List of Adeno-associated viral vector (AAV) Companies in Florida - 7

AGTC is a clinical-stage biotechnology company that uses its proprietary gene therapy platform to develop products designed to transform the lives of patients with severe diseases, with an initial focus in ophthalmology. AGTC's lead product candidates are designed to treat inherited orphan diseases of the eye, caused by mutations in single genes that significantly affect visual function and currently lack effective medical treatments. AGTC's product pipeline includes six named ophthalmology development programs across five targets (X-linked retinoschisis (XLRS), X-linked retinitis pigmentosa (XLRP), achromatopsia, wet age-related macular degeneration and blue cone monochromacy), two non-ophthalmology programs (alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency and adrenoleukodystrophy) and AGTC is continuing to develop early research studies in additional indications. The company is also exploring genetic defects in cells in the inner ear that lead to deafness and expects to advance several product candidates into development within the next few years. AGTC employs a highly targeted approach to selecting and designing its product candidates, choosing to develop therapies for indications having high unmet medical need, clinical feasibility and commercial potential. AGTC has a significant intellectual property portfolio and extensive expertise in the design of gene therapy products including capsids, promoters and expression cassettes, as well as, expertise in the formulation, manufacture and physical delivery of gene therapy products Find AGTC on YouTube at goo.gl/sMdJqX.

Ambulero is a cell and gene therapy spin-out of the University of Miami focused on advancing new therapies to fight vascular disease. We are a platform company that can deliver the adhesion molecule E-selectin using different cell and synthetic vector technologies. We work on rare vascular diseases as well as more common indications effecting large patient populations.

Beacon Therapeutics is an ophthalmic gene therapy company founded in 2023 to restore and improve the vision of patients with a range of prevalent and rare retinal diseases that result in blindness. The Company has an established scientific foundation that combines a late-stage development candidate to treat X-linked retinitis pigmentosa (XLRP), as well as two preclinical programs, one targeting dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and another in-licensed from the University of Oxford targeting cone-rod dystrophy (CRD), an inherited retinal disease. Lead development candidate AGTC-501, is a gene therapy program in Phase II clinical trials for the treatment of XLRP, an inherited monogenic recessive disorder that causes progressive vision loss in boys and young men. XLRP is predominantly caused by mutations in the retinitis pigmentosa GTPase regulator (RPGR) gene. AGTC-501 expresses the full length RPGR protein, thereby addressing the full complement of photoreceptor damage caused by XLRP, including both rod and cone loss. Beacon Therapeutics also has access to a target generation technology platform that will identify, screen, and search secreted proteins in the ophthalmology space. The Company is supported by funds from Syncona and additional investors including Oxford Science Enterprises.

Cognigenics develops innovative RNA-based gene therapies targeting memory loss, cognitive decline, anxiety associated with mild cognitive impairment and other neurocognitive and neuropsychiatric disorders. Our intranasal delivery platform targets neuronal receptors in the brain involved in CNS disorders including anxiety, and Mild Cognitive Impairment.

Emmune, Inc. is a start-up biotechnology company that has a novel approach for treating and preventing HIV infection. We engineered a synthetic antibody from the receptors that HIV uses to infect T cells, CD4 and CCR5. Because this synthetic antibody, known as “eCD4-Ig,” is built from the viral receptor and co-receptor, it recognizes 100% of HIV-1 isolates. A single intramuscular inoculation with an AAV vector expressing eCD4-Ig protected monkeys from multiple intravenous challenges with live virus.

Fortress Biotech, Inc. (“Fortress”) is an innovative biopharmaceutical company focused on acquiring and advancing assets to enhance long-term value for shareholders through product revenue, equity holdings and dividend and royalty revenue. The company has seven marketed prescription pharmaceutical products and over 20 programs in development at Fortress, at its majority-owned and majority-controlled partners and subsidiaries and at partners and subsidiaries it founded and in which it holds significant minority ownership positions. Such product candidates span six large-market areas, including oncology, rare diseases and gene therapy, which allow it to create value for shareholders. Fortress advances its diversified pipeline through a streamlined operating structure that fosters efficient drug development. The Fortress model is focused on leveraging its significant biopharmaceutical industry expertise and network to further expand the company’s portfolio of product opportunities. Fortress has established partnerships with some of the world’s leading academic research institutions and biopharmaceutical companies to maximize each opportunity to its full potential, including AstraZeneca, City of Hope, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Nationwide Children’s Hospital and Sentynl.

Pacira BioSciences Inc. is a leading provider of non-opioid pain management and regenerative health solutions. We are dedicated to offering patients—and the clinicians who treat them—cutting-edge therapies to treat pain with the potential to reduce or eliminate the need for opioids. Founded in 2006 and headquartered in Tampa, FL, Pacira has offices in Parsippany, NJ as well as San Diego, CA. With more than 700 employees who share a passion for delivering improved patient care and reducing the need for opioids, Pacira is here to challenge and transform the way we think about – and treat – pain. We are committed to providing solutions that address unmet medical need and improve clinical results, and empowering patients and healthcare providers to choose non-opioid options. Our non-opioid product portfolio is aimed at opioid minimization, long-lasting pain control, and enhanced recovery. Find out why we aim for change at Pacira.com/commitments