** Shares of Titan Pharmaceuticals Inc TTNP.O rise ~7% to
$1.1 before the bell
** Specialty pharma enters into a licensing agreement with
drug developer Ocular Therapeutix Inc OCUL.O
** TTNP grants OUCL an exclusive license for certain patent
applications in eye treatment related uses in both humans and
animals in the United States
** Ocular will pay Titan an upfront licensing fee with the
potential for additional payments upon reaching certain
milestones
** TTNP down 3.9% YTD, as of last close
(Reporting by Pratik Jain in Bengaluru)
((Pratik.Jain@thomsonreuters.com;))