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- MeiraGTx Announces AAV-CNGA3 Granted Fast Track Designation by FDA for Treatment of Achromatopsiahttps://modernod.com/news/meiragtx-announces-aav-cnga3-granted-fast-track-designation-by-fda-for-treatment-of-achromatopsia/2478795/MeiraGTx Holdings announced that the FDA has granted Fast Track designation to its AAV-CNGA3 gene therapy product candidate for the treatment of achromatopsia (ACHM) caused by mutations in the CNGA3 gene. ACHM is an inherited retinal disease that severely limits a per
- Eyedaptic Augmented Reality Visual Aid Granted Patent to Further Aid Those With Macular Degeneration and Low Visionhttps://modernod.com/news/eyedaptic-augmented-reality-visual-aid-granted-patent-to-further-aid-those-with-macular-degeneration-and-low-vision/2478789/Eyedaptic announced it was recently granted the first out of nine pending patents. Additionally, Eyedaptic launched an Equity Crowdfunding Campaign to increase awareness and introduce their advanced visual aid solution to an expanding list of stakeholders in the eye care and technology communitie
- Gemini Therapeutics Announces FDA Fast Track Designation Granted for GEM103 for Investigational Dry AMD Treatmenthttps://modernod.com/news/gemini-therapeutics-announces-fda-fast-track-designation-granted-for-gem103-for-investigational-dry-amd-treatment/2478737/Gemini Therapeutics announced that GEM103, the company’s investigational treatment for dry AMD, has been granted Fast Track designation by the FDA. Gemini is evaluating GEM103, a recombinant, human complement factor H (CFH), for its ability to address the multiple AMD pathobiologies in gene
- Gyroscope Therapeutics Granted FDA Fast Track Designation for Investigational Gene Therapy for Dry AMDhttps://modernod.com/news/gyroscope-therapeutics-granted-fda-fast-track-designation-for-investigational-gene-therapy-for-dry-amd/2478305/Gyroscope Therapeutics announced that the FDA has granted Fast Track designation to GT005 for the treatment of geographic atrophy (GA) secondary to dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD). GT005 is an investigational one-time AAV-based gene therapy that is delivered under the retina and is i
- Eversight Awarded Targeted Research Grant to Analyze COVID-19 Effects on Eye Donationhttps://modernod.com/news/eversight-awarded-targeted-research-grant-to-analyze-covid-19-effects-on-eye-donation/2477886/Eversight has been awarded an Eye Bank Association of America (EBAA) Targeted Research Grant to investigate COVID-19 testing of potential eye tissue donors and how COVID-19 infection affects the safety of eye tissues donated for sight-restoring transplants. Individuals known or suspected o
- FDA Grants Gilead Request to Drop Orphan Drug Designation for Potential COVID-19 Treatment Remdesivirhttps://modernod.com/news/fda-grants-gilead-request-to-drop-orphan-drug-designation-for-potential-covid-19-treatment-remdesivir/2477465/The FDA on Wednesday withdrew an orphan drug designation it had granted Gilead Sciences a few days ago for its investigational antiviral remdesivir to treat COVID-19. The company, which had made the request, said it will waive all benefits that come with the designation, including an
- EMA Grants Two Product Designations to Janssen’s RPGR Gene Therapy for X-Linked Retinitis Pigmentosahttps://modernod.com/news/ema-grants-two-product-designations-to-janssens-rpgr-gene-therapy-for-x-linked-retinitis-pigmentosa/2477338/The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson announced that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has granted both PRIME (PRIority MEdicines) and Advanced Therapy Medicinal Product (ATMP) designations to the company’s adeno-associated virus (AAV)-RPGR gene t
- Second Sight Announces $2.4 Million, 4-Year Grant from NIH to Develop Spatial Localization and Mapping Technologyhttps://modernod.com/news/second-sight-announces-2-4-million-4-year-grant-from-nih-to-develop-spatial-localization-and-mapping-technology/2476926/Second Sight Medical Products announced receipt of a $2.4 million, 4-year grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop spatial localization and mapping technology (SLAM). A joint collaboration with the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), the initiative is i
- European Medicines Agency Grants PRIME Access to ProQR’s Sepofarsen for Leber’s Congenital Amaurosis 10https://modernod.com/news/european-medicines-agency-grants-prime-access-to-proqrs-sepofarsen-for-lebers-congenital-amaurosis-10/2476779/ProQR Therapeutics announced that its sepofarsen (QR-110) drug candidate, which is being developed for targeting the p.Cys998X mutation in the CEP290 gene for the treatment of Leber’s congenital amaurosis 10 (LCA10), was granted access to the Priority Medicines (PRIME) program by the European Med
- Ocugen Granted FDA Orphan Drug Designation for OCU400 Gene Therapy for Retinal Degenerative Diseasehttps://modernod.com/news/ocugen-granted-fda-orphan-drug-designation-for-ocu400-gene-therapy-for-retinal-degenerative-disease/2476293/Ocugen announced that the FDA granted orphan drug designation for its OCU400 gene therapy for the treatment of NR2E3 mutation-associated retinal degenerative disease. Inherited retinal diseases (IRDs) are caused by genetic mutations that are passed down within families and lead to visual i