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The Foundation Receives a $100,000 Research Grant from Sofia Sees Hope
Research NewsSofia Sees Hope, a nonprofit dedicated to finding treatments and cures for people with Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA) and other inherited retinal diseases (IRDs), has made a $100,000 donation to the Foundation Fighting Blindness to support therapy development and genetic testing.
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The Foundation Fighting Blindness Presents the Emerging Science Showcase at OIS Retina 2018
Foundation NewsFour research and development leaders share the latest details of their groundbreaking work in therapies for retinal degenerative diseases.
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Choroideremia Gene Therapy Moves into Phase 3 Human Study
Research NewsNightstar Therapeutics, a retinal-disease, gene-therapy development company in the UK, is advancing its emerging gene therapy for choroideremia into a Phase 3 clinical trial known as STAR. The study will enroll approximately 140 patients at 18 clinical sites in the US, Europe, Canada, and South America.
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Stem-Cell Therapy Clinics Remain Inadequately Regulated, Pose Risk to Patients
Research NewsIf a clinic is charging for a stem-cell treatment or procedure for an IRD, it is probably not legit. The expense to the patient is a major red flag.
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Twelve People Receive XLRS Gene Therapy in AGTC's Clinical Trial
Research NewsAGTC’s gene therapy uses a human-engineered virus — and adeno-associated virus or AAV — to deliver normal copies of retinoschisin to the patient’s retina.
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FFB Funding Helps Retinal Genetics Lab Secure $2 Million Investment
Research NewsHow the Foundation Fighting Blindness (FFB) provided timely funding of $155,000 to help a lab at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), leverage a $2 million retinal-gene discovery project.
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AGTC Leverages Funding from the Foundation to Move Promising Treatments into Clinical Trials
Research NewsCompany Builds on FFB’s Initial Investment to Garner $265 Million in Therapy Development Funding
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Two Philanthropic Brothers — Selling Luxury Casual Wear for the Good of Retinal Research
Beacon StoriesThe story of Two Blind Brothers, a luxury clothing line that donates its proceeds to retinal research.
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Two Philanthropic Brothers — Selling Luxury Casual Wear for the Good of Retinal Research
Research NewsThe story of Two Blind Brothers, a luxury clothing line that donates its proceeds to retinal research.
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Foundation Fighting Blindness Announces Leadership Succession Plan After 45 Year Legacy
Foundation NewsDavid Brint has been elected Chairman, effective July 1, 2016. Brint succeeds co-founder and current Chairman, Gordon Gund, who will remain a member of the Board of Directors and will continue to be actively involved in the Foundation’s Research Oversight Committee
