Ocular Therapeutix (NASDAQ: OCUL) to Ring The NASDAQ Stock Market Closing Bell


ADVISORY, July 31, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --

What:

Ocular Therapeutix (Nasdaq:OCUL), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative therapies for diseases and conditions of the eye, will visit the NASDAQ MarketSite in Times Square in celebration of its initial public offering (IPO) which occurred on The NASDAQ Stock Market on July 25, 2014.

In honor of the occasion, Amar Sawhney, Ph.D., President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors, will ring the Closing Bell. 

Where:

NASDAQ MarketSite – 4 Times Square – 43rd & Broadway – Broadcast Studio

When:

Friday, August 1, 2014 – 3:45 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET        

Ocular Therapeutix Investor Contacts:
Brad Smith
Chief Financial Officer
bsmith@ocutx.com

Kimberly Minarovich
Burns McClellan on behalf of Ocular Therapeutix
(212) 213-0006
kminarovich@burnsmc.com

Ocular Therapeutix Media Contact:
Scott Corning
Vice President of Sales and Marketing
scorning@ocutx.com

NASDAQ MarketSite:
Christine Barna
(646) 441-5310
Christine.Barna@nasdaqomx.com

Feed Information:

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Gal 3C/06C 95.05 degrees West
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DL 3811 Vertical
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Webcast:

A webcast of the NASDAQ Closing Bell will be available at: https://new.livestream.com/nasdaq/live or http://www.nasdaq.com/about/marketsitetowervideo.asx

Photos:

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About Ocular Therapeutix (Nasdaq:OCUL):

Ocular Therapeutix, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative therapies for diseases and conditions of the eye using its proprietary hydrogel platform technology. Ocular Therapeutix's lead product candidates are in Phase 3 clinical development for post-surgical ocular inflammation and pain and Phase 2 clinical development for glaucoma, ocular hypertension and allergic conjunctivitis. The Company is also evaluating sustained-release injectable anti-VEGF drug depots for back-of-the-eye diseases. Ocular Therapeutix's first product, ReSure® Sealant, was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in January 2014 to seal corneal incisions following cataract surgery.

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