONDON and NEW YORK, Oct. 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OKYO Pharma Limited (NASDAQOKYO), an ophthalmology-focused bio-pharmaceutical company which is developing OK-101 to treat corneal neuropathic pain (NCP), an ocular condition associated with pain but without an FDA-approved therapy, is pleased to announce that the first patient has been dosed in the Phase 2 trial of topical ocular OK-101 to treat NCP. The Phase 2 study is designed as a double-masked, randomized, 12-week placebo-controlled trial in NCP patients. A total of 48 patients are planned to enroll for the study, with NCP disease confirmed via confocal microscopy.

LONDON and NEW YORK, Oct. 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OKYO Pharma Limited (NASDAQOKYO), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative ocular therapies for the treatment of inflammatory dry eye disease (DED), a billion-dollar market, and for neuropathic corneal pain (NCP), an ocular condition associated with pain but without an FDA approved therapy, announced today that screening and recruitment of patients has started for a Phase 2 trial of OK-101 to treat NCP. The Phase 2 study is designed as a double-masked, randomized, 12-week placebo-controlled trial in NCP patients. A total of 48 patients are planned to enroll for the study, with NCP disease confirmed via confocal microscopy. The primary endpoint of this study is to measure pain relief using Visual Analog Scale (VAS) scale.

LONDON and NEW YORK, Sept. 10, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OKYO Pharma Limited (NASDAQOKYO), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative ocular therapies for the treatment of inflammatory dry eye disease (DED), a multi-billion-dollar market, and anterior ocular segment diseases including neuropathic corneal pain (NCP), an ocular condition associated with pain but without an FDA approved therapy, announced today that it has been notified that Panetta Partners Limited, an entity in which Gabriele Cerrone, the Executive Chairman, has a beneficial interest, purchased 50,000 of the Company’s ordinary shares on NASDAQ at a price of US$1.03 per share. This brings the total shareholding of Mr Cerrone to 9,851,570 shares which is 29.12% of issued share capital.

LONDON and NEW YORK, Sept. 05, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OKYO Pharma Limited (NASDAQOKYO), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative ocular therapies for the treatment of inflammatory dry eye disease (DED), a multi-billion-dollar market, and anterior ocular segment diseases including neuropathic corneal pain (NCP), an ocular condition associated with pain but without an FDA approved therapy, announced today that it has been notified that Panetta Partners Limited, an entity in which Gabriele Cerrone, the Executive Chairman has a beneficial interest, purchased 80,000 of the Company’s ordinary shares on NASDAQ at a price of US$1.15 per share. This brings the total shareholding of Mr Cerrone to 9,801,570 shares which is 28.97% of issued share capital.

LONDON and NEW YORK, Aug. 27, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OKYO Pharma Limited (NASDAQOKYO), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative ocular therapies for the treatment of inflammatory dry eye disease (DED), a multi-billion-dollar market, and anterior ocular segment diseases including neuropathic corneal pain (NCP), an ocular condition associated with pain but without an FDA approved therapy, announced today the grant of a key U.S. Patent No. 12,053,501 which issued on August 6th entitled: “Methods for Treating Symptoms of Dry Eye Disease”. The present disclosure covers issued claims on OK-101’s use to treat irritated, burning eyes and blurred vision in patients suffering from DED, strengthening the Company’s intellectual property position in this field.

LONDON and NEW YORK, Aug. 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OKYO Pharma Limited (NASDAQOKYO), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative ocular therapies for the treatment of inflammatory dry eye disease (DED), a multi-billion-dollar market, and anterior ocular segment diseases including neuropathic corneal pain (NCP), an ocular condition associated with pain but without an FDA approved therapy, announced today an interview with its CEO, Dr. Gary S. Jacob will air on The RedChip Small Stocks, Big Money™ show on Bloomberg TV, this Saturday, August 24, at 7 p.m. Eastern Time (ET). Bloomberg TV is available in an estimated 73 million homes across the U.S.

LONDON and NEW YORK, Aug. 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OKYO Pharma Limited (NASDAQOKYO), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative ocular therapies for the treatment of inflammatory dry eye disease (DED), a multi-billion-dollar market, and anterior ocular segment diseases including neuropathic corneal pain (NCP), an ocular condition associated with pain but without an FDA approved therapy, announced today that it has been notified that Panetta Partners Limited, an entity in which Gabriele Cerrone, the Executive Chairman has a beneficial interest, purchased 50,000 of the Company’s ordinary shares on NASDAQ at a price of US$1.05 per share. This brings the total shareholding of Mr Cerrone to 9,721,570 shares which is 28.73% of issued share capital.

ORLANDO, FL / ACCESSWIRE / August 23, 2024 / RedChip Companies will air interviews with OKYO Pharma Ltd. (Nasdaq:OKYO) and SolarMax Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq:SMXT) on the RedChip Small Stocks, Big Money™ show, a sponsored program on Bloomberg TV, this Saturday, August 24, at 7 p.m. Eastern Time (ET). Bloomberg TV is available in an estimated 73 million homes across the U.S.

LONDON and NEW YORK, Aug. 21, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OKYO Pharma Limited (NASDAQOKYO), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative ocular therapies for the treatment of inflammatory dry eye disease (DED), a multi-billion-dollar market, and anterior ocular segment diseases including neuropathic corneal pain (NCP), an ocular condition associated with pain but without an FDA approved therapy, announced today that it has been notified that Panetta Partners Limited, an entity in which Gabriele Cerrone, the Executive Chairman has a beneficial interest, purchased 35,000 of the Company’s ordinary shares on NASDAQ at a price of US$1.00 per share. This brings the total shareholding of Mr Cerrone to 9,671,570 shares which is 28.58% of issued share capital.

LONDON and NEW YORK, Aug. 15, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OKYO Pharma Limited (NASDAQOKYO), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative ocular therapies for the treatment of inflammatory dry eye disease (DED), a multi-billion-dollar market, and anterior ocular segment diseases including neuropathic corneal pain (NCP), an ocular condition associated with pain but without an FDA approved therapy, announced today the company will participate in the H.C. Wainwright 4th Annual Ophthalmology Virtual Conference, which is being held on Thursday, August 15th.

LONDON and NEW YORK, Aug. 06, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OKYO Pharma Limited (NASDAQOKYO), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative ocular therapies for the treatment of inflammatory dry eye disease (DED), a multi-billion-dollar market, and anterior ocular segment diseases including neuropathic corneal pain (NCP), an ocular condition associated with pain but without an FDA approved therapy, announced today the grant of a key European Patent entitled: “Compositions Comprising Chemerin Analogs and Methods of Use”. The present disclosure that lists Raj Patil, Chief Scientific Officer of OKYO Pharma as a joint Inventor, relates to novel OK-101 chemerin analogs for use in treating various diseases and conditions including but not limited to, ocular inflammatory and pain conditions, strengthening the Company’s intellectual property position in this field.

LONDON and NEW YORK, July 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OKYO Pharma Limited (NASDAQOKYO), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative ocular therapies for the treatment of inflammatory dry eye disease (DED), a multi-billion-dollar market, and anterior ocular segment diseases including neuropathic corneal pain (NCP), an ocular condition associated with pain but without an FDA approved therapy, announced today its plan to advance OK-101 into a Phase 2 clinical trial of neuropathic corneal pain which is expected to begin in Q3 2024. This one-year study is supported by pre-clinical animal model data and statistically significant pain relief observed in OK-101’s first human trial recently conducted in DED patients.

LONDON and NEW YORK, July 10, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OKYO Pharma Limited (NASDAQOKYO), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative ocular therapies for the treatment of inflammatory dry eye disease (DED), a multi-billion-dollar market, and neuropathic corneal pain (NCP), an ocular condition associated with pain but without an FDA approved therapy, today announced promising new categorical data analyses from the recent OK-101 Phase 2 trial in DED patients. These analyses have identified conjunctival staining and ocular pain as the highest potential “sign” and “symptom” co-primary endpoints to be explored in the next DED trial of OK-101.

LONDON and NEW YORK, May 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OKYO Pharma Limited (NASDAQOKYO), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative ocular therapies for the treatment of inflammatory dry eye disease (DED), a multi-billion-dollar market, and anterior ocular segment diseases including neuropathic corneal pain (NCP), an ocular condition associated with pain but without an FDA approved therapy, today announced upcoming presentations at two investor conferences in May 2024.

LONDON and NEW YORK, April 30, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OKYO Pharma Limited (NASDAQOKYO), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative ocular therapies for the treatment of inflammatory dry eye disease (DED), a multi-billion-dollar market, and anterior ocular segment diseases including neuropathic corneal pain (NCP), an ocular condition associated with pain but without an FDA approved therapy, today announced an upcoming presentation of the OK-101 Phase 2 data for dry eye disease at the Dry Horizons Symposium, a partner meeting of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO), being held May 3, 2024 in Seattle, WA.

LONDON and NEW YORK, April 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OKYO Pharma Limited (NASDAQOKYO), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative ocular therapies for the treatment of inflammatory dry eye disease (DED), a multi-billion-dollar market, and anterior ocular segment diseases including neuropathic corneal pain (NCP), an ocular condition associated with pain but without an FDA approved therapy, announces that it will be rescheduling a Key Opinion Leader (KOL) event entitled “KOL Event Presenting Comprehensive Detailed Results from the Phase 2 Trial of OK-101 in Dry Eye Disease” originally planned for April 9th, 2024 at 12:00 PM ET until May 2024. The Company is rescheduling its event so that it can incorporate additional key analyses of its clinical data which it plans to present at upcoming ophthalmic conferences.

LONDON and NEW YORK, April 02, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OKYO Pharma Limited (NASDAQOKYO), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative ocular therapies for the treatment of inflammatory dry eye disease (DED), a multi-billion-dollar market, and anterior ocular segment diseases including neuropathic corneal pain (NCP), an ocular condition associated with pain but without an FDA approved therapy, today announced an upcoming presentation of the OK-101 Phase 2 data for dry eye disease at Eyecelerator 2024, a partner meeting of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) Annual Meeting, being held April 4, 2024 in Boston, MA.

LONDON and NEW YORK, March 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OKYO Pharma Limited (NASDAQOKYO), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative ocular therapies for the treatment of inflammatory dry eye disease (DED), a multi-billion-dollar market, and anterior ocular segment diseases including neuropathic corneal pain (NCP), an ocular condition associated with pain but without an FDA approved therapy, announced today additional key findings from analyses of the clinical data set from the 240 patient Phase 2, randomized, double-masked, placebo-controlled trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of OK-101 (0.05%) ophthalmic solution in patients with DED.