UBX1325 demonstrated vision gains that were comparable and statistically non-inferior to aflibercept at week 36 in a difficult-to-treat DME patient population UBX1325 generally outperformed aflibercept in a pre-specified subgroup of patients entering the study with CST <400 microns (60% of enrolled patients) Company to explore strategic alternatives to advance UBX1325, Tie2/anti-VEGF bispecific, and Tie2 agonistic antibody... Read More

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., May 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- UNITY Biotechnology, Inc. (“UNITY”) [NASDAQ: UBX], a biotechnology company developing therapeutics to slow, halt or reverse diseases of aging, today announced that the Company will present 36-week data from the ASPIRE Phase 2B study at the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) 2025 Annual Meeting being held on May 4-8, 2025 in Salt Lake City,... Read More

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., April 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- UNITY Biotechnology, Inc. (“UNITY”) [NASDAQ: UBX], a biotechnology company developing therapeutics to slow, halt or reverse diseases of aging, today announced that the peer-reviewed journal NEJM Evidence published results from the Phase 2 BEHOLD study of UBX1325 in patients with diabetic macular edema (DME). As reported in the article titled, “Safety and... Read More

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., April 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- UNITY Biotechnology, Inc. (UNITY) [NASDAQ:UBX], a biotechnology company developing therapeutics to slow, halt, or reverse diseases of aging, today reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2025. UNITY announced 24-week and partial 36-week topline data from our Phase 2b ASPIRE study in diabetic macular edema (DME) in the first quarter. DME... Read More

Treatment with UBX1325 resulted in vision gains comparable to aflibercept at weeks 24 and 36 in difficult-to-treat patient population UBX1325 was non-inferior to aflibercept at week 24 (>90% confidence interval), but did not meet statistical non-inferiority on the average of weeks 20 and 24, the primary analysis endpoint (met at 88% confidence interval) UBX1325-treated patients had a +5.2 letter gain in visual acuity at 24... Read More

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., March 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- UNITY Biotechnology, Inc. (“UNITY”) [NASDAQ: UBX], a biotechnology company developing therapeutics to slow, halt, or reverse diseases of aging, today announced that it will host a virtual investor event on Monday, March 24, 2025, at 8:00 AM ET. To register, click here . The event will feature prominent ophthalmology key opinion leader (KOL) Robert Bhisitkul, MD,... Read More

SAN FRANCISCO, March 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- UNITY Biotechnology, Inc. (“UNITY”) [NASDAQ: UBX], a biotechnology company developing therapeutics to slow, halt, or reverse diseases of aging, today announced that Yehia Hashad, M.D., executive vice president of research and development and chief medical officer at Bausch + Lomb, has been appointed to the Company’s board of directors and as a member of its science committee.... Read More

SAN FRANCISCO, March 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- UNITY Biotechnology, Inc. (“UNITY”) [NASDAQ: UBX], a biotechnology company developing therapeutics to slow, halt, or reverse diseases of aging, today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2024. “We expect to receive 24-week topline data from our Phase 2b ASPIRE study in diabetic macular edema (DME) in this quarter,” said Anirvan... Read More

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Jan. 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- UNITY Biotechnology, Inc. (“UNITY”) [NASDAQ: UBX], a biotechnology company developing therapeutics to slow, halt, or reverse diseases of aging, today announced that on January 6, 2025, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) granted a stock-based award to a new employee, Federico Grossi, UNITY’s Chief Medical Officer, covering options... Read More

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Nov. 04, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- UNITY Biotechnology, Inc. (UNITY) [NASDAQ:UBX], a biotechnology company developing therapeutics to slow, halt, or reverse diseases of aging, today reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2024. “As recently discussed on our Ophthalmology Day for investors and analysts, diabetic macular edema represents a large underserved market due to... Read More

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 24, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- UNITY Biotechnology, Inc. (“UNITY”) [NASDAQ: UBX], a biotechnology company developing therapeutics to slow, halt or reverse diseases of aging, today announced that it will host an in-person and virtual event for investors and analysts on Tuesday, October 15, 2024, at 8:00 a.m. ET in New York, NY. The event will feature presentations from prominent ophthalmology key opinion... Read More

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- UNITY Biotechnology, Inc. (“UNITY”) [NASDAQ: UBX], a biotechnology company developing therapeutics to slow, halt or reverse diseases of aging, today announced that members of its senior management team will provide a corporate update and participate in one-on-one meetings at the following investor conferences. H.C. Wainwright 4 th Annual Ophthalmology Virtual Conference... Read More

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Aug. 06, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- UNITY Biotechnology, Inc. (UNITY) [NASDAQ:UBX], a biotechnology company developing therapeutics to slow, halt, or reverse diseases of aging, today reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2024. “Having expanded and extended our ASPIRE study to 50 patients and 36 weeks, respectively, to better assess the efficacy and durability of UBX1325... Read More

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., July 24, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- UNITY Biotechnology, Inc. (“UNITY”) [NASDAQ: UBX], a biotechnology company developing therapeutics to slow, halt, or reverse diseases of aging, today announced that the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) granted a stock-based award to a new employee, the company’s chief strategy officer, effective as of July 22, 2024, covering an... Read More

SAN FRANCISCO, July 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- UNITY Biotechnology, Inc. (“UNITY”) [NASDAQ: UBX], a biotechnology company developing therapeutics to slow, halt or reverse diseases of aging, today announced the appointment of Alicia Tozier, MBA, as chief strategy officer. In this new role, she will develop and implement the company’s corporate and product strategies. “Alicia’s impressive experience in ophthalmology product... Read More

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., May 14, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- UNITY Biotechnology, Inc. (UNITY) [NASDAQ:UBX], a biotechnology company developing therapeutics to slow, halt, or reverse diseases of aging, today reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2024. "Our team remains focused on the enrollment and execution of our Phase 2b ASPIRE study in diabetic macular edema, comparing UBX1325 (foselutoclax)... Read More

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., April 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- UNITY Biotechnology, Inc. (“UNITY”) [NASDAQ: UBX], a biotechnology company developing therapeutics to slow, halt, or reverse diseases of aging, today announced that the Company will present two poster presentations at the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) 2024 Annual Meeting being held on May 5-9, 2024 in Seattle, Washington. ARVO 2024... Read More

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., April 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- UNITY Biotechnology, Inc. (“UNITY”) [NASDAQ: UBX], a biotechnology company developing therapeutics to slow, halt or reverse diseases of aging, today announced that the ongoing Phase 2b ASPIRE study of UBX1325 has been extended from 24 to 36 weeks to assess potentially greater durability compared to aflibercept. In addition, the study is being upsized from 40 to... Read More

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., April 15, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- UNITY Biotechnology, Inc. (UNITY) [NASDAQ:UBX], a biotechnology company developing therapeutics to slow, halt, or reverse diseases of aging, today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2023. "On the heels of positive BEHOLD data, our team is currently single-mindedly focused on the enrollment and execution of our... Read More

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Feb. 06, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- UNITY Biotechnology, Inc. (“UNITY”) [NASDAQ: UBX], a biotechnology company developing therapeutics to slow, halt or reverse diseases of aging, today announced new research published in the peer-reviewed journal Nature Medicine that supports the clearance of senescent cells in the retina as a therapeutic approach that can lead to long-term improvements in vision... Read More

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Dec. 12, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- UNITY Biotechnology, Inc. (“UNITY”) [Nasdaq: UBX], a biotechnology company developing therapeutics to slow, halt, or reverse diseases of aging, today announced that the first patients have been dosed in the Phase 2 ASPIRE study of UBX1325 (foselutoclax), a Bcl-xL inhibitor being evaluated head-to-head against standard of care anti-VEGF in patients with diabetic... Read More

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Nov. 13, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- UNITY Biotechnology, Inc. (UNITY) [NASDAQ:UBX], a biotechnology company developing therapeutics to slow, halt, or reverse diseases of aging, today reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2023. “Following positive efficacy and safety data at 48 weeks from a single injection of UBX1325 (foselutoclax) in patients with diabetic macular... Read More

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Nov. 10, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- UNITY Biotechnology, Inc. (“UNITY” or the “Company”) [Nasdaq: UBX], a biotechnology company developing therapeutics to slow, halt, or reverse diseases of aging, today announced the entry into a definitive agreement for the immediate exercise of certain outstanding warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 2,143,000 shares of common stock, having an exercise... Read More

Patients on combination treatment with UBX1325 and aflibercept from weeks 24-48 maintained vision gains achieved at week 24 on aflibercept alone, with greater vision improvement in patients with more severe disease Patients with prior anti-VEGF treatment and switched to UBX1325 monotherapy at study start maintained visual acuity through 24 weeks and had only a 1.5 letter decrease from baseline at week 48 40% of... Read More

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Aug. 08, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- UNITY Biotechnology, Inc. (UNITY) [NASDAQ:UBX], a biotechnology company developing therapeutics to slow, halt, or reverse diseases of aging, today reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2023. “We are focused on rapidly advancing UBX1325 (foselutoclax) into the next clinical study to help patients suffering from diabetic macular edema who... Read More

Phase 2b trial is a randomized, double-masked, active-controlled study designed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of UBX1325 (foselutoclax) compared to aflibercept over 24 weeks First novel senolytic therapeutic candidate to be evaluated head-to-head against standard of care anti-VEGF in DME SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., June 21, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- UNITY Biotechnology, Inc. (“UNITY”) [Nasdaq: UBX], a biotechnology... Read More

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., May 09, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- UNITY Biotechnology, Inc. (UNITY) [NASDAQ:UBX], a biotechnology company developing therapeutics to slow, halt, or reverse diseases of aging, today reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2023. “The recent 48-week readout of our Phase 2 BEHOLD study of UBX1325 helped position our novel senolytic small molecule as potentially a... Read More

A single injection of UBX1325 led to a statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvement in Best Corrected Visual Acuity (BCVA) of +6.2 ETDRS letters from baseline at 48 weeks Approximately 53% of UBX1325-treated patients did not require any additional injections through 48 weeks Retinal structure, as measured by central subfield thickness (CST), was maintained in UBX1325-treated patients throughout the... Read More

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., April 23, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- UNITY Biotechnology, Inc. (“UNITY”) [NASDAQ: UBX], a biotechnology company developing therapeutics to slow, halt, or reverse diseases of aging, today announced that it will host a program update to discuss its lead program in UBX1325 on Monday, April 24, 2023 at 5:00 a.m. ET/8:00 a.m. ET, with retinal expert and senior clinical advisor Robert B. Bhisitkul, M.D.,... Read More

UBX1325 monotherapy did not achieve non-inferiority through 24 weeks due, in part, to an unexpected 3.5 letter gain in the anti-VEGF control arm UBX1325 maintained visual acuity in patients with ongoing active disease through 24 weeks with less than one letter mean decrease from baseline 52% of UBX1325-treated patients did not require anti-VEGF treatment through 24 weeks Company to share 48-week BEHOLD DME data in April and... Read More

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., March 15, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- UNITY Biotechnology, Inc. (UNITY) [NASDAQ:UBX], a biotechnology company developing therapeutics to slow, halt, or reverse diseases of aging, today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2022. “In 2022, we achieved three key goals that set us up for a transformative 2023: First, we achieved positive 24-week data from... Read More

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Feb. 28, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- UNITY Biotechnology, Inc. (“UNITY”) [NASDAQ: UBX], a biotechnology company developing therapeutics to slow, halt, or reverse diseases of aging, today announced that the Company’s Management will provide a corporate update and participate in one-on-one investor meetings at the Cowen 43 rd Annual Health Care Conference on Tuesday, March 7, 2023 at 9:50 AM ET. The... Read More

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Feb. 15, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- UNITY Biotechnology, Inc. (“UNITY”) [NASDAQ: UBX], a biotechnology company developing therapeutics to slow, halt, or reverse diseases of aging, today announced that the Company’s Management will provide a corporate update and participate in one-on-one investor meetings at the SVB Securities Global Biopharma Conference on Wednesday, February 15, 2023 at 11:20 AM... Read More

Investor call with retinal expert Robert B. Bhisitkul, M.D., Ph.D., to be held on Tuesday, February 14, 2023 at 7:00 a.m. PT/ 10:00 a.m. ET Complete 16- and 24-week safety and efficacy data from phase 2 ENVISION study in wet AMD expected in Q1 2023 SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Feb. 09, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- UNITY Biotechnology, Inc. (“UNITY”) [NASDAQ: UBX], a biotechnology company developing therapeutics to slow, halt, or... Read More

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Jan. 18, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- UNITY Biotechnology, Inc. (“UNITY”) [NASDAQ: UBX], a biotechnology company developing therapeutics to slow, halt, or reverse diseases of aging, today announced that from January 3, 2023, through January 17, 2023, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) granted a new employee a stock-based award covering an aggregate of 900 shares of... Read More