Ocularis has found a simple solution-a drug delivered in the form of eyedrops-for the problem of impaired night vision. Poor night vision is a generally unrecognized and largely unstudied phenomenon, but it affects every fourth person, the company believes. Because it's working with a new formulation of an already-approved drug that's available in an injectable formulation for a different indication, it's been able to move quickly into clinical trials.

Japanese firm in discussions with regulator as high-need novel therapy for spinocerebellar degeneration misses endpoint but shows promise in pooled analysis.

The FDA has readied plans for hastened emergency-use approvals of coronavirus test kits after an infected US citizen returned to Washington State from Wuhan province in China. See what the FDA’s Megan McSeveney said about it here.