SEATTLE, October 31, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — LumiThera Inc., a clinical stage private medical device company creating a non-invasive photobiomodulation (PBM) treatment for ocular disorders and diseases, today announced it has completed the Series B round of financing. The company raised $5.5M to support further development of its LT-300 device for the treatment for dry Age-related… Continue reading
A pilot clinical study lead by LumiThera founders from The Toronto and Oak Ridge Study of Photobiomodulation (TORPA) looked at the effect of photobiomodulation (PBM) in the treatment of dry AMD. The TORPA data for dry AMD patient’s showed clinically and statistically significant improvement in both visual acuity and contrast sensitivity. TORPA Clinical Study The… Continue reading
SEATTLE, April 18, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — LumiThera® Inc., a clinical stage medical device company focused on delivering non-invasive photobiomodulation (PBM) therapies for ocular disorders and disease, today announced it has been awarded the prestigious “MOST INNOVATIVE AND PROMISING MEDTECH & E-HEALTH COMPANY” during Biovision 2017 in Lyon, France. Biovision is a high-level investor event connecting… Continue reading
Non-invasive photobiomodulation may help dry age-related macular degeneration by causing regression of drusen and improving retinal function with benefits in visual acuity and contrast sensitivity. By Lynda Charters; Reviewed by Graham Merry, MBBS, and Marion R. Munk, MD, PhD Photobiomodulation (PBM) may be a new non-invasive, light-based treatment for patients with dry age-related macular degeneration… Continue reading
SEATTLE, May 5, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — LumiThera® Inc., a late stage developmental medical device company creating a non-invasive photobiomodulation (PBM) treatment for ocular disorders and disease today announced that Graham Merry, MBBS presented clinical data results from the TORPA II study in Dry Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) subjects at the Association for Research in Vision… Continue reading
SEATTLE, April 27, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — LumiThera ® Inc., a late-stage developmental medical device company creating a non-invasive photobiomodulation (PBM) treatment for ocular disorders and disease, today announced it has been awarded the prestigious “MOST PROMISING AND INNOVATIVE CATALYZER AWARD” during Biovision 2016, Lyon, France. Biovision is a high-level investor event connecting industrial partners, financial… Continue reading
SEATTLE, March 24, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — LumiThera Inc., a developmental stage medical device company creating a non-invasive photobiomodulation (PBM) treatment for ocular disorders and disease, today announced it has obtained Health Canada approval of their LIGHTSITE clinical study to treat dry Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) subjects. The pilot clinical trial is in part sponsored by… Continue reading
SEATTLE, Sept. 29, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — LumiThera Inc., a developmental stage medical device company creating a non-invasive photobiomodulation (PBM) treatment for ocular disorders and disease, today announced it is a recipient of a two small business innovative research (SBIR) phase I grants from the National Institute of Health (NIH) and the division of the National… Continue reading
SEATTLE, May 27, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — LumiThera Inc., a developmental stage medical device company creating a non-invasive photobiomodulation (PBM) treatment for ocular disorders and disease, announced today that they were awarded a Washington State Life Sciences Discovery Fund (LSDF) commercialization grant. LumiThera was 1 of 3 recipients of the LSDF matching grants worth $500,000 to… Continue reading
Clark E. Tedford,¹ Scott DeLapp,¹ Steven Jacques,² and Juanita Anders³ ¹LumiThera, Inc., Poulsbo, Washington 98370 ²Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon ³Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Genetics, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland 20814 Background and Objective: Photobiomodulation (PBM) also known as low-level light therapy has been used successfully for the… Continue reading
