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Oculis to Participate at the Piper Sandler Virtual Ophthalmology Conference

Oculis to Present Key Late-Stage Pipeline Highlights at Piper Sandler Virtual Ophthalmology Conference

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Oculis Holding AG announced participation in the Piper Sandler Virtual Ophthalmology Conference, where management will provide updates on its late-stage drug candidates Privosegtor and Licaminlimab targeting significant unmet needs in neuro-ophthalmic and ophthalmic diseases. With regulatory designations and ongoing registrational trials, the company aims to advance treatments with substantial market potential.

Oculis to Participate at the Piper Sandler Virtual Ophthalmology Conference
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Key Points

  • Privosegtor received FDA Breakthrough Therapy and EMA PRIME designations targeting optic neuropathies with a U.S. market opportunity exceeding $7 billion.
  • Licaminlimab is in registrational trials as a first genotype-based precision medicine for dry eye disease.
  • Oculis maintains a strong balance sheet enabling progress on multiple late-stage clinical programs.
  • Sectors impacted include biotechnology, ophthalmology, pharmaceutical development, and precision medicine.

ZUG, Switzerland, July 2, 2026 – Oculis Holding AG (Nasdaq: OCS; XICE: OCS) (“Oculis” or the “Company”), a global biopharmaceutical company focused on innovations addressing neuro-ophthalmic and ophthalmic diseases with significant unmet medical needs, announced today that Oculis’ management will participate in a fireside chat at the Piper Sandler Virtual Ophthalmology Conference.

The Company will provide an overview and update of its innovative current late-stage portfolio. Key highlights include: Privosegtor, a novel neuroprotective candidate which received Breakthrough Therapy designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Priority Medicines (PRIME) designation from the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for optic neuritis (ON), in the PIONEER registrational program to address unmet needs for two optic neuropathies targeting an estimated potential market opportunity of $7B+ in the U.S. alone, and Licaminlimab, a topical anti-TNFα being evaluated in the PREDICT-1 registrational trial as the first genotype-based precision medicine approach in dry eye disease (DED).

With a strong balance sheet and advanced pipeline, Oculis is well positioned to deliver value-driving milestones across our targeted registrational programs, focusing on fulfilling its mission to save sight and improve eye care with groundbreaking treatments.

Piper Sandler Virtual Ophthalmology Conference
Date: July 10, 9:30am ET
Location: Miami, FL
Format: Fireside chat
Presenter: Sylvia Cheung, CFO

The Company will be available for one-on-one meetings during the conference. Interested investors should contact their Piper Sandler & Co. (PSC) sales representative for registration information or to request a meeting.

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About Oculis

Oculis is a global biopharmaceutical company (Nasdaq: OCS; XICE: OCS) focused on breakthrough innovations to address significant unmet medical needs in neuro-ophthalmology and ophthalmology. Oculis’ highly differentiated late-stage clinical pipeline focuses on two core product candidates. Privosegtor is a breakthrough neuroprotective candidate in the PIONEER program, which consists of studies intended to support registration plans for treatment of optic neuropathies, including  optic neuritis (ON) and non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION). Privosegtor also has potential to be developed for additional indications in other neuro-ophthalmic and neurological diseases. Licaminlimab is a novel, topical anti-TNFα  in a registrational trial, and is being developed with a genotype-based approach for treating patients with dry eye disease (DED). Headquartered in Switzerland with operations in the U.S., Iceland and Switzerland, Oculis is led by an experienced management team with a successful track record and supported by leading international healthcare investors.

For more information, please visit: www.oculis.com

Oculis Contacts
Sylvia Cheung, CFO
[email protected]

Investor Relations
LifeSci Advisors
Corey Davis, Ph.D.
[email protected]

Media Relations
ICR Healthcare
Amber Fennell / David Daley / Sean Leous
[email protected]

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements and information. For example, statements regarding the potential benefits of the Company’s product candidates, including the initiation, timing, progress and results of current and future clinical trials, Oculis’ research and development programs, regulatory and business strategy; expected milestones and ability to deliver value-driving milestones; statements about market opportunity; and statements about cash runway and capital needs, are forward-looking. All forward-looking statements are based on estimates and assumptions that, while considered reasonable by Oculis and its management, are inherently uncertain and are inherently subject to risks, variability, and contingencies, many of which are beyond Oculis’ control. These forward-looking statements are provided for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to serve as, and must not be relied on by an investor as, a guarantee, assurance, prediction or definitive statement of a fact or probability. Actual events and circumstances are difficult or impossible to predict and will differ from assumptions. All forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those that we expected and/or those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are subject to numerous conditions, many of which are beyond the control of Oculis, including those set forth in the Risk Factors section of Oculis’ annual report on Form 20-F and any other documents filed with the SEC. Copies of these documents are available on the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov. Oculis undertakes no obligation to update these statements for revisions or changes after the date of this release, except as required by law.


Risks

  • Clinical trial outcomes may not meet expectations, potentially delaying regulatory approvals or market entry.
  • Regulatory risks remain despite breakthrough and PRIME designations, subject to FDA and EMA final evaluations.
  • Market adoption of novel ophthalmic treatments depends on physician acceptance and competitive landscape in neuro-ophthalmology and ophthalmology sectors.

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