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Aurion Biotech

Aurion Biotech is a cell therapy company in the biotechnology and healthcare sectors, headquartered in the Pacific Northwest, USA...

Facts

HQ
United States
Sectors
Biotechnology
Founded
2022
Employees
116
Stage
Clinical-stage
Total raised
$81.4M SEC Form D filings Total of this company's SEC Form D filings
Last round
$26.1M · Apr 2022 SEC Form D

Gennev Founder Jill Angelo Steps Down After Acquisition; Aurion Biotech CEO Replaced Following Alcon Majority Stake; Temporal Adds New Leadership

Jill Angelo, founder and CEO of menopause startup Gennev, stepped down following its acquisition by Unified Women’s Healthcare, while Aurion Biotech replaced CEO Greg Kunst with Arnaud Lacoste after Alcon acquired a majority stake. Temporal also announced leadership additions with Jim Cyb as president and Sahir Azam as an independent board member.

Aurion Biotech Raises $120M to Advance Cell Therapy for Corneal Edema Affecting Millions

Aurion Biotech, a spinoff of CorneaGen, has raised $120 million to advance its cell therapy for treating corneal edema caused by endothelial dysfunction, a condition leading to impaired vision or blindness affecting about 4% of people over 40 in the U.S. The therapy uses cultured corneal cells from a single donor to treat multiple patients with a less complex procedure than corneal transplantation.

People

  • David Rostov Executive, Chief Financial Officer, Executive Officer

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