Imagen Biotech Inc.

With time to exit an increasingly important metric for VCs, jump-starting new companies via in-licensing remains an important and oft-used strategy. Such derisking is one of the defining principles behind Imagen Biotech, a new ophthalmic play still operating in stealth mode. Imagen plans to pursue new leads for sight-threatening diseases, including dry age-related macular degeneration.

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