Clearside Biomedical (CLSD) announced that its Asia-Pacific partner, Arctic Vision, has signed a commercial collaboration agreement with Santen Pharmaceutical for ARVN001 (branded as XIPERE® in the US) for treating uveitic macular edema in China. Under the agreement, Arctic Vision grants Santen rights to commercialize ARVN001 in mainland China. The partnership validates Clearside's suprachoroidal delivery platform, which is now being utilized by major pharmaceutical companies including Santen, Bausch + Lomb, AbbVie, REGENXBIO, Aura Biosciences, and BioCryst. Arctic Vision recently reported positive Phase 3 trial results in China and has regulatory reviews ongoing in Australia and Singapore.