Novartis acquires Arctos Medical, expanding optogenetics portfolio to bring gene therapies to patients with severe vision loss
  • Acquisition underscores Novartis commitment to using optogenetics-based therapies to restore vision to patients with advanced blindness
  • Novartis gains one pre-clinical optogenetic AAV gene therapy program and Arctos’ proprietary technology introducing a distinct mechanism of action
  • Technology joins growing portfolio being developed at Novartis for potential treatment of vision loss

Basel, September 21, 2021 — Novartis today announced that it has acquired Arctos Medical, adding a pre- …