{"id":506495,"date":"2026-03-06T03:49:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T03:49:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/506495\/"},"modified":"2026-03-06T03:49:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T03:49:08","slug":"science-corp-raises-230-million-as-it-awaits-fda-decision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/506495\/","title":{"rendered":"Science Corp. raises $230 million as it awaits FDA decision"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"author-bio\">O. Rose Broderick reports on the health policies and technologies that govern people with disabilities\u2019 lives. Before coming to STAT, she worked at WNYC\u2019s Radiolab and Scientific American, and her story debunking a bogus theory about transgender kids was nominated for a 2024 GLAAD Media Award. You can reach Rose on Signal at rosebroderick.11.<\/p>\n<p>Science Corporation announced Thursday that the company raised $230 million as it awaits a decision from the Food and Drug Administration on PRIMA, its wireless retinal implant.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Series C funding round includes investors from Lightspeed Venture Partners, Khosla Ventures, Y Combinator, Quiet Capital, and IQT, the investor arm for the CIA and the broader U.S. intelligence community. The company has raised roughly $490 million since Max Hodak founded the startup in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>The company expects to launch its device later this year in Europe after clinical trial results showed that the system \u2014 which pairs glasses that project near-infrared light with the retinal implant \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nejm.org\/doi\/full\/10.1056\/NEJMoa2501396\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">restored central vision and improved visual acuity<\/a> in people with late-stage macular degeneration after 12 months.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"restricted-text\">STAT+ Exclusive Story<\/p>\n<p class=\"restricted-login\">Already have an account? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.statnews.com\/login\/\" data-stat-login=\"\" data-stat-paywall-cta=\"breaker login cta\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Log in<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"restricted-content-breaker-bg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1765280600_844_stat-plus-breaker-bg.png\" alt=\"STAT+\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.statnews.com\/stat-plus\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"stat-plus-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.statnews.com\/wp-content\/themes\/stat\/images\/stat-plus-logo-white.svg\" alt=\"STAT+\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\tThis article is exclusive to STAT+ subscribers<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tUnlock this article \u2014 and get additional analysis of the technologies disrupting health care \u2014 by subscribing to STAT+.<\/p>\n<p class=\"restricted-content-breaker-wrapper-cta mobile\">Already have an account? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.statnews.com\/login\/\" data-stat-login=\"\" data-stat-paywall-cta=\"breaker login cta mobile\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Log in<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tIndividual plans<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tGroup plans<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.statnews.com\/stat-plus\/\" class=\"stat-button view-all\" data-stat-paywall-cta=\"breaker view all plans\" aria-label=\"View All Plans\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">View All Plans<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"restricted-content-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tTo read the rest of this story subscribe to STAT+.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.statnews.com\/stat-plus\/\" class=\"stat-button restricted-button\" data-stat-paywall-cta=\"breaker subscribe cta 1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Subscribe<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"O. 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