Patient screening to begin this month
DURHAM, NC, April 20, 2026 – Atsena Therapeutics, a clinic…
Patient screening to begin this month
DURHAM, NC, April 20, 2026 – Atsena Therapeutics, a clinic…
Sentinel participant showed OPGx-BEST1 was well tolerated with no ocular inflammation, treatment-rel…
The trial is funded through Abu Dhabi’s Healthcare Research and Innovation Fund.
Clinical developmen…
Lexington, MA and Durham, NC – [January 20, 2026] – Genezen, a leading gene therapy contract develop…
Emerging gene therapy administered through a one-time subretinal injection marks a major milestone f…
Pediatric participants demonstrated large gains in cone-mediated vision; therapy remains well tolera…
Pediatric dosing expected to begin in Q4 2025
Pivotal cohort expected to begin enrolling in Q1 2026…
NPI-001 shows more than 50% reduction in photoreceptor loss caused by RP associated with USH over tw…
This morning, Atsena issued a press release to announce that they have achieved alignment with the F…
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., June 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Opus Genetics, Inc. (Nasdaq: IRD), a…
Financing led by new investor Bain Capital with participation from new investor Wellington Managemen…
First patient dosed in the pediatric cohort of the Phase 1/2 trial of OPGx-LCA5; initial data on the…
Funding to fuel company's progress in driving lead glaucoma program to clinical readiness; industry …
FORT WORTH, Texas, Jan. 21, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nacuity Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a clinical-stage…
Nippon Shinyaku and Atsena Therapeutics Enter into an Exclusive Strategic Collaboration for ATSN-101…
The resulting company will operate under the name Opus Genetics and the Nasdaq ticker symbol (IRD)
R…
First oral presentation on PRODYGY at a major cell and gene therapy-focused conference
Completion of…
Acquisition creates a leading, clinical-stage company focused on the development of gene therapy tre…
SPVN06 demonstrates continued favorable safety profile at 12 months for low dose and 6 months for me…
Atsena Therapeutics Announces 12-Month Safety and Efficacy Data from Phase I/II Clinical Trial of AT…
Priority Review Voucher would be issued upon approval of OPGx-LCA5
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., Aug…
Priority Review Voucher would be issued upon approval of ATSN-201
Second RPD and potential PRV for A…
Ascidian to receive $42 million in initial payment, and up to $1.8 billion in research, clinical and…
$1M TRAP award to support preclinical safety study for gene therapy vector targeting rhodopsin- RHO-…
• First analysis from PHENOROD2, one of the largest prospective natural history studies in RCD pati…
Two patients have been implanted in the final cohort of the trial
Final cohort is actively enrolling …
SGT-1001 is the first development candidate using SalioGen’s novel Gene CodingTM technology for gene…
Ophthalmology industry veteran brings 20 years of experience as a life science investor and entrepre…
OPGx-LCA5 will advance to the next highest dose in mid-2024 based on positive safety and efficacy da…
FORT WORTH, Texas, Feb. 14, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nacuity Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a clinical stage…
• No serious adverse events in the first two cohorts of patients dosed with SPVN06 (N=6)
• Observe…
Divestment of sepofarsen and ultevursen completed – Théa to continue development of sepofarsen and u…
ATSN-101 continues to demonstrate clinically meaningful improvements in vision at the highest dose a…
RMAT designation recognizes the potential of ATSN-101 to address unmet medical needs for patients wi…
Data to be presented as part of gene augmentation therapy presentation
RALEIGH, N.C., Nov. 03, 2023 …
NVasc is developing a therapeutic angiogenesis strategy for the treatment of retinal ischemia associ…
Milestone broadens partnership to develop novel ocular therapies using CRISPR-based technologies.
Fir…
OPGx-LCA5 is designed to address vision loss due to Leber congenital amaurosis associated with mutat…
- Lead gene therapy asset, SPVN06, reported to be well-tolerated in first dosed cohort at low dose w…
Amber Bio is developing a first-of-its-kind RNA writing platform using multi-kilobase edits to reach…
Amber Bio’s proprietary platform leverages multi-kilobase RNA editing and AI foundation models to ex…
Agreement provides ProQR with initial payment of €12.5M and up to €135M in further payments, as well…
New clinical site added and early safety signals observed in trial for treatment of ocular disease c…
Dr. Léveillard helped discover and develop a gene-agnostic, cone-preserving therapy for retinitis pi…
Phase 1/2 SLO-RP trial completed target enrollment of 48 patients diagnosed with RP associated with …
ATSN-201 leverages AAV capsid that spreads laterally beyond subretinal injection site to facilitate …
Paris, April 27, 2023 – SparingVision (“the Company”), a clinical-stage genomic medicine company dev…
ATSN-101 demonstrated clinically meaningful improvements in vision at the highest dose with no drug-…
Ophthalmology visionary Mark S. Blumenkranz, MD, MMS, to join RD Fund’s Board.
RALEIGH, North Caroli…
The investment supports the clinical development of two novel programs, both with the aim of being p…
Opus to advance preclinical development programs for BEST1- and RHO-related retinal diseases
Deal ex…
SparingVision set to advance into the clinic with breakthrough gene-independent approach targeting r…
OPGx-001 is Opus’ first program to enter clinical evaluation and is designed to address vision loss …
Uni-Rare Study will improve clinical understanding of more IRDs and boost development of potential t…
Managing director of the Retinal Degeneration Fund joins board of directors
FORT WORTH, TX – Nov. 8,…
Biotech leader brings extensive experience in finance, business development and corporate strategy
D…
ATP incubated and built Ascidian with $50 million in Series A funding
Pioneering RNA exon editing pl…
ATSN-101 demonstrated clinically meaningful improvements in vision with no drug-related serious adve…
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., Sept. 27, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Opus Genetics, a patient-first gene…
Proceeds to fund first, in-human trials of breakthrough gene-agnostic therapy products and advance C…
World-class facility supports the company’s growth, and discovery and development of gene therapies …
Vikram Arora, Ph.D., DABT, appointed Vice President of Non-Clinical Development
Erin O’Neil, M.D., a…
RD Fund Board member and seasoned ophthalmology leader Adrienne Graves, PhD, appointed chair
Ophthal…
Opus Genetics, a patient-first gene therapy company developing treatments for inherited retinal dise…
Jason Menzo named chief executive officer
Russell Kelley, PhD, MBA, appointed managing director of t…
Funds to support advancement of two clinical trials through proof of concept: NPI-001 for ret…
Biopharma clinical development veteran to propel Opus’ AAV-based gene therapies for inherited retina…
Trial recruitment is enabled by the Foundation Fighting Blindness’ patient registry, My Retina Track…
20-year biopharma industry veteran to lead manufacturing for Opus’ AAV-based gene therapies for inhe…
ProQR has published the top-line results from the Phase 2/3 Illuminate Trial of sepofarsen in CEP290…
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Investment in new portfolio compan…
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Jan. 05, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — SalioGen Therapeutics, a privately held biotechno…
LEIDEN, Netherlands & CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Dec. 16, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ProQR Therapeutics N.V…
Paris, December 9, 2021 – SparingVision, a genomic medicine company developing vision-saving treatme…
LONDON—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Dec 6, 2021—Gyroscope Therapeutics Holdings plc, a clinical-stage gene therap…
by Jason Parker, WRAL TechWire
RALEIGH – Opus Genetics recently announced it would open its third pr…
Opus Genetics announced an agreement to license its third preclinical program focused on an inherite…
RALEIGH, N.…
Opus Genetics Announces Presence at Eyecelerator@AAO 2021
11/08/2021 | 08:34am EST
RALEIGH, N.C., No…
RD Fund Announces Fundraising Efforts Underway for RD Fund 2
Patient-centric venture philanthropy mo…
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Oct 13, 2021 7:…
Intellia Therapeutics and SparingVision Announce Strategic Collaboration to Develop Novel Ocular The…
RD Fund Launches Opus Genetics with $19M Seed Funding to Advance Gene Therapy Treatments for Blindin…
Luxturna inventor Jean Bennett starts a new gene therapy company to tackle rare diseases left behind…
July 2…
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Paris, March 19, 2021 – SparingVision (“the Company”), a genomic medicine company developing vision …
Former Spark Therapeutics head of ophthalmic medical affairs, responsible for the development and …
Development of lead asset SPVN06 to further benefit from high-level Clinical Advisory Board
Paris, J…
Round was led by Sofinnova Investments with participation from Abingworth, Lightstone Ventures and a…
Stargazer Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Announces $57 Million Series A Financing and Initiation of a Phase 2…
Paris, October 21, 2020 – SparingVision (“the Company”), a genomic medicine company focused on ocula…
DURHAM, N.C., July 29, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Atsena Therapeutics, a clinical-stage gene therapy c…
Nacuity Pharmaceuticals Announces Initiation of SLO-RP (Safety and Efficacy of NPI-001 Tablets versu…
CheckedUp Launches Virtual Visits, Advanced Telehealth Platform for Specialty Care
Advanced Telemedi…
ProQR Announces Positive Findings From an Interim Analysis in the Phase 1/2 trial of QR-421a for Ush…
PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SparingVision, a biotechnology company specializing in the research and dev…
LEIDEN, Netherlands and CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 11, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ProQR Therapeutics N.V.…
Today, the Foundation Fighting Blindness announced the creation of the first-ever Retinal Degenerati…
The Foundation Fighting Blindness Clinical Research Institute (FFB-CRI) has announced an investment …
The development of a vision-saving treatment for people with retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is getting a …