PYC Therapeutics announced the formation of its ophthalmology-focused Clinical Advisory Board. The Advisory Board will work closely with the Company's executive management team to support the advancement of its rich pipeline of therapeutic candidates in inherited retinal diseases (IRDs), with an initial focus on progressing lead drug candidate VP-001 for the treatment of Retinitis Pigmentosa Type 11. Some recent additions to the PYC Clinical Advisory Board include: David Birch PhD ­ Dr. Birch is the Scientific Director of the Retina Foundation of the Southwest, where he is also the Director of the Rose-Silverthorne Retinal Degenerations Laboratory. Fred Chen MD, PhD ­ Dr. Chen is the head of the Ocular Tissue Engineering Laboratory at the Lions Eye Institute in Perth, Western Australia and is focused on the diagnosis and treatment of IRDs and macular degeneration. Dr. Chen has over 10 years of experience in clinical and translational research in the field of retinal disease diagnosis and treatment. Jacque Duncan MD ­ Dr. Duncan is an ophthalmologist who specializes in treating retinal degenerative diseases, such as retinitis pigmentosa and age-related macular degeneration, and a Professor at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), where she is Vice Chair for Clinical Trials and Academic Director of the Retina Service. Mark Pennesi MD, PhD ­ Dr. Pennesi is Professor of Ophthalmology at Oregon Health & Science University's (OHSU) School of Medicine. He also holds the Kenneth C. Swan Endowed Professorship and is the Chief of the Ophthalmic Genetics Division at the Casey Eye Institute at OHSU.