Inside Precision Medicine March 26, 2025
Character Biosciences, a NJ-based ophthalmology-focused biotech, has raised $93 Million in Series B funding to develop precision medicine-based eye therapies for conditions such as age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
The company is using a data-driven approach to reclassify common diseases such as AMD into genetic subtypes so treatment can be more targeted and effective for patients.
The Series B round was co-led by Israel’s largest health tech venture capital fund, aMoon, as well as Luma group, a NY-based, health tech-focused investment firm. Other investors contributing to the round included Bausch + Lomb, Jefferson Life Sciences, Innovation Endeavors, Catalio Capital Management, S32, and KdT Ventures.
The company started life as Clover Therapeutics in 2019 but rebranded to Character Biosciences in 2022 when...