After a recent series B round, Beacon Therapeutics has boosted its finances by $170m, bringing its total funding to date to $290m, as it looks to advance in the crowded field of gene therapies for the eye.
Beacon Eye Gene Therapy Efforts Buoyed By Cash Boost
In a major boost for the UK biotech sector, an impressive sum has been raised by Beacon Therapeutics to support its R&D activities in ophthalmic gene therapies.
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