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Novo Acquires Akero for EFX in MASH

Novo Nordisk and Akero Therapeutics announced they have entered into a definitive acquisition agreement for Novo to acquire Akero for an upfront payment of $4.7B, with a total deal value up to $5.2B. An associated call was held following the announcement (view webcast; view slides). For context, Akero’s lead asset, efruxifermin (EFX; FGF21) is currently in Ph3 development for the treatment of MASH. Below, FENIX provides highlights and insights from the deal in the context of Novo’s organizational changes. 

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Insulet, Senseonics, Skye, and Biocon Q1 ‘25 Earnings; Zealand and Roche Make it Official; Akero Presents MASH Data at EASL 2025; Lilly Initiates New Ph3 Tirzepatide Study in T1DM 

A series of cardiometabolic-related news items has been observed from Insulet, Senseonics, Zealand Pharma, Akero Therapeutics, Lilly, Skye Bioscience, and Biocon. Below, FENIX provides highlights and insights for the respective news items.  

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Akero Wins with F4 MASH Endpoint; Semaglutide + Enobosarm Combination Data; January 2025 CHMP Agenda

Three cardiometabolic-related news items have been observed: Akero Therapeutics announced positive topline results from its Ph2b SYMMETRY trial (view press release), Veru announced Ph2b semaglutide + enobosarm topline data (view press release); and the CHMP agenda for this month’s meeting (Jan 27-30) has been released (view here). Below, FENIX provides highlights and insights for the respective news items.

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JPM 2025 Day 2: LLY, AZN, SNY, NVS, BAY, AKRO, SRRK, SDZ, MRK, TDOC, VTRS; Dario Partners for GLP-1RA Solution Expansion

On the second day of JPM 2025, FENIX has provided coverage of presentations by major CVRM companies, including Lilly, AstraZeneca, Sanofi, Novartis, Bayer, Akero, Scholar Rock, Sandoz, Merck, Teladoc, and Viatris. Of note, JPM experienced webcast issues during the 9:45 AM PT time slot. Separately, one CVRM-related news item has been observed: Dario partnered with MediOrbis for GLP-1RA solution expansion (view press release).

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EASD 2024 Key Press Releases (Sep 09)

On the first day of EASD 2024, six key news items were observed from Terns Pharmaceuticals, Zealand Pharma, Diamyd Medical, Cytokinetics, Lilly/Superluminal Medical, and Akero Therapeutics. The following topics are covered below (hyperlinks to external items):

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Akero Wins with Ph2b HARMONY MASH Results; Lilly Initiates Ph3 Lp(a) CVOT; vTv Submits T1DM Study Protocol to FDA

Three cardiometabolic-related news items have been observed: Akero announced 96-week HARMONY results evaluating efruxifermin (EFX) in MASH participants with stage 2 or 3 fibrosis (view press release); Lilly initiated the first trial in its Ph3 lepodisiran Lp(a) pivotal program (ACCLAIM-Lp(a); view CT.gov record); and vTv Therapeutics announced the submission of its cadisegliatin (TTP399) Ph3 T1DM protocol to FDA (view press release). Below, FENIX provides highlights and insights for the respective news items.

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