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Novo Nordisk to buy Akero Therapeutics for $4.7B to advance liver disease drug efruxifermin.
Novo Nordisk has agreed to acquire Akero Therapeutics for $4.7 billion in cash, with an additional potential $500 million in contingent payments if efruxifermin, Akero’s drug candidate, receives U.S. approval for treating compensated cirrhosis due to MASH, a severe liver condition linked to metabolic dysfunction.
The deal, expected to close in early 2026, strengthens Novo Nordisk’s focus on metabolic and liver diseases beyond diabetes and obesity.
Efruxifermin, a fibroblast growth factor 21 analogue, is in Phase 3 trials and has shown promise in reversing liver fibrosis.
Akero’s shares rose nearly 20% in premarket trading.
The acquisition will not affect Novo Nordisk’s 2025 profit outlook but may reduce free cash flow and increase R&D costs in 2026.
Novo Nordisk comprará Akero Therapeutics por 4.700 millones de dólares para desarrollar el fármaco para enfermedades hepáticas efruxifermina.