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News and Trends 31 Jan 2023

Stargardt disease treatment gets FDA fast track

Nanoscope Therapeutics Inc., a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing gene therapies for retinal degenerative diseases, has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted fast track designation (FTD) for MCO-010. MCO-010 is an ambient-light activatable multi-characteristic opsin (MCO) optogenetic monotherapy to restore vision in blind patients, for the treatment of Stargardt disease to […]

January 31, 2023 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 9 Dec 2022

Visiox Pharma announces FDA acceptance of glaucoma new drug application

Visiox Pharma, LLC has received notification from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that the agency has completed its filing review and accepted for filing the New Drug Application (NDA) for PDP-716 (0.35% brimonidine tartrate) for the treatment of glaucoma. The FDA has assigned a Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) target action date […]

December 9, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 1 Dec 2022

FDA clears SparingVision’s investigational new drug application to treat ocular diseases

SparingVision today announces that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared its Investigational New Drug application (IND) for SPVN06. The genomic medicine company has had its developing vision-saving treatments for ocular diseases, lead gene independent therapy for the treatment of retinitis pigmentosa (RP), a form of rod-cone dystrophy (RCD) and the most prevalent […]

December 1, 2022 - 4 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

Miquel Vila Perelló gene therapy SpliceBio

Interview 28 Nov 2022

Breaking barriers to gene therapies for childhood rare diseases

The majority of known rare genetic diseases affect children, and gene therapies could help them live normal lives. Miquel Vila-Perelló, CEO and co-founder of the Spanish biotech SpliceBio, outlines how its technology could widen the range of genetic diseases treatable with gene therapies. Last week, World Children’s Day was celebrated as a means to improve […]

November 28, 2022 - 5 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

More News! 10 Nov 2022

Eye disease therapies being developed after Breye Therapeutics’ €4M seed financing

Breye Therapeutics ApS a biopharmaceutical company developing therapies for retinal vascular diseases today (November 10) has closed a seed financing of €4 million led by Novo Holdings and Sound Bioventures. Diabetic retinopathy (DR) affects approximately 30% of all patients with diabetes and is the leading cause of blindness among working-age adults. Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) […]

November 10, 2022 - 4 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

News and Trends 31 Oct 2022

Replay Bio launches HSV gene therapy company to target retinal eye disease

Replay Bio has announced the launch of Eudora, an HSV (herpes simplex virus) gene therapy company targeting genetic retinal diseases. It is the first of Replay’s product companies to leverage its high payload capacity HSV delivery vector, synHSV. Eudora’s co-founders Joe Glorioso, Mark Blumenkranz, David Schaffer, and Vinit Mahajan, are entrepreneurs who have worked in […]

October 31, 2022 - 4 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 24 Oct 2022

Syncona to acquire Applied Genetic Technologies Corporation

Healthcare company Syncona Limited says its newly established portfolio company has agreed to acquire, by a tender offer, all outstanding shares of Applied Genetic Technologies Corporation (AGTC). AGTC is a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on the development and commercialization of adeno-associated virus (AAV)-based gene therapies for the treatment of rare and debilitating diseases with an […]

October 24, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 27 Sep 2022

Protocol for treatment of neurotrophic keratopathy submitted to FDA by ReGenTree

Protocol for a second phase 3 clinical trial for a treatment for neurotrophic keratopathy (NK) – a degenerative disease of the corneal epithelium resulting from impaired corneal innervation, has been submitted. RegeneRx Biopharmaceuticals reported that its U.S. joint venture partner and licensee, HLB Therapeutics, together called ReGenTree, made the submission to the U.S. Food and […]

September 27, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

News and Trends 14 Sep 2022

SparingVision raises €75M for genomic medicines for ocular diseases

SparingVision, a genomic medicine company developing vision-saving treatments for ocular diseases, has raised €75 million ($75 million) in series B financing. The round was co-led by Jeito Capital and UPMC Enterprises, with additional participation from 4BIO Capital, Bpifrance, the RD fund, venture arm of Foundation Fighting Blindness, and Ysios Capital. Proceeds from the financing will […]

September 14, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

Best in Biotech 13 Sep 2022

The five hottest private biotech companies in India

India is brimming with biotech companies and a young and skilled workforce. Here’s a quick glance at the private healthcare biotechs in India that captured investors’ imaginations in the last couple of years. India has historically been known for its large IT, pharmaceutical and vaccine manufacturing sectors, but is also a force to be reckoned […]

September 13, 2022 - 5 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

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News and Trends 9 Sep 2022

Improved vision with less eye injections for patients after primary endpoints met in trials

The primary endpoints in two clinical trials investigating drug aflibercept 8 mg with 12 and 16-week dosing regimes, for patients with diabetic macular edema (DME) and wet age-related macular degeneration (wAMD), have been met. The trials, called PHOTON in DME and PULSAR in wAMD, both showed the dosing regimens achieved non-inferiority in vision gains compared […]

September 9, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

News and Trends 29 Aug 2022

Marketing authorization granted for treatment of serious retinal diseases

The European Commission has granted marketing authorization to Ranivisio, a treatment for several serious retinal diseases. Polpharma Biologics Group BV, Formycon AG and their Swiss joint venture, Bioeq AG, announced the news today (August 29) that the authorization was granted to Ranivisio, which is a biosimilar to Lucentis, a ranibizumab injection. Positive opinion: CHMP The […]

August 29, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

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