Newly unveiled Akero Therapeutics Inc. is jumping into the crowded non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) drug development race with a Phase II-ready FGF21 analog licensed from Amgen Inc. that it believes will offer best-in-class potential by addressing both metabolic and fibrotic aspects of the disease.
The Cambridge, Mass.-based firm announced both a $65m Series A financing and the licensing of AKR-001 on June 25. The...





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