KUALA LUMPUR, March 10 (Bernama) -- Horizon Quantum Holdings Ltd (Horizon Quantum) has announced expected new members of its board of directors and a key addition to its leadership team.
Following the completion of Horizon Quantum’s merger with dMY Squared Technology Group Inc (dMY), the company expects to appoint Danielle Lambert, formerly of Apple Inc; Peter Oey of Grab Holdings Ltd; Jill Turner of Broadcom Inc; and Harry You, Chairman of dMY, to its board of directors.
Meanwhile, Horizon Quantum will also strengthen its leadership team by adding Catherine Fitzsimons, currently of Fidelity International Ltd, as the company’s Chief Legal and Compliance Officer, Executive Vice President of Strategic Initiatives and company secretary.
“Bringing world-class appointments to our board and leadership team strengthens the company and enhances our ability to achieve our mission of unlocking the full potential of quantum computers,” said Horizon Quantum Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Dr Joe Fitzsimons in a statement.
Previously Apple Vice President of Human Resources, Lambert helped build teams behind several Apple products and played a pivotal role in the founding of Nest Labs Inc, while Oey is Grab Chief Financial Officer and previously held several finance leadership roles at Activision Blizzard Inc.
Turner has more than 20 years of experience in global human resources leadership roles at Fortune 500 technology companies, while You is an experienced public company officer who has held Chief Financial Officer roles at Accenture plc and Oracle Corporation.
Separately, Fitzsimons will join the company in May. At Fidelity, she is currently the Director of Strategic Initiatives and previously served as Head of Global Product Legal.
Horizon Quantum’s mission is to unlock broad quantum advantage by building software infrastructure that enables developers to use quantum computing to solve complex computational problems.
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Monday, March 9, 2026
Friday, March 6, 2026
8x8 Recognized at Asian Telecom Awards 2026 for Advancing Real-Time SMS Fraud Protection
SINGAPORE, March 3 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- 8x8, Inc. (NASDAQ: EGHT), a leading global business communications platform provider, won the Cybersecurity Initiative of the Year – Singapore award at the Asian Telecom Awards 2026. The award recognizes 8x8 Omni Shield, a real-time SMS fraud mitigation capability designed to help enterprises detect suspicious traffic patterns and reduce financial exposure.
As SMS-based fraud and artificial traffic inflation continue to rise globally, enterprises face increasing pressure to safeguard customer communications without disrupting legitimate messaging. 8x8 Omni Shield addresses this challenge by embedding fraud detection controls directly into 8x8 Connect, a component of the 8x8 Platform for CX. By enabling organizations to monitor messaging activity and identify anomalies, they are enabled to take immediate action within a unified, no-code interface.
During early-stage deployments, 8x8 Omni Shield identified more than 85% of fraudulent SMS traffic while maintaining reliable message delivery for authorized communications. This initial performance demonstrates the solution’s ability to support operational teams with configurable alerts, automated suspension controls, and traffic visibility tools that help reduce response times during active threat scenarios.
“Organizations require fraud prevention solutions that are both effective and operationally practical,” said Sylvain Chaperon, General Manager, CPaaS at 8x8, Inc. “This recognition reflects our focus on delivering embedded protection capabilities that allow businesses to safeguard their messaging channels without significantly adding technical complexity or introducing major external dependencies.”
8x8 Omni Shield is part of 8x8’s broader security framework supporting the 8x8 Platform for CX. The solution integrates with identity verification workflows to strengthen authentication processes and mitigate risks such as unauthorized account access and one-time password exploitation. In addition, 8x8 Silent Mobile Authentication leverages mobile network verification to validate user identity without relying solely on SMS-based authentication methods, helping reduce exposure to SIM-swap fraud.
The Asian Telecom Awards recognize telecommunications providers across the Asia-Pacific region for innovation, infrastructure development, and contributions to advancing secure digital communications. This recognition underscores 8x8’s ongoing investment in building resilient communications infrastructure that enables enterprises to scale engagement while protecting customer trust.
To learn more about 8x8’s award win, read Asian Telecom Awards’ announcement.
About 8x8, Inc.
8x8, Inc. (NASDAQ: EGHT) connects people and organizations through seamless communication on the industry's most integrated platform for Customer Experience – combining Contact Center, Unified Communications, and CPaaS solutions. The 8x8® Platform for CX integrates AI at every level to enable personalized customer journeys, drive operational excellence and insights, and facilitate team collaboration. As a business communications leader, the company helps customer experience and IT leaders around the world become the heartbeat of their organizations, empowering them to unlock the potential of every interaction. For additional information, visit www.8x8.com, or follow 8x8 on LinkedIn, X, and Facebook.
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During early-stage deployments, 8x8 Omni Shield identified more than 85% of fraudulent SMS traffic while maintaining reliable message delivery for authorized communications. This initial performance demonstrates the solution’s ability to support operational teams with configurable alerts, automated suspension controls, and traffic visibility tools that help reduce response times during active threat scenarios.
“Organizations require fraud prevention solutions that are both effective and operationally practical,” said Sylvain Chaperon, General Manager, CPaaS at 8x8, Inc. “This recognition reflects our focus on delivering embedded protection capabilities that allow businesses to safeguard their messaging channels without significantly adding technical complexity or introducing major external dependencies.”
8x8 Omni Shield is part of 8x8’s broader security framework supporting the 8x8 Platform for CX. The solution integrates with identity verification workflows to strengthen authentication processes and mitigate risks such as unauthorized account access and one-time password exploitation. In addition, 8x8 Silent Mobile Authentication leverages mobile network verification to validate user identity without relying solely on SMS-based authentication methods, helping reduce exposure to SIM-swap fraud.
The Asian Telecom Awards recognize telecommunications providers across the Asia-Pacific region for innovation, infrastructure development, and contributions to advancing secure digital communications. This recognition underscores 8x8’s ongoing investment in building resilient communications infrastructure that enables enterprises to scale engagement while protecting customer trust.
To learn more about 8x8’s award win, read Asian Telecom Awards’ announcement.
About 8x8, Inc.
8x8, Inc. (NASDAQ: EGHT) connects people and organizations through seamless communication on the industry's most integrated platform for Customer Experience – combining Contact Center, Unified Communications, and CPaaS solutions. The 8x8® Platform for CX integrates AI at every level to enable personalized customer journeys, drive operational excellence and insights, and facilitate team collaboration. As a business communications leader, the company helps customer experience and IT leaders around the world become the heartbeat of their organizations, empowering them to unlock the potential of every interaction. For additional information, visit www.8x8.com, or follow 8x8 on LinkedIn, X, and Facebook.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These statements relate to future events or future financial and operational performance and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated. 8x8 undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements after the date of this press release.
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XSOLLA LAUNCHES RESELLER PROGRAM TO UNLOCK GLOBAL GAME REVENUE
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KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 (Bernama) -- Xsolla, a global video game commerce company, announced the debut of the Xsolla Reseller Program, a new product designed to help game developers instantly scale and capture billions in untapped revenue within local markets worldwide.
According to Xsolla in a statement, the programme eliminates the need for developers and publishers to build local infrastructure, allowing them to partner directly with official global distributors and resellers.
Game developers pursuing global expansion often face an infrastructure challenge that leaves billions of dollars uncaptured in cash-dependent emerging economies, including Southeast Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, and North Africa. Players in these regions primarily access digital content through local distribution partners.
"Most game developers face the same challenge when scaling globally: they lack the local infrastructure and direct access to regional markets, especially when building the presence independently is slow, costly, and operationally complex," said Xsolla President, Chris Hewish.
He stated that the Xsolla Reseller Program solves this by serving as the infrastructure layer between developers and vetted local resellers.
The programme transforms this latent global demand into a controlled revenue stream by connecting developers with verified local resellers through a centralised platform that handles communication, onboarding, compliance, fraud protection, and customer support.
Key benefits include maintaining full control over regional distribution strategy using SKU Availability Controls and guaranteeing compliance across all reseller partnerships through a Verified Reseller Approval Process. Developers can also optimise distribution strategies using a Unified Reseller Analytics Dashboard.
Furthermore, the programme secures revenue by eliminating pricing abuse and arbitrage with geo-fenced key distribution and built-in fraud protection. Operational overhead is significantly reduced via a Global Payout Infrastructure that automates tax documentation compliant with local requirements across more than 150 countries.
The programme has initially launched with a curated cohort of resellers and distributors in Southeast Asia and Latin America, with further global expansion planned throughout 2026.
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Thursday, March 5, 2026
Teledyne e2v Introduces Perciva™ 5D Camera: Occlusion-free 3D Vision for Industrial, Retail, and Robotic Imaging
GRENOBLE, France, March 6 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Teledyne e2v, a Teledyne Technologies [NYSE: TDY] company and global innovator of imaging solutions, announces the launch of the Perciva™ 5D camera, a breakthrough imaging innovation designed to make high-quality short-range 3D vision cost-effective, reliable, and easy to integrate.
Most industrial cameras only capture 2D images, yet many applications increasingly require depth perception at close and very-close distances. Perciva 5D delivers this capability through a unique Angular Sensitive Pixel technology and advanced on-board processing, enabling real-time 2D and 3D image fusion at the calibrated working distance range. Perciva 5D also features a powerful Neural Processing Unit (NPU), enabling Artificial Intelligence models to run on-device and be customized to each customer’s specific requirements.
Perciva 5D generates 2D and 3D data from a single CMOS sensor, free from optical occlusion, producing time-aligned 2D frames alongside pixel-aligned 3D depth maps. With comprehensive 3D processing built directly into the camera, users benefit from immediate depth maps or point-cloud outputs. Perciva 5D operates using ambient light, indoors or outdoors, eliminating the need for an external NIR source while maintaining reliable performance and minimizing overall system costs. Designed for challenging environments, it offers plug-and-play integration through its GenICam-compliant, GigE Vision interface and robust IP6x-rated housing with industrial M12 connectors.
Factory calibrated and weighing just 230 grams, Perciva 5D operates at less than 5 W, and is ideal for robotics (arms, cobots and humanoids), retail self-checkout solutions, and 3D industrial process monitoring. It supports user-adjustable frame rates or triggered acquisition and multiple power options. Using GenDC / GenTL the camera integrates seamlessly with Teledyne’s Spinnaker® 4 API and SpinView® for 2D / 3D visualisation, as well as leading machine-vision software platforms.
Perciva 5D will be showcased during Embedded World, Nuremberg, Germany, from 10-12 March 2026. Visit Teledyne at stand 2-541 in Hall 2 or contact us online for more information.
Documentation, samples, and software for evaluation or development are available upon request.
Teledyne Vision Solutions offers the world’s most comprehensive, vertically integrated portfolio of industrial and scientific imaging technology. Aligned under one umbrella, Teledyne DALSA, e2v CMOS image sensors, FLIR IIS, Lumenera, Photometrics, Princeton Instruments, Judson Technologies, Acton Optics, and Adimec form an unrivalled collective of expertise across the spectrum with decades of experience and best-in-class solutions. Together, they combine and leverage each other’s strengths to provide the deepest, widest sensing and related technology portfolio in the world. Teledyne offers worldwide customer support and the technical expertise to handle the toughest tasks. Their tools, technologies, and vision solutions are built to deliver to their customers a unique and competitive advantage.
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Jessica.Broom@teledyne.com
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Most industrial cameras only capture 2D images, yet many applications increasingly require depth perception at close and very-close distances. Perciva 5D delivers this capability through a unique Angular Sensitive Pixel technology and advanced on-board processing, enabling real-time 2D and 3D image fusion at the calibrated working distance range. Perciva 5D also features a powerful Neural Processing Unit (NPU), enabling Artificial Intelligence models to run on-device and be customized to each customer’s specific requirements.
Perciva 5D generates 2D and 3D data from a single CMOS sensor, free from optical occlusion, producing time-aligned 2D frames alongside pixel-aligned 3D depth maps. With comprehensive 3D processing built directly into the camera, users benefit from immediate depth maps or point-cloud outputs. Perciva 5D operates using ambient light, indoors or outdoors, eliminating the need for an external NIR source while maintaining reliable performance and minimizing overall system costs. Designed for challenging environments, it offers plug-and-play integration through its GenICam-compliant, GigE Vision interface and robust IP6x-rated housing with industrial M12 connectors.
Factory calibrated and weighing just 230 grams, Perciva 5D operates at less than 5 W, and is ideal for robotics (arms, cobots and humanoids), retail self-checkout solutions, and 3D industrial process monitoring. It supports user-adjustable frame rates or triggered acquisition and multiple power options. Using GenDC / GenTL the camera integrates seamlessly with Teledyne’s Spinnaker® 4 API and SpinView® for 2D / 3D visualisation, as well as leading machine-vision software platforms.
Perciva 5D will be showcased during Embedded World, Nuremberg, Germany, from 10-12 March 2026. Visit Teledyne at stand 2-541 in Hall 2 or contact us online for more information.
Documentation, samples, and software for evaluation or development are available upon request.
Teledyne Vision Solutions offers the world’s most comprehensive, vertically integrated portfolio of industrial and scientific imaging technology. Aligned under one umbrella, Teledyne DALSA, e2v CMOS image sensors, FLIR IIS, Lumenera, Photometrics, Princeton Instruments, Judson Technologies, Acton Optics, and Adimec form an unrivalled collective of expertise across the spectrum with decades of experience and best-in-class solutions. Together, they combine and leverage each other’s strengths to provide the deepest, widest sensing and related technology portfolio in the world. Teledyne offers worldwide customer support and the technical expertise to handle the toughest tasks. Their tools, technologies, and vision solutions are built to deliver to their customers a unique and competitive advantage.
Media Contact:
Jessica.Broom@teledyne.com
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Eight Sleep Reaches $1.5B Valuation, Accelerates Predictive AI for Health
Eight Sleep Reaches $1.5B Valuation, Accelerates Predictive AI for Health
Capital fuels the company's shift from sleep optimization to predictive AI health platform
NEW YORK, March 6 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Eight Sleep, the leading sleep technology company, today announced a new strategic round led by Tether Investments, valuing the company at $1.5 billion. The investment will fund Eight Sleep’s expansion from sleep optimization into predictive, AI-driven health — building a system that anticipates disruptions to recovery and intervenes before they occur.
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The round follows a milestone year. In 2025, Eight Sleep achieved free cash flow positivity while launching three new products — Pod 5, Pod Pillow Cover, and Thermal Blanket — expanding globally to 34 countries, and conducting the most rigorous clinical validation in the company's history. Two peer-reviewed studies show the Pod reduces menopausal hot flashes by 56% and, for the first time in any consumer device, restores the body's natural circadian temperature rhythm during sleep, improving cardiovascular recovery markers.
With Eight Sleep's advancements over the last year, the Company is shifting its focus from sleep optimization to AI-driven preventative health. Eight Sleep is applying predictive intelligence directly to the human body, transforming the bedroom into an intelligent health platform that creates the optimal conditions for recovery before any disruption occurs.
From reactive to predictive: the AI agent
Eight Sleep's Pod tracks biometrics — sleep stages, heart rate, HRV — and automatically adjusts temperature and elevation to improve sleep. Until now, the system has been reactive: reading signals during the night and making real-time adjustments that have been clinically proven to deliver better sleep.
The company is now building a predictive AI agent that anticipates how a user's night will unfold and acts before disruption occurs. The system simulates thousands of scenarios — a warm room, late exercise, a large meal, elevated stress — and optimizes the sleep environment before the user gets into bed.
Eight Sleep’s models are trained on more than one billion hours of real-world sleep data from users in 35+ countries — a proprietary dataset unmatched in scale, diversity, and fidelity. Early pilots of daytime AI-driven guidance have already driven measurable behavior change: nearly half of participants adjusted activity timing, caffeine intake, or sleep schedules based on automated insights.
Expanding into regulated health
Eight Sleep is advancing clinical and regulatory work in the United States, including FDA filings for sleep apnea detection and mitigation. FDA clearance would transform the Pod from a wellness product into a regulated health platform capable of screening, detecting, and intervening at population scale, passively, every night.
"Sleep was just the beginning,” said Matteo Franceschetti, Co-founder and CEO of Eight Sleep. “We've built the most advanced AI-powered health sensing system in the world — one that learns your body better every night and acts on that knowledge. This investment gives us the resources to take that intelligence beyond the bedroom and into every dimension of personal health. What we're building doesn't exist yet — a system that understands your body better each night and acts on that knowledge. Our goal is to build the defining health technology company of this generation."
“We believe advanced personalized AI is the perfect pathway to understand and expand human potential,” said Paolo Ardoino, CEO of Tether. “Eight Sleep has the potential to define the future of health tech by building intelligence that learns, scales, and evolves directly with humankind, turning advanced AI into practical, everyday insights and enhancements about core human biology. By helping people better understand sleep, recovery, and long-term health, Eight Sleep is laying the groundwork for a new standard in longevity-focused technology that is truly personalized, can function in any condition, directly on-device, resilient, and aligned with how people live. The age of human-first health intelligence has started.”
Investment priorities
The capital will be deployed across three areas: scaling R&D to accelerate predictive model development; expanding clinical trials and regulatory pathways; and deepening global commercial partnerships in priority markets.
About Eight Sleep
Eight Sleep is the first company to bring sleep fitness to the world by combining technology, physiology, and data to unlock deeper sleep and better health. Its products are trusted by professional athletes, including F1 driver Charles Leclerc and top American tennis player Taylor Fritz, business leaders, and health-conscious consumers across the globe. Recognized as one of Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies in 2019, 2022, and 2023, and twice named to TIME's “Best Inventions of the Year,” Eight Sleep continues to redefine the future of sleep. Its products are available in over 34 countries at eightsleep.com.
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Wednesday, March 4, 2026
XSOLLA ACQUIRES WETAPS, LAUNCHES VIETNAM GAMING MOR SERVICES
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KUALA LUMPUR, March 5 (Bernama) -- Xsolla, a global video game commerce company, announced the acquisition of Ho Chi Minh City-based publisher Wetaps Corporation and the simultaneous launch of its Merchant of Record (MoR) services in Vietnam.
This strategic initiative establishes Xsolla as the country's first licensed MoR for games, providing global developers a seamless and compliant single solution for market entry, payments, and publishing approvals.
“Vietnam has quickly risen to become both a vital domestic market and a global leader in game exports,” said Xsolla President, Chris Hewish in a statement.
He stated that becoming the first licensed MoR helps developers and publishers overcome barriers so they can expand their businesses and reach millions of new players with confidence in Vietnam.
Vietnam has rapidly emerged as a global gaming powerhouse, surpassing established leaders in mobile game exports with over 6.7 billion downloads, and the domestic market is projected to exceed US$430 million by 2025. (US$1=RM3.93)
Xsolla's launch directly addresses the hurdles international publishers face, including fragmented payments and complex regulatory requirements.
The acquisition and the launch are part of Xsolla's Global Strategic Initiatives & Partnerships (GSIP) efforts to expand local publisher assets and build direct-to-consumer infrastructure in high-growth markets.
By combining Wetaps' deep regulatory expertise and co-publishing capabilities with Xsolla's global commerce platform, the company is positioned to offer an end-to-end market entry and monetisation solution.
Key advantages of Xsolla Vietnam include accelerated market entry, allowing for quick launches via an established approval framework. The service also ensures regulatory compliance, offering simplified procedures and reduced risk through strong ties with government regulators.
Furthermore, it provides access to local payments, including over five major methods such as MoMo, ZaloPay, and Napas, alongside revenue optimisation through a streamlined payout structure and optimised revenue share. Xsolla also offers localised support, featuring a curated partner network and dedicated customer support for the Vietnamese market.
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Tuesday, March 3, 2026
CIRRUS EXPANDS TO SINGAPORE, ADVANCES NOVEL EYE THERAPIES
KUALA LUMPUR, March 4 (Bernama) -- Cirrus Therapeutics, a global ocular immunology company, announced several business and pipeline updates to support its strategy of advancing first-in-class and best-in-class therapies for chronic blinding diseases.
The updates include expanding its global footprint to Singapore, forming a strategic partnership with the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), and unveiling a next-generation retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) cell therapy as its second pipeline programme.
“Our presence in Singapore well positions us to leverage critical research, clinical development and partnering opportunities in the Asia-Pacific region.
“We look forward to collaborating with A*STAR Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IMCB) and renowned clinician-scientist Dr Xinyi Su to accelerate advancement of cutting-edge ocular medicines, including our differentiated next-generation RPE cell therapy,” said Cirrus Therapeutics Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder, Ying Kai Chan in a statement.
The company established a new research and development (R&D) site in Singapore, expanding its infrastructure beyond its United Kingdom science origins and United States presence, gaining access to the Asia-Pacific biopharma market. Si Hui Tan, who previously led the first-in-class liver regeneration programme at Lerna Biopharma, has been appointed as Director, Pipeline and Site Head, Singapore.
Related to the expansion, Cirrus entered into a multi-million dollar strategic collaboration with Singapore’s A*STAR. This partnership is aimed at accelerating the advancement of innovative ophthalmic assets, including Cirrus’ newly unveiled second pipeline programme. The collaboration will be led by A*STAR IMCB Executive Director, Dr Su.
Cirrus unveiled its second pipeline programme, a novel RPE cell therapy designed for the treatment of centre-involving geographic atrophy (GA). This next-generation cell therapy is differentiated, offering the potential for class-leading vision restoration due to its capacity to function and survive in the hostile GA environment.
The company also continues to advance its lead programme—a novel ocular gene therapy aimed at restoring IRAK-M to prevent age-related macular degeneration (AMD) progression and preserve central vision.
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The updates include expanding its global footprint to Singapore, forming a strategic partnership with the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), and unveiling a next-generation retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) cell therapy as its second pipeline programme.
“Our presence in Singapore well positions us to leverage critical research, clinical development and partnering opportunities in the Asia-Pacific region.
“We look forward to collaborating with A*STAR Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IMCB) and renowned clinician-scientist Dr Xinyi Su to accelerate advancement of cutting-edge ocular medicines, including our differentiated next-generation RPE cell therapy,” said Cirrus Therapeutics Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder, Ying Kai Chan in a statement.
The company established a new research and development (R&D) site in Singapore, expanding its infrastructure beyond its United Kingdom science origins and United States presence, gaining access to the Asia-Pacific biopharma market. Si Hui Tan, who previously led the first-in-class liver regeneration programme at Lerna Biopharma, has been appointed as Director, Pipeline and Site Head, Singapore.
Related to the expansion, Cirrus entered into a multi-million dollar strategic collaboration with Singapore’s A*STAR. This partnership is aimed at accelerating the advancement of innovative ophthalmic assets, including Cirrus’ newly unveiled second pipeline programme. The collaboration will be led by A*STAR IMCB Executive Director, Dr Su.
Cirrus unveiled its second pipeline programme, a novel RPE cell therapy designed for the treatment of centre-involving geographic atrophy (GA). This next-generation cell therapy is differentiated, offering the potential for class-leading vision restoration due to its capacity to function and survive in the hostile GA environment.
The company also continues to advance its lead programme—a novel ocular gene therapy aimed at restoring IRAK-M to prevent age-related macular degeneration (AMD) progression and preserve central vision.
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