Wize Pharma Announces Appointment of Dr. Penny Asbell, Key Opinion Leader in Dry Eye Syndrome to Advisory Board

HOD HASHARON, Israel, July 26, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Wize Pharma, Inc. (OTCQB: WIZP) (the "Company" or "Wize"), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the treatment of ophthalmic disorders, today announced that Dr. Penny Asbell, a leading key opinion leader in the treatment of dry eye syndrome has joined the Company's Advisory Board. As a principal investigator in countless clinical studies sponsored by the National Institute of Health's National Eye Institute and by industry sponsors, Dr. Asbell has participated in the development of pharmaceuticals that have included pivotal treatments for ocular conditions including dry eyes.

Dr. Asbell is a professor of ophthalmology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City and is the director of the Cornea Service and Cornea Clinical and Research Fellowships at the Mount Sinai Hospital. She established Mount Sinai's Lowenstein Foundation Sjogren's Center to provide multi-specialty care for patients with dry eyes and associated systemic problems.

Dr. Asbell has authored and co-authored hundreds of articles, authored 25 book chapters, and has presented over 200 lectures and courses. In addition, she has been extensively interviewed by the New York Times, CBS News, Good Morning America, Bloomberg News, CNN, and many other nationally broadcasted events. She is a world-renowned educator and has lectured throughout the United States, Europe, Japan, India, and South America. Dr. Asbell has served on the board of directors of the Tear Film and Ocular Surface Society, the Cornea Society, the Eye Bank for Sight Restoration and Program Committee-Cornea for ARVO. She is currently the Deputy Editor of Eyewiki which is sponsored by the American Academy of Ophthalmology, Editor in Chief of ECL, the official journal of CLAO, and Section Editor of Cornea for BMC. 

"We are honored to welcome Dr. Asbell to our Advisory Board. She is one of the world's leading experts on dry eye syndrome, and we believe her expertise will be of significant value to our clinical development programs as well as our commercialization strategies in the regions and indications where our dry eye product has already received regulatory approval," stated Wize's Chairman, Ron Mayron.

About Wize

Wize Pharma, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company currently focused on the treatment of ophthalmic disorders, including dry eye syndrome ("DES"). Wize has in-licensed certain rights to purchase, market, sell and distribute a formula known as LO2A, a drug developed for the treatment of DES, and other ophthalmological illnesses, including conjunctivochalasis ("CCH") and Sjögren's Syndrome. Wize is currently conducting a Phase II trial of LO2A for patients with CCH and a Phase IV study for LO2A for DES in patients with Sjögren's Syndrome.

LO2A is currently registered and marketed by its inventor in Germany and Switzerland for the treatment of DES, in Hungary for the treatment of DES and CCH and in the Netherlands for the treatment of DES and Sjögren's Syndrome. Wize's strategy involves engaging local or multinational distributors to handle the distribution of LO2A.

Forward Looking Statements  

Wize cautions you that statements in this press release that are not a description of historical fact are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of words referencing future events or circumstances such as "expect," "intend," "plan," "anticipate," "believe," and "will," among others. Because such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based upon Wize's current expectations and involve assumptions that may never materialize or may prove to be incorrect. Actual results and the timing of events could differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements as a result of various risks and uncertainties, which include, without limitation, risks related to the substantial debt that we have incurred; our needs for additional financing; our dependence on a single compound, LO2A, and on the continuation of our license to commercialize LO2A; our inability to expand our rights under our license of LO2A; the initiation, timing, progress and results of our trials and product candidate development efforts; our ability to advance LO2A into clinical trials or to successfully complete our preclinical studies or clinical trials; our receipt of regulatory approvals for LO2A, and the timing of other regulatory filings and approvals; the clinical development, commercialization and market acceptance of LO2A; our ability to establish and maintain corporate collaborations; the implementation of our business model and strategic plans for our business and product candidates; the scope of protection we are able to establish and maintain for intellectual property rights covering LO2A and our ability to operate our business without infringing the intellectual property rights of others; estimates of our expenses, future revenues, and capital requirements; competitive companies, technologies and our industry; and statements as to the impact of the political and security situation in Israel on our business. More detailed information about the risks and uncertainties affecting Wize is contained under the heading "Risk Factors" included in Wize's prospectus filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on July 12, 2018 and in other filings that Wize has made and may make with the SEC in the future. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date on which they were made. Except as required by law, Wize undertakes no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, after the date on which the statements are made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

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