Opus Genetics Inc (IRD) Financier

Opus Genetics, Inc. engages in the research and development of ophthalmic biopharmaceutical products. The company is headquartered in Durham, North Carolina and currently employs 27 full-time employees. The company went IPO on 2004-11-30. The firm is engaged in developing gene therapies for the treatment of inherited retinal diseases (IRDs) and other types of therapies for additional ophthalmic disorders. The Company’s pipeline includes adeno-associated virus (AAV)-based investigational gene therapies that address mutations in genes that cause different forms of bestrophinopathy, Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA) and retinitis pigmentosa. Its pipeline also includes OPGx-BEST1 investigational gene therapy, designed to address mutations in the BEST1 gene, which is associated with retinal degeneration. The pipeline also includes Phentolamine Ophthalmic Solution 0.75%, a non-selective alpha-1 and alpha-2 adrenergic antagonist being investigated to reduce pupil size, and APX3330, a novel small-molecule inhibitor of Ref-1 being investigated to slow the progression of non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy.