EXHIBIT 99.1

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Dr. Dale Pfost		Barbara Lindheim
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ACUITY PHARMACEUTICALS AND FROPTIX CORPORATION AGREE TO
MERGERS WITH PUBLIC SHELL; NEW COMPANY TO DEVELOP AND
MARKET DRUGS FOR DISORDERS OF THE EYE

—Combined Company to be Re-Named Opko Corporation—

MIAMI, FL—March 27, 2007—Acuity Pharmaceuticals and Froptix Corporation, privately owned pharmaceutical companies developing novel drugs to treat serious diseases of the eye, and eXegenics, Inc. (OTC BB: EXEG), a publicly-traded company with no active operations, have executed a merger agreement that will bring the three companies under one corporate umbrella. The combined company will be re-named Opko Corporation. It will be headquartered in Miami, Florida and intends to apply to have its shares listed on the American Stock Exchange (AMEX).

Acuity’s product portfolio includes the pioneering gene silencing agent bevasiranib, which has successfully completed Phase ll clinical trials for wet age-related macular degeneration (wet AMD) and diabetic macular edema (DME); a novel product for conjunctivitis in Phase l clinical development; and a pipeline of preclinical candidates to treat serious ophthalmic disorders. Froptix has a number of molecules in preclinical development to treat dry age-related macular degeneration (dry AMD) and other ophthalmic diseases. The new company also intends to develop selected diagnostic products that are complementary to its ophthalmic therapies.

Dr. Phillip Frost, former chief executive officer and chairman of IVAX Corporation, will become chairman and chief executive officer of Opko. Dr. Jane Hsiao, former vice chairman and chief technical officer of IVAX Corporation and Steven D. Rubin, former senior vice president and general counsel of IVAX Corporation, will serve on Opko’s Board of Directors. Dr. Dale R. Pfost, currently chairman, president and chief executive officer of Acuity Pharmaceuticals, will become president of Opko.

As part of the transaction, The Frost Group, a private equity group headed by Dr. Frost, has agreed to provide Opko with a $12 million line of credit. A portion of this line of credit has already been committed to help fund the transition to the new organization. Proceeds from this line of credit, along with the approximately $16 million of cash held by eXegenics, are expected to be sufficient to fund the company’s upcoming Phase llI trial of bevasiranib as maintenance therapy for wet AMD in combination with Lucentis^® and to support continued progress in other programs.

“We believe ophthalmologic disorders offer major opportunities for improved therapies, and we are optimistic that our new company will develop significant products for the maintenance and restoration of vision,” said Dr. Frost. “To date, bevasiranib has demonstrated the potential to treat wet AMD along with an excellent clinical safety

profile, and we intend to pursue advanced clinical trials for its use as part of a treatment regimen in combination with the VEGF antagonist drugs currently prescribed for this condition. Froptix is developing novel technology for the treatment of dry AMD, a more prevalent disorder for which there currently is no effective therapy. The combined product pipelines contain a variety of other promising compounds for other inflammatory, infectious and degenerative diseases of the eye.”

The transaction between the three parties is expected to close today.

About the Merged Companies

Philadelphia-based Acuity Pharmaceuticals is an ophthalmic pharmaceutical company applying proprietary technologies to the treatment and prevention of diseases of the eye. Acuity’s lead clinical compound, bevasiranib, an RNA interference-based molecule targeting vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), completed a Phase II trial in wet AMD and a pilot Phase ll trial in DME. Bevasiranib demonstrated good safety and encouraging signs of biological activity in both studies. Acuity is applying its drug development expertise to a growing pipeline of novel agents for ophthalmic conditions and is also developing proprietary technologies for ocular drug delivery in support of these programs.

Froptix Corporation has licensed exclusive rights to technology developed at the University of Florida in Gainesville relating to small molecule therapeutics for retinal and macular degeneration. It has lead compounds for the treatment of dry AMD and retinitis pigmentosa and an extensive pipeline of additional small molecule clinical candidates. Over 35 million patients suffer from dry AMD in the developed world, yet there are currently no available treatment options. In some patients, dry AMD progresses to wet AMD, a leading cause of adult blindness.

eXegenics, Inc. does not currently have active operations. Previously, it was engaged in the research, creation and development of drugs for the treatment and prevention of cancer and infectious diseases

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