Vivani Announces Trading under New Ticker Symbol (Nasdaq: VANI)

EMERYVILLE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Vivani Medical, Inc., formerly Second Sight Medical, Inc., (NASDAQ: VANI) (the “Company” or “Vivani”) announced that trading of the Company’s common stock on The Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “VANI” will commence today.

Vivani is the combination of Nano Precision Medical, Inc. (“NPM”) and Second Sight Medical Products, Inc. Closing of the merger was completed and announced yesterday, August 30, 2022. Vivani leverages proprietary technologies to develop and commercialize drug and device implants that treat patients with chronic diseases with high unmet medical need.

Vivani has approximately $55 million in cash to advance the development of its portfolio, which includes lead asset NPM-119 (exenatide implant), approaching clinical-stage development for the treatment of patients with Type 2 diabetes and to identify and execute strategic options to facilitate advancement of its clinical-stage Orion visual prosthetic device to treat individuals with blindness due to a wide range of underlying causes.

The Company operates under the leadership of Adam Mendelsohn, Ph.D., former NPM CEO, and his leadership team of seasoned industry veterans. “Vivani’s trading debut on The Nasdaq Capital Market under the ticker symbol “VANI” is an exciting milestone for the new company and allows us important access to the capital markets as we advance our proprietary technologies and emerging product portfolio. Our progress with NPM-119 will provide further validation of our proprietary NanoPortal implant technology and its ability to address medication non-adherence, a major challenge in the treatment of chronic diseases today. We anticipate being ready to begin evaluation of NPM-119 in patients with Type 2 diabetes around the end of this year. In addition, we remain committed to identifying a sustainable path forward for our Orion Visual Cortical Prosthesis System for blind individuals. The future of Vivani is bright and we are thrilled with the opportunity to advance our portfolio and ultimately aid in the treatment of patients with chronic diseases.” said Adam Mendelsohn, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer of the Company.

About Vivani Medical, Inc.

Vivani Medical, Inc., (Nasdaq: VANI), is the combination of Nano Precision Medical, Inc. and Second Sight Medical Products, Inc. The Company leverages proprietary technologies to develop and commercialize drug and device implants that treat patients with chronic diseases with high unmet medical need.

The Drug Implant division is developing a new portfolio of miniature drug implants which utilize its proprietary NanoPortal drug implant technology. These drug implants, designed to deliver minimally fluctuating drug profiles, will address drug non-adherence which is a leading reason for sub-optimal clinical benefit associated with oral and injectable products that treat chronic diseases. The company’s lead product, NPM-119, is a GLP-1 receptor agonist under development to treat patients with Type 2 diabetes. More information is available at www.nanoprecisionmedical.com.

The Visual Protheses division is developing implantable visual prostheses devices that are intended to deliver useful artificial vision to blind individuals. Vivani is a recognized global leader in neuromodulation devices for blindness and committed to identifying and executing the best strategic options that will enable its innovative technologies to treat the broadest population of sight-impaired individuals. More information is available at secondsight.com.

Vivani headquarters are located in Emeryville, California. More information for investors is available at investors@vivani.com.

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