Character Biosciences at ASHG 2026

Oct 20–24, 2026 Montréal, Canada ~7.5k attendees Website

Character Biosciences at ASHG 2026 in Montréal: 1 presentation (1 poster).

OrganizationASHG 2026 Attendance
1 Research Associate
Character Bio develops targeted therapeutics for progressive polygenic eye diseases. It focuses on patients with age-related macular degeneration and primary open-angle glaucoma.
Presented three research abstracts at the ARVO 2026 ophthalmology conference, a routine scientific visibility event.
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Presented three research abstracts at the ARVO 2026 ophthalmology conference, a routine scientific visibility event.
2026-05 · source
Was named a Fierce 15 biotech company for its precision-ophthalmology approach, an industry recognition.
2025-09 · source
Expanded its leadership team and extended its Series B round to more than $110 million total.
2025-09 · source
Source: company newsroom
Series B extended to over $110M total (Sep 2025)
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Sanofi Ventures participated in the round; lead investors for the extension were not named. · 2025-09-17
“The company also announced an expansion of its Series B financing, bringing total capital raised in the round to more than $110 million.”
Source: funding announcement
Currently hiring: 3 open roles
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Source: careers page
Poster
Thu Oct 22
4:15 pm
Retina-specific functional annotations enhance gene prioritization for AMD progression genetic associations
Statistical geneticsGenome-wide association studyVariant interpretationPhenotype

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