Ex-Eylea Leader Launches Biotech Targeting Untapped Eye Market
Complement Therapeutics Exits Stealth Mode
Executive Summary
Former Bayer executive Rafiq Hasan believes the start-up’s gene therapy candidate can open up treatment to millions of patients with dry AMD and geographic atrophy.
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