SpliceBio, a genetic medicines company harnessing protein splicing to develop the next generation of gene therapies, has partnered with Spark Therapeutics to develop a gene therapy for an inherited retinal disease.
Syncona has launched Beacon Therapeutics, a new ophthalmic gene therapy company with a purpose to restore and improve the vision of patients with retinal diseases, with £96 million Series A financing.
Last week saw Opus Genetics announce it had acquired the rights to two preclinical-stage adeno-associated virus (AAV)-based gene therapy product candidates for inherited retinal diseases (IRDs) from Iveric Bio.
London investment fund Syncona will acquire retinal gene therapy company Applied Genetic Technologies Corporation (AGTC): with AGTC noting it had been facing ‘significant challenges’ in funding operations beyond 2022.
The first patient has been dosed in the Phase 1/2 clinical trial of OCU400, a modifier gene therapy candidate for the treatment of retinitis pigmentosa (RP) resulting from mutations in the nuclear receptor subfamily 2 group E member 3 (NR2E3) and Rhodopsin...
AffaMed Therapeutics has announced that the US FDA has cleared its Investigational New Drug (IND) application for the clinical development of AM712 (ASKG712), a novel proprietary bispecific biologic molecule blocking both vascular endothelial growth factor...
This month sees the launch of a new gene therapy player, Opus Genetics, a company backed and spun out by leading patient group Foundation Fighting Blindness’ venture arm, the Retinal Degeneration Fund (RD Fund).
