Inotek Pharmaceuticals to Present at the 2016 Ophthalmology Innovation Summit

Inotek Pharmaceuticals Corporation (NASDAQ: ITEK) (the “Company” or “Inotek”), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of therapies for ocular diseases, today announced that David P. Southwell, President and Chief Executive Officer of Inotek, will present at the 2016 Ophthalmology Innovation Summit at the American Academy of Ophthalmology (OIS@AAO) annual meeting on Thursday, October 13, 2016, at 3:18 p.m. Central Time at the Hyatt Regency Chicago.

About Inotek Pharmaceuticals CorporationInotek Pharmaceuticals is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of therapies for glaucoma and other eye diseases. The Company’s lead product candidate, trabodenoson, is a first-in-class selective adenosine mimetic currently in Phase 3 development. Trabodenoson was developed in Inotek’s laboratories and is designed to restore the eye’s natural pressure control mechanism. Additionally, the Company is evaluating the potential for selective adenosine mimetics to address optic neuropathies and other degenerative retinal diseases. For more information, please visit www.inotekpharma.com. The inclusion of our website address here and elsewhere in this press release does not include or incorporate by reference the information on our website into this press release.

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