Founded in 2015 by Dr. Jogin Desai, Dr. Rajani Battu, and Dr. Dhruv Sareen, Eyestem Research is a Bengaluru-based biotech firm developing affordable stem-cell therapies to reverse retinal blindness. Its lead candidate, ES-RPE001, is undergoing trials in collaboration with AIIMS Delhi, aiming for national rollout by 2028.