A Vision of the Future: Advancing Gene Therapies to Treat Eye Diseases

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Mar

21

6:00pm

A Vision of the Future: Advancing Gene Therapies to Treat Eye Diseases

By Center for Connected Medicine

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Industry and clinical experts will discuss the future of gene therapies in addressing vision diseases, including the major milestones achieved to date and the significant advances on the horizon.

Expert panel speakers:
  • Alexander Anetakis, MD, MBA, Vitreo-retinal Surgeon, UPMC, and Physician-Advisor, UPMC Enterprises (Moderator)
  • Dan Chung, MD, Chief Medical Officer, SparingVision
  • Rob Lin, PhD, CFA, Chief Executive Officer, Avista Therapeutics
Key topics for discussion:
  • Long-term efficacy of gene therapies and degeneration over time.
  • Challenges with manufacturing gene therapies.
  • Addressing the high costs and accessibility of gene therapies.
  • Optimizing delivery methods for gene therapies.
  • Potential for combinations of gene therapy and other treatments, such as drugs or stem cell therapies.
  • What is needed to expand targets for gene therapies beyond specific mutations.

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