In Depth 10 Mar 2021Can Gene Therapy Cure Blindness? Since the approval of the first gene therapy for blindness, there has been a wave of companies developing gene therapy… March 10, 2021 - 7 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 4 Mar 2019Biogen Acquires UK Biotech Developing Gene Therapy for Blindness The big US biotech Biogen has agreed to acquire Nightstar Therapeutics for €773M ($877M), including Nightstar’s candidate gene therapies for… March 4, 2019 - 2 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 24 Sep 2018Gene Therapy Improves Eyesight of Patients With Inherited Blindness UK startup Nightstar Therapeutics has reported good safety and early signs of visual improvements in a Phase I/II trial with… September 24, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 6 Mar 2018Oxford Spin-out Moves Gene Therapy For Blindness Into Phase III Trial Nightstar Therapeutics will begin the first Phase III trial for a gene therapy targeting choroideremia, a rare disorder leading to… March 6, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Alexander Burik Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Best in Biotech 9 Jan 2018Happy 2018, Here Are the Top 9 European Biotech Companies To Watch As the 2017 reports roll in, we're already turning our gaze to 2018. These are the top European biotech companies… January 9, 2018 - 5 minutesmins - By Evelyn Warner Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 28 Sep 2017Oxford Spinout goes for $75M IPO on Nasdaq to Fund Gene Therapy Programs Nightstar has gone public on the American market with the aim of raising $75M for its gene-based retinal disease cures. Spun… September 28, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Evelyn Warner Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 30 Jun 2017€40M in Series C for a British Biotech Treating Blindness with Gene Therapy NightstaRx has raised €39.5M that will go towards three clinical programs testing gene therapies for rare diseases that cause blindness. … June 30, 2017 - 3 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 11 Nov 2015Oxford’s Nightstar Gene Therapy for Blindness in Men Shines with $35M Fundraiser Choroideremia is a rare X-linked recessive retinal disease which eventually leads to blindness. A series B funding round has landed… November 11, 2015 - 3 minutesmins - By Dani Bancroft Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email