Akero Therapeutics Inc. is a cardio-metabolic non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) company. The Company is focused on developing medicines designed to restore metabolic balance and improve the overall health of patients with NASH. Its lead product candidate is Efruxifermin (EFX), an analog of fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21). Efruxifermin is designed to address the processes underlying NASH pathogenesis, with the potential to restore healthy fat metabolism in the liver, reduce hepatocyte stress, mitigate inflammation and resolve fibrosis. It is developing Efruxifermin in a separate cohort evaluating treatment of patients with compensated cirrhosis (F4).