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Allen C. Ho, MD [Photo: Nanoscope Therapeutics]
Nanoscope Therapeutics Appoints New Chief Medical Officer
by Lance Murray | Apr 26, 2024
Dallas-based Nanoscope said Dr. Allen C. Ho will help define the strategy of developing its gene mutation-agnostic therapies. Ho is attending surgeon and director of retina research at Wills Eye Hospital and co-director of the Wills Eye Hospital Retina Service.
by Lance Murray |
Oct 27, 2023
Najam Sharif, Ph.D., DSc, has been appointed as vice president of global research and development by Dallas-based Nanoscope Therapeutics Inc., a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing gene therapies for inherited retinal diseases.
Sharif is a veteran in drug/device discovery and development, the company said.
“We are delighted to welcome Naj to the Nanoscope team,” Sulagna Bhattacharya, co-founder and CEO of Nanoscope, said in a statement....
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by Lance Murray |
Sep 22, 2023
Samuel Barone, M.D., is a former Federal Drug Administration official and leader in the pharmaceutical space.
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Ho Din Award: Southwestern Medical Foundation Recognizes UTSW Medical Student With Its Highest Honor
by Lance Murray |
May 12, 2023
Plano native Whitney Leigh Stuard is the winner of the 2023 Ho Din Award. As a co-founder of a student interest group focused on disabilities and a non-profit organization providing support to mothers, Stuard's contributions extend beyond her medical prowess. She also authored and received a TMA Foundation Grant for a STEM project that impacted more than 4,000 students.
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Fort Worth Biotech Eyevensys Completes $30M Series B Funding Round
by Lance Murray | Jan 8, 2020
The startup plans to use the funding to continue developing its technology and to position it as an innovator in ophthalmology. Eyevensys’ tech is a gene therapy platform to deliver ocular drugs via an electrotransfection system to the ciliary muscle of the eye.
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by Lance Murray |
May 10, 2019
You’ll also find out why the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology has honored a professor at the UNT Health Science Center in Fort Worth in this roundup of research and development activity in North Texas.
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