German pharma major Bayers (BAYN: DE) independently operated company BlueRock Therapeutics today revealed it has exercised its option to exclusively license OpCT-001 under a 2021 deal with FUJIFILM Cellular Dynamics and Opsis Therapeutics.

OpCT-001 is an induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) derived cell therapy candidate for the treatment of primary photoreceptor diseases and is the lead cell therapy candidate being developed under the strategic

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