ANN ARBOR, Mich., April 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Esperion (NASDAQ:ESPR) today announced that it will host an in-person R&D Day for analysts and investors on April 24, 2025, beginning at 9:00 a.m. ET in New York City. This event will feature presentations from company leadership and key opinion leaders to provide a deep dive into Esperion's research and development strategy.Discussions will highlight Esperion's advancements and novel insights into ATP citrate lyase (ACLY) biology and the therapeutic role these next-generation inhibitors can play in multiple life-threatening diseases such as rare and chronic liver and kidney diseases. Additionally, Esperion will unveil a new indication and introduce the lead candidate selected for further development and its planned pathway to approval."We are excited to host this R&D Day to share our growing body of scientific evidence that support the therapeutic importance of and promise for targeting the cellular enzyme ACLY, which when dysregulated drives many diseases, including liver and kidney diseases," said Sheldon Koenig, President and CEO of Esperion. "Allosteric ACLY inhibition is a novel approach to targeting this key enzyme, as abnormalities of ACLY are associated with several diseases effecting multiple cell types. We look forward to advancing our first product candidate from our next-generation ACLY inhibitor discovery program toward an Investigational New Drug Application in order to establish in humans what we have shown in robust ...Full story available on Benzinga.com
Esperion is a Michigan-based pharmaceutical company that researches and develops oral therapies for the treatment of cardiovascular and cardiometabolic diseases.