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Foundation Fighting Blindness InSights Forum Call
The Foundation Fighting Blindness is pleased to provide an audio recording and full transcripts of the Insights Forum, our quarterly conference call providing updates to the inherited retinal disease community. The call took place on March 22, 2019.
Recent News
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Foundation Fighting Blindness Announces Staffing Changes to Enhance Strategic Direction
The Foundation announces several staffing changes with a focus on new strategies to increase awareness and engagement with the community.
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The Foundation Fighting Blindness and Dr. H. James & Carole Free Collaborate to Combat AMD
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of blindness for people over 50 years of age in developed countries.
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Sixth Annual Retinal Cell and Gene Therapy Innovation Summit
The Foundation Fighting Blindness (FFB), a national nonprofit focused on funding cutting-edge retinal disease research, and the Casey Eye Institute at Oregon Health & Science University will co-host the sixth annual Retinal Cell and Gene Therapy Innovation Summit in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Friday, April 26, 2019. The summit takes place just prior to the 2019 annual meeting of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO).
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FFB Congratulates RPE65 Gene Therapy Researchers for Champalimaud Award
More than two decades ago, the Foundation Fighting Blindness (FFB) began funding RPE65 gene therapy research that led in late 2017 to LUXTURNA™, the first FDA-approved gene therapy for the eye or an inherited condition. Ultimately, the Foundation provided more than $10 million in funding for the groundbreaking effort.
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The Foundation Fighting Blindness (FFB), the world’s leading private funding source for inherited retinal disease research, announced major awards in two areas: promising research projects in retinal diseases and career development for clinical researchers.
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Foundation Fighting Blindness Urges Congress to Pass ‘Eye-Bonds’ Legislation
Bill Introduced in U.S. House Would Speed Up Cures for Blindness
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The Foundation Fighting Blindness Presents the Emerging Science Showcase at OIS Retina 2018
Four research and development leaders share the latest details of their groundbreaking work in therapies for retinal degenerative diseases
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Dr. Kelley brings more than 25 years of experience in developing, identifying, and advancing life science technologies to this leadership role at FFB
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Three-day conference in San Diego will feature retinal science’s leading researchers and clinicians, and focus on the year’s top science and emerging treatments
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The primary goal of the landmark study, funded by the Foundation, is to provide companies and researchers with disease-progression data and potential clinical trial endpoints to drive therapy development
