Applied Genetic Technologies Corp. is a clinical stage biotechnology company, which engages in the usage of a gene therapy platform to develop transformational genetic therapies for patients suffering from rare and debilitating diseases. The company is headquartered in Alachua, Florida and currently employs 102 full-time employees. The company went IPO on 2014-03-27. The firm uses gene therapy platform to develop genetic therapies for patients suffering from rare and debilitating diseases. Its focus is on the field of ophthalmology where it has active clinical programs in X-linked retinitis pigmentosa (XLRP), achromatopsia (ACHM) and a optogenetics program, as well as a preclinical program in dry age-related macular degeneration (dAMD). The company has approximately one preclinical program in otology and two preclinical programs targeting central nervous system disorders (CN), including frontotemporal dementia and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Its optogenetics program is being developed in collaboration with Bionic Sight, LLC and its otology program is being developed in collaboration with Otonomy, Inc. In addition to its product pipeline, the Company has also developed broad technological and manufacturing capabilities in synthetic promoter development and optimization.

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