Ophthotech Corp. [OPHT] to Ring The NASDAQ Stock Market Opening Bell in Celebration of IPO


ADVISORY, Sept. 25, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --

What:

Ophthotech Corp. [OPHT], a biopharmaceutical company specializing in the development of novel therapeutics to treat diseases of the eye, will visit the NASDAQ MarketSite in Times Square in celebration of its September 25 initial public offering (IPO) on The NASDAQ Stock Market.

In honor of the occasion, David Guyer, M.D., Chief Executive Officer will ring the Opening Bell.

Where:

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

When:

Wednesday, September 25, 2013 – 9:15 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. ET

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

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Webcast:

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About Ophthotech Corp. [OPHT]:

Ophthotech is a biopharmaceutical company specializing in the development of novel therapeutics to treat diseases of the eye. The company's most advanced product candidate is Fovista™ anti-PDGF therapy, which it is developing for use in combination with anti-VEGF drugs that represent the standard of care for the treatment of wet age-related macular degeneration. Wet age-related macular degeneration is the leading cause of blindness in patients over the age of 55 in the United States and the European Union. For more information, please visit www.ophthotech.com.

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