Our Opinion

4D Molecular Therapeutics Inc. is on the Cruelty Free Investing use of animals list because they conduct pre-clinical studies of their drugs on animals to assess a product’s safety profile.

Supporting Evidence:

The company stated in the following report that they exploit animals for product testing.

“These animals are represented by the dots in each of the graphs in the bottom panels which illustrate the range of responses between animals, and the significant difference between treated and untreated cystic fibrosis pigs.” (Page 169) Read the full document

Company Description

4D Molecular Therapeutics, Inc. is a clinical-stage stage gene therapy company. The Company is focused on developing targeted therapies based on its adeno-associated viruses (AAV) vectors. It uses its Therapeutic Vector Evolution platform to customize its AAV vectors to target specific tissue types associated with the disease. The Company is focuses on three therapeutic areas: ophthalmology (intravitreal vector), cardiology (intravenous vector), and pulmonology (aerosol vector).

Company Website: http://www.4dmoleculartherapeutics.com