Ivantis Recognized For Innovation, Excellence And Company Culture

Ivantis Inc., developer of the novel Hydrus® Microstent, a minimally invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS) device designed to lower eye pressure in patients with open-angle glaucoma, is proud to be the recipient of multiple awards and recognition this year for its innovation and excellence in helping to change the standard of care for the world’s 80 million glaucoma patients, as well as its positive, supportive company culture.

The company has received several “best places to work” designations. Ivantis was ranked No. 4 on The Orange County Register’s Top Workplaces 2020 list and was also the only medical device company, at No. 15, on the Orange County Business Journal’s 2020 Best Places to Work list.

Additional awards and recognition include:

• President and CEO Dave Van Meter named Entrepreneur Of The Year® by Ernst & Young LLP (2020 Pacific Southwest-Orange County division)
• “Strong Recommendation” of Ivantis’ Hydrus Microstent under the American Academy of Ophthalmology’s (AAO) 2020 Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma Preferred Practice Pattern; the Hydrus also received the highest grade for “Strength of Evidence” to date (Grade I) of any MIGS technology reviewed by AAO¹
• Red Herring Top 100 North America
• MedTech Breakthrough Award for Best New Technology Solution for Ophthalmology
• Finalist, Octane High Tech Awards – Outstanding Innovation in MedTech/Life Sciences

“It’s truly an honor to be recognized for our commitment to innovation and excellence in the fight against glaucoma, as well as our empowering, fun and supportive corporate culture,” said Dave Van Meter, president and CEO of Ivantis. “To receive so many awards and recognition during what has been an unprecedented and challenging year for so many in our community is humbling. We share this acknowledgment with our entire team and thank them for their hard work, resolve and dedication to our mission. Everyone at Ivantis is passionate about making a difference in the lives of glaucoma patients worldwide and delivering innovative, high-quality products for clinicians, and we look forward to continuing to innovate together.”

To learn more, visit Ivantisinc.com.

About Hydrus Microstent
Roughly the size of an eyelash, the Hydrus Microstent is a next-generation MIGS device designed to reduce eye pressure by reestablishing flow through Schlemm’s canal, the eye’s natural outflow pathway. When placed in the canal during minimally invasive microsurgery, the device restores the flow of fluid in the eye, using a Tri-Modal® mechanism of action:

1. The Hydrus Microstent dilates and scaffolds Schlemm’s canal to augment outflow of aqueous humor from the anterior chamber.
2. It maintains an opening through the trabecular meshwork from the anterior chamber into Schlemm’s canal.
3. Its length spans approximately 90 degrees of the canal to provide consistent access to multiple fluid collector channels in the eye.

Approved by the Food and Drug Administration in August 2018 for use in conjunction with cataract surgery, the Hydrus Microstent is one of the most rigorously researched and thoroughly studied MIGS devices, with more than 4,000 cases treated globally in controlled clinical studies and registries in patients with a wide range of disease severities.

About Ivantis

Ivantis Inc. is a privately held company established in 2007 to design, develop and commercialize new technologies to treat eye disease. Investors include New Enterprise Associates, Delphi Ventures, Foresite Capital, RA Capital Management, Ascension Ventures, EDBI, GBS Ventures, MemorialCare Innovation Fund, Merieux Development and Vertex Healthcare. The company is headquartered in Irvine, California.

Ivantis, Hydrus and Tri-Modal are registered trademarks of Ivantis Inc. All rights reserved 2020.