Company
Akero Therapeutics, Inc.
Headquarters: South San Francisco, CA, United States
Employees: 33
CEO: Dr. Andrew Cheng M.D., Ph.D.
Market Cap
$1.48 Billion
USD as of July 1, 2024
Akero Therapeutics, Inc. Categories
United States Healthcare BiotechnologyUnited States Healthcare United States Biotechnology
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Detailed Description
Akero Therapeutics, Inc., a cardio-metabolic nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) company, engages in the development of medicines designed to restore metabolic balance and improve overall health. The company's lead product candidate is efruxifermin (EFX), an analog of fibroblast growth factor 21, which protects against cellular stress and regulates metabolism of lipids, carbohydrates, and proteins throughout the body. It also conducts a Phase 2a clinical trial, the BALANCED study, to evaluate EFX in the treatment of biopsy-confirmed NASH patients. The company was formerly known as Pippin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and changed its name to Akero Therapeutics, Inc. in May 2018. Akero Therapeutics, Inc. was incorporated in 2017 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, California.
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Stocks & Indices
Akero Therapeutics, Inc. has the following listings and related stock indices.
Stock: NASDAQ: AKRO wb_incandescent
Stock: FSX: 0K4 wb_incandescent