The RD Fund Announces Ocuphire Pharma's Acquisition of Opus Genetics

The resulting company will operate under the name Opus Genetics and the Nasdaq ticker symbol (IRD) RALEIGH, N.C., Oct. 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The RD Fund (Retinal Degeneration Fund) – the venture arm of the Foundation Fighting Blindness – announces the all-stock acquisition of Opus Genetics, Inc. "Opus" (private) by Ocuphire Pharma, Inc., (Nasdaq: OCUP) a clinical-stage ophthalmic biopharmaceutical company. The companies have combined under the name of Opus Genetics to create a transformative biotech comp ...