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OPGx-LCA5, an adeno-associated virus 8 (AAV8) vector designed to precisely deliver a functional LCA5 gene to the outer retina in patients with Leber congenital amaurosis resulting from biallelic mutations in the LCA5 gene (LCA5).
OPGx-LCA5, an adeno-associated virus 8 (AAV8) vector designed to precisely deliver a functional LCA5 gene to the outer retina in patients with Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA) resulting from biallelic mutations in the LCA5 gene (LCA5).
Opus Genetics' AAV-based gene therapy portfolio tackles some of the most neglected forms of inherited blindness while creating novel orphan manufacturing scale and efficiencies.
OPGx-001 is an adeno-associated virus 8 (AAV8) vector to precisely deliver a functional LCA5gene to retinal photoreceptors. Preclinical studies in in vitro and in vivo models of LCA5 have provided support for the safety and efficacy of OPGx-001.
Preclinical data, including faithful animal and human iPSC models, have demonstrated preservation of visual function when OPGx-001 was administered prior to peak disease severity, indicating the potential for a broad therapeutic window for patients with LCA5.
Data support continued development of OPGx-001, designed to address mutations in LCA5 gene and OPGx-002, restoring protein expression caused by mutations in RDH12 gene, to address mutations in genes causing forms of Leber congenital amaurosis.
Resilience will provide process and analytical development, quality control testing, and GMP manufacturing services for IND-enabling toxicology and first-in-human material for Opus’ adeno-associated viral (AAV) vector-based gene therapies including OPGx-001, OPGx-002 and OPGx-003.
Agreement signed by Opus Genetics to license its third preclinical program OPGx-003, to address mutations in the NMNAT1 gene which cause a specific form of Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA) program.
The initial seed funding will allow Opus to advance the preclinical research including the lead program, OPGx-001, which is designed to address mutations in the LCA5 gene, which encodes the lebercilin protein.