Company profile

Beacon Therapeutics

Cell & gene therapyChallengingFounded 2023

laru-zova (AGTC-501) — an AAV gene therapy for X-linked retinitis pigmentosa in a registrational Phase 2/3.

About

Ophthalmic gene therapy built on the AGTC assets. Lead program laru-zova for XLRP (RPGR mutations); VISTA Phase 2/3 enrollment completed Jul 2025, topline data expected 2H 2026. Backed by Syncona (founding investor).

HQ: London/Oxford, UK; Boston, MA; Alachua, FL

Funding

$170M Series B (Jul 2024); >$75M Series C (Jan 2026, Goldman Sachs Alternatives-led)
Series C specifics sourced via aggregator; verify on a primary release.