Aerie Pharmaceuticals to Present at the Cowen and Company 38th Annual Health Care Conference

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Business Wire 7-Mar-2018 7:30 AM
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DURHAM, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:AERI), an ophthalmic pharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of first-in-class therapies for the treatment of patients with open-angle glaucoma and other diseases of the eye, today announced that Vicente Anido, Jr., Ph.D., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, will present in a fireside chat discussion at the Cowen and Company 38th Annual Health Care Conference on Tuesday, March 13, 2018 at 10:40am Eastern Time in Boston, MA.Dr. Anido will provide an Aerie overview and business update.
The fireside chat will be webcast live and may be accessed by visiting Aerie's website at http://investors.aeriepharma.com/. A replay of the webcast will be available for 10 business days.
About Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Aerie is an ophthalmic pharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of first-in-class therapies for the treatment of patients with open-angle glaucoma and other diseases of the eye. Aerie's first product, Rhopressa (netarsudil ophthalmic solution) 0.02%, for the reduction of elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) in patients with open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension, was approved by theU.S. Food and Drug Administration(FDA) inDecember 2017. A link to the full product label is available on the Aerie website athttp://investors.aeriepharma.com. Aeries advanced-stage product candidate, Roclatan (netarsudil/latanoprost ophthalmic solution) 0.02%/0.005%, which is a fixed dose combination of Rhopressaand widely-prescribedPGA(prostaglandin analog) latanoprost, achieved its primary efficacy endpoint in two Phase 3 registration trials, named Mercury 1 and Mercury 2, and also achieved successful 12-month safety and efficacy results in Mercury 1. The Roclatan NDA submission is expected to take place in the second quarter of 2018. Aerie is also focused on global expansion and the development of additional product candidates and technologies in ophthalmology.

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Aerie Pharmaceuticals Media:Tad Heitmann, 949-526-8747theitmann@aeriepharma.comorInvestors:Richard Rubino 908-947-3540rrubino@aeriepharma.comorBurns McClellan, Inc., on behalf of Aerie PharmaceuticalsMedia:Justin Jackson, 212-213-0006jjackson@burnsmc.comorInvestors:Ami Bavishi, 212-213-0006abavishi@burnsmc.com
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