Nanoscope Therapeutics is advancing gene therapy using light-sensitive molecules and light-assisted gene delivery for giving sight.
Nanoscope Therapeutics is advancing gene therapy using light-sensitive molecules and light-assisted gene delivery for giving sight to the millions of blind individuals suffering from retinal degenerative disease, for which no cure exists.They utilize ambient light-sensitive molecules to re-sensitize the retina toward a low light level. Its light-assisted gene therapy is highly targeted to geographic atrophies without perturbing the intact retina circuitry.
Announced Date | Round | Money Raised | Number of Investors | Lead Investors | Post Valuation | |
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Sep 14, 2021 | Grant | $1.50M | 1 | National Institutes of Health (NIH) | — | Detail |
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National Institutes of Health (NIH) | Yes | Grant |