Company Profile - MeiraGTx Holdings Plc

Introduction

MeiraGTx Holdings Plc (MeiraGTx) is a gene therapy company that develops treatments for ocular, salivary gland and central nervous system diseases. It is investigating AAV-RPGR program against X-linked retinitis pigmentosa (XLRP); AAV-RPE65 gene therapy to treat RPE65 (retinal pigment epithelium-specific 65 kDa) gene deficiency; AAV-CNGB3 drug for achromatopsia (ACHM); and A006 program targeting wet AMD (age-related macular degeneration). The company is also evaluating AAV-GAD medicine to treat Parkinson’s disease; AAV-UPF1 against amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS); AAV-AQP1 for radiation-induced xerostomia (RIX); and AAV-AQP1 program to treat xerostomia caused due to Sjogren’s syndrome. MeiraGTx is developing riboswitch inducible expression programs targeting ophthalmology and oncology indications, diabetes and metabolic disorders, among others. The company operates in the UK, and the Netherlands. MeiraGTx is headquartered in New York City, New York, the US.