Akero Therapeutics, Inc. (AKRO) NASDAQ

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Akero Therapeutics, Inc.

Address

601 Gateway Boulevard

South San Francisco, CA 94080

United States of America

Phone

650 487 6488

Sector

Healthcare

Industry

Biotechnology

Employees

69

First IPO Date

June 20, 2019

Key Executives

NameTitlePayYear Born
Andrew ChengPresident, Chief Executive Officer & Director1.1M1967
Scott A. GangloffChief Technical Officer558,6411974
Jonathan YoungCo-Founder, Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer & Secretary710,5001970
Catriona YaleExecutive VP & Chief Development Officer716,3001972
Timothy RolphCo-Founder & Chief Scientific Officer722,3151954
William R. WhiteExecutive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer & Head of Corporate Development739,5001973
John J. SchembriSenior VP & Head of Finance01962
Patrick LamySenior Vice President of Commercial Strategy01973
Thomas RossSenior VP & Head of Legal0N/A

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.