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Neurophth to Begin Australian Trial of Gene Therapy for Visual Impairment

publication date: Sep 8, 2023

Neurophth Therapeutics, a Wuhan-San Diego ophthalmology biotech, was approved to start clinical trials in Australia of NFS-05, a gene therapy for Autosomal Dominant Optic Atrophy (ADOA). ADOA is an autosomal dominant inherited optic neuropathy that causes bilateral, slowly progressing visual impairment. Neurophth points out that the eye is a closed sphere with little effect on the rest of the body, making it a natural target for gene therapies. NFS-05 delivers the OPA1 gene, the cause of 80% of ADOA cases. In August, Neurophth closed a $95 million Series C+ financing. More details....

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