About : Akero Therapeutics Inc
Address : 601 Gateway Boulevard, South San Francisco, CA, United States, 94080
Tel : 650 487 6488
URL :
https://akerotx.comCode : AKRO, ISIN : US00973Y1082, Exchange : NASDAQ, Country : USA
Fiscal Year End : December
IPO date : 20_Jun_2019
Employee Count : 58
Akero Therapeutics, Inc., together with its subsidiary, engages in the development of treatments for patients with serious metabolic diseases in the United States. The company's lead product candidate is efruxifermin (EFX), which is in Phase 3 clinical trials that protects against cellular stress and regulates the metabolism of lipids, carbohydrates, and proteins throughout the body for the treatment of biopsy-confirmed metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) patients. It has a license agreement with Amgen Inc. to develop, manufacture, use, distribute, and sell EFX as a treatment for MASH and other metabolic diseases. 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.