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RetroSense founder Sean Ainsworth named CEO of Seattle biotech

Ziad2022-11-25T14:05:16-05:00Sean Ainsworth hopes to strike biotech gold, again, joining Seattle-based Immusoft Corp. as CEO and chairman. Read more >>

Life sciences sector is heartbeat of Michigan innovation

Ziad2022-11-25T14:06:05-05:00When you think of medical innovation, you may think of San Diego, Boston or the San Francisco Bay area. But entrepreneurial activity in medical innovation has been flourishing across Michigan and top talent, investors and leading life science corporations across the world have taken notice. Fred Molnar is vice president of entrepreneurship and innovation at the Michigan Economic Development Corp. For instance, this year an Ann Arbor-based biotech startup, RetroSense Therapeutics, was acquired by leading global pharmaceutical company Allergan plc for $60...

Tech innovators honored at Michigan Venture Capital Association awards dinner

Ziad2022-11-25T14:06:06-05:00Millendo Therapeutics, Fontinalis Partners and RetroSense Therapeutics were the top honorees Wednesday at the Michigan Venture Capital Association's 2016 Awards Dinner at the Rattlesnake Club in Detroit. Read more >>

What Allergan Is Buying and Shedding to Gain a Better Position (Retrosense Therapeutics)

Ziad2022-11-25T14:06:06-05:00When Actavis Plc. acquired Allergan Inc. in March 2015, the company changed its name from Actavis Plc. to Allergan Plc (AGN)...In September 2016, Allergan announced the acquisition of Retrosense Therapeutics, a gene therapy company, in order to strengthen its Eye Care pipeline by Retrosense’s first-in-class technology RST-001 for the potential treatment of retinitis pigmentosa. Read more >>

RetroSense to be honored at TechTown awards program for $60 million sale

Ziad2022-11-25T14:06:07-05:00Sean Ainsworth, the CEO of Ann Arbor-based RetroSense Therapeutics LLC, will be honored as entrepreneur of the year Thursday night at TechTown Detroit's annual Toast of the Town awards program. Read more >>

Allergan Acquires Gene Therapy Company RetroSense Therapeutics Adding First-In-Class Technology to Company’s Innovative Eye Care Pipeline

Ziad2022-11-25T14:06:07-05:00llergan plc (NYSE: AGN), a leading global pharmaceutical company, and RetroSense Therapeutics LLC, a private, clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on novel gene therapy approaches to restore vision in patients suffering from blindness, today announced that Allergan has acquired substantially all of the assets of RetroSense in an all-cash transaction. Under the terms of the transaction, Allergan has paid RetroSense a $60 million upfront payment, and has agreed to potential regulatory and commercialization milestone payments related to its lead development...