Inventiva and Echosens launch joint initiative to increase NASH awareness and access to screening for at-risk patients

Daix (France), Long Island City (New York, United States) / Paris (France) and Waltham (United States), June 8, 2023 – Inventiva (Euronext Paris and Nasdaq: IVA) (the “Company”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of oral small molecule therapies for the treatment of patients with non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (“NASH”) and other diseases with significant unmet medical needs and Echosens, a high-technology company providing a comprehensive range of diagnostic solutions for liver health, today announce their collaboration in raising awareness about NASH and increase access to screening for patients at risk of developing NASH.

NASH is a chronic and progressive metabolic liver disease that, if left undiagnosed and unmanaged, can lead to cirrhosis or liver cancer and may result in the need for a liver transplant. Although NASH is often described as “silent”, patients with NASH do have an impaired quality of life¹ and an increased risk of cardiovascular and liver-related complications².

With a global prevalence ranging from 1.5% to 6.45%³ and expected to increase 63% by 20303, there is an urgent need to diagnose patients at higher risk of progression. This is why Inventiva and Echosens are joining forces to provide easier access to screening using FibroScan in local communities. This awareness and screening program will take place in about ten communities at risk for NASH in the United States and Europe, and will be supported by expert hepatologists and local patient and community organizations.

Frédéric Cren, Chairman, CEO and cofounder of Inventiva, stated: “On this 6^th annual edition of International NASH Day, we are extremely proud to join forces with Echosens in this effort to increase both NASH awareness and identification of patients at risk of developing NASH. A tremendous effort is still required to ensure that patients are not left undiagnosed and that they eventually receive the care that they need. We are delighted to combine our expertise in the development of potential therapies for NASH together with Echosens’ world-class know-how in NASH diagnosis, for this initiative that will shed further light on this disease and help screen and identify patients at risk of developing NASH.”