Akero Thinks It Will Produce A Next-Wave Therapy For NASH With Former Amgen Compound

Akero is entering the NASH race with a mechanism it thinks will be more powerful than current Phase III candidates and offer better efficacy than two other FGF-targeted candidates now in Phase II.

 Jonathan Young of Akero
Akero CEO Jonathan Young

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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