Akero Therapeutics, Inc. announced that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has granted Priority Medicines (PRIME) designation to efruxifermin (EFX), an investigational FGF21 analog for the treatment of NASH.
Akero Therapeutics announced it has screened the first patient for its Phase 2a clinical trial evaluating AKR-001, the company's lead product candidate for the treatment of NASH.
Just six months after bagging a $65 million series A, Akero Therapeutics is at it again. The company has reeled in $70 million in its B round that will push its lead asset.....