Pixium Vision
Institution: Université Pierre et Marie Curie
Sector: Retinal Implants
The World Health Organisation estimates that 285 million people worldwide are visually impaired, with 39 million of those being blind.
Pixium Vision, based in France, is looking to change that. Launched in 2011 and raising $20.3m in its series A last year, the company is developing retinal implants to patients who have lost their sight through degenerative eye diseases.
This past year, the company raised a further $46.7m through an IPO. The company is using the cash raised to further develop its technology, which Pixium plans to bring to market in the US and Europe over 2015.
