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Foundation Fighting Blindness
https://www.fightingblindness.org/Last activity: 23.06.2026
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The Foundation Fighting Blindness is a publicly-supported charity raising money to fund research for macular degeneration, retinitis pigmentosa (RP), Usher syndrome, Stargardt disease, related diseases, and providing information, resources and referrals.
Location: United States, Maryland, Columbia
Employees: 51-200
Phone: +1 800-683-5555
Founded date: 1971
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| Date | Title | Description |
| 23.06.2026 | Osanni Bio Raises $190M in Series B Funding | Osanni Bio, a San Francisco, CA-based provider of a development-stage therapeutics platform, raised $190M in Series B funding. The round was led by Patient Square Capital with participation from the Horowitz Group, Invus Opportunities, and ... |
| 14.04.2025 | Atsena Therapeutics: $150 Million (Series C) Closed To Advance Ocular Gene Therapy Programs | Atsena Therapeutics – a clinical-stage gene therapy company focused on bringing the life-changing power of genetic medicine to reverse or prevent blindness – recently announced the closing of an oversubscribed $150 million Series C fnuding.... |
| 04.04.2025 | Atsena Therapeutics Raises $150M in Series C Financing | Atsena Therapeutics, a Durham, NC-based clinical-stage gene therapy company, raised $150M in Series C funding. The round was led by Bain Capital’s Life Sciences team, with participation from an additional new investor, Wellington Management... |
| 06.12.2024 | Foundation Fighting Blindness Partners Partnering With University Of Colorado And Other Institutions For Securing Up To $46 Million | The Foundation Fighting Blindness, which is the driving force in the global development of treatments and cures for blinding diseases, announced that the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H), an agency within the U.S. Depar... |
| 27.06.2024 | Karen Petrou Appointed as Board Chair of the Foundation Fighting Blindness | David Brint retires after eight years of distinguished service; Petrou to lead effective July 1, 2024 COLUMBIA, Md., June 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Foundation Fighting Blindness, the driving force in the global development of treatments ... |
| 22.05.2024 | Foundation Fighting Blindness Awards Inaugural Grants in PRPH2 and Associated Retinal Diseases Program | Advancing Research Solutions for PRPH2-Associated Retinal Diseases COLUMBIA, Md., May 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Foundation Fighting Blindness, the driving force in the global development of treatments and cures for blinding diseases, has... |
| 21.05.2024 | Prevent Blindness Offers New Resources for Education and to Raise Awareness for Stargardt Disease | Prevent Blindness offers new educational resources on Stargardt disease, a form of inherited retinal disease. Prevent Blindness provides free resources on Stargardt disease, including a webpage, fact sheets, expert interview video and socia... |
| 15.05.2024 | Foundation Fighting Blindness Partners with PreventionGenetics and InformedDNA to Advance My Retina Tracker® Genetic Testing Program | Empowering Healthcare Providers and Patients with Genetic Testing and Genetic Counseling Solutions COLUMBIA, Md., May 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Foundation Fighting Blindness, the driving force in the global development of treatments and ... |
| 12.10.2022 | Ascidian Therapeutics Launches to Rewrite RNA | ATP incubated and built Ascidian with $50 million in Series A funding Pioneering RNA exon editing platform expands therapeutic possibilities to treat diseases not addressed by today’s gene editing technologies Lead program targeting ABCA4... |
| 12.10.2022 | Ascidian Therapeutics Launches to Rewrite RNA | ATP incubated and built Ascidian with $50 million in Series A funding |
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