# The Scientists Who Cured Blindness Just Won the Breakthrough Prize. Their Business Is Another Story.

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- date: 2026-04-18
- category: Biotech & Life Sciences

Katherine High co-founded the company that commercialized Luxturna. She sold it to Roche for $4.8 billion. Her former therapy is now worth a fraction of that.

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