Inventiva and Echosens launch joint initiative to increase NASH awareness and access to screening for at-risk patients - Seite 2

“There is a pressing need for a broader adoption of non-invasive liver tests to increase the diagnosis rate and improve the care of people living with NASH. We, alongside with our partners, have a joint responsibility to shape a future where patients have access to easy diagnosis solutions and effective therapies” said Dominique Legros, CEO of Echosens. “We are very proud to partner with Inventiva to launch initiatives facilitating screening of NASH and increasing awareness of this disease among patients, healthcare providers and other stakeholders.”

About NASH

Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is the most severe form of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). It is a progressive metabolic liver disease characterised by fat accumulation and inflammation in the liver, which can lead to scarring, or fibrosis, and eventually end-stage liver disease and death. The risk of progression to advanced liver disease, including liver cancer, is higher in people with NASH than in the general population, and NASH is already the leading cause of waitlist registration and liver transplant in women in the United States⁴. Moreover, NASH increases the risk of developing cardiovascular diseases⁵. Known risk factors for NASH include dyslipidaemia, type 2 diabetes, obesity, metabolic syndrome and hypertension. There are currently no approved treatments for NASH globally, and people with NASH are left with very few management options.

About Echosens

Pioneer in its field, Echosens significantly changed the practice of liver assessment with FibroScan, the non-invasive solution for comprehensive management of liver health. For the past decade, FibroScan has been recognized worldwide and validated by over 3,500 peer-reviewed publications and 160 international guidelines. Echosens has made FibroScan available in over 100+ countries enabling millions of liver examinations worldwide.

At Echosens we envision a future where…
… liver health is at the core of total health,
… every medical professional has the necessary tools to measure the health of the liver, identify pathologies, and manage treatments simply, accurately and effectively,
… every patient has the right to receive information about their liver health in a simple, timely,
and easy-to-understand manner.

www.echosens.com

About Inventiva

Inventiva is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the research and development of oral small molecule therapies for the treatment of patients with NASH, mucopolysaccharidoses (“MPS”) and other diseases with significant unmet medical need. The Company benefits from a strong expertise and experience in the domain of compounds targeting nuclear receptors, transcription factors and epigenetic modulation. Inventiva is currently advancing one clinical candidate, has a pipeline of two preclinical programs and continues to explore other development opportunities to add to its pipeline.