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Apr 3, 2024
The Foundation Fighting Blindness and the Retinal Degeneration (RD) Fund hosted their annual Investing in Cures Summit (ICS) on March 8 and 9, 2024, to highlight the progress in development of treatments and cures for the entire spectrum of retinal degenerative diseases.
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Aug 4, 2023
Karen Petrou Appointed Foundation Chair Effective July 1, 2024, Upon the Retirement of David Brint
Special Foundation Announcement from Jason Menzo
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Apr 21, 2023
Statement from Jason Menzo about Lyft's Refusal to Accept Rider with Guide Dog.
As CEO of an organization committed to those impacted by vision loss, it is disheartening there is still discrimination against visually impaired riders who use ride-sharing apps like Uber and Lyft.
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Feb 28, 2023
RD Fund Appoints Mark S. Blumenkranz, MD, MMS to Board of Directors
Ophthalmology visionary Mark S. Blumenkranz, MD, MMS, to join RD Fund’s Board.
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Feb 13, 2023
The Foundation Makes an Impact on Retinal Research
The Foundation Fighting Blindness’ long-term impact on moving the inherited retinal disease field forward towards treatments and cures.
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Jan 6, 2023
The Retinal Degeneration Fund invests in a $78M Series B for Perceive Biotherapeutics
The investment supports the clinical development of two novel programs, both with the aim of being protective against vision loss.
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Oct 13, 2022
On World Sight Day 2022, Retina International is presenting data from a report on its study into the Socio-economic Impact of late-stage age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in Bulgaria, Germany, and USA.
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Sep 15, 2022
RD Fund Participates in a €75 Million Series B for SparingVision
Proceeds to fund first, in-human trials of breakthrough gene-agnostic therapy products and advance CRISPR-based genome editing portfolio.
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Jul 29, 2022
Progress toward a stem cell–based therapy for blindness
A multi-institutional effort led by researchers at the School of Veterinary Medicine is taking steps to develop an effective technique to regenerate photoreceptors cells and restore sight in people with vision disorders.
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Jul 21, 2022
RD Fund Announces New Chair, and Expansion of Board of Directors
RD Fund Board member and seasoned ophthalmology leader Adrienne Graves, PhD, appointed chair. Ophthalmology luminaries Jean Bennett, MD, PhD, Catherine Bowes Rickman, PhD, and José-Alain Sahel, MD, to join the board.