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Allergan plc / Oculeve, Inc.

2015 · Acquisition/Merger · $250M · Complete

WRONG BY 42 POINTS

FDA approval was won, but the product it paid for was pulled from the market within three years of launch and never generated meaningful revenue.

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The coverage arc

Jul 06, 2015 Fierce Biotech Neutral

Allergan to acquire Oculeve's dry eye disease development programs; reports the $125 million upfront and milestone structure for the OD-01 neurostimulation…

Aug 11, 2015 Healio / Ocular Surgery News Neutral

Allergan acquires Oculeve, adding the dry eye disease device pipeline to its eye care franchise; factual coverage of the completed transaction.

May 15, 2017 Ophthalmology Innovation Source Bullish

Analyst characterization of the Oculeve integration as a model 'hands-off' acquisition; Allergan CEO Brent Saunders quoted leaving the team 'exactly where they…

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Allergan acquired Oculeve for $125M upfront plus commercialization milestones for OD-01, a non-invasive intranasal neurostimulation device for dry eye disease, plus an earlier-stage dry eye device program. Closed August 10, 2015. Borderline by value threshold but strategically notable for eye care franchise.

Did it work? Outcome assessment

FDA approval was won, but the product it paid for was pulled from the market within three years of launch and never generated meaningful revenue.

Strategic verdict
Failed to Achieve
Financial impact
Dilutive
Pipeline outcome
Assets Terminated

Key facts

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