Manny Simons, Akouos CEO (Harvard Business School via YouTube)

Add ear gene ther­a­py com­pa­ny Ak­ou­os to the ever-grow­ing list of IPOs amid Covid-19

For in­vestors look­ing to cash in on a bur­geon­ing ear ther­a­py space, the lat­est biotech an­gling for a pub­lic de­but could be mu­sic to their ears.

Fresh off a $105 mil­lion raise in March, ear gene ther­a­py com­pa­ny Ak­ou­os is look­ing for an­oth­er $100 mil­lion for a chance to dance on the Nas­daq well be­fore its lead prod­uct en­ters the clin­ic.

Hear­ing aids and cochlear im­plants do ad­dress ear dam­age caused by ge­net­ics, noise, ag­ing, or drugs, but noth­ing quite cures or in­deed tar­gets the bi­o­log­i­cal un­der­pin­nings of hear­ing loss — this is the gap Ak­ou­os and a hand­ful of oth­ers in the space want to bridge.

Endpoints News

Unlock this article instantly by becoming a free subscriber.

You’ll get access to free articles each month, plus you can customize what newsletters get delivered to your inbox each week, including breaking news.