Pixium cleared to start EU Prima feasibility study

Pixium has received clearance from the French regulatory agency (Agence Nationale de Sécurité du Médicament et des Produits de Santé, or ANSM) to start a feasibility study of its Prima sub-retinal bionic vision system (BVS) on up to five patients with advanced Dry-ARMD. It plans to complete the first implantation before YE17, and obtain six-month study data in H218. If results are positive, Pixium expects to start an EU pivotal study in H119. We have reinstated our Prima probability of success estimate in our model to 12.5% (from 10%), leading to an increase in our pipeline rNPV to €82.6m (from €63.0m, previously).