Akero Therapeutics Appoints Scott Gangloff as Chief Technology Officer

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., April 30, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Akero Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: AKRO), a clinical-stage company developing transformational treatments for patients with serious metabolic disease, today announced the appointment of Scott Gangloff as Chief Technology Officer.

"I am delighted to welcome Scott to Akero. His depth of experience leading drug manufacturing for both national and multi-national biopharmaceutical organizations enriches our company with an invaluable perspective during the late-stage clinical development of efruxifermin," remarked Andrew Cheng, M.D., Ph.D., president and chief executive officer of Akero. "The entire leadership team looks forward to partnering with Scott to advance our commercialization and manufacturing strategy as we progress our Phase 3 trials and work toward providing meaningful treatment options to patients with MASH as quickly as possible."

Scott brings a strong track record of success in biopharmaceutical development and manufacturing to Akero, with nearly 30 years of hands-on experience in strategy, business and technical development, and clinical and commercial supply chain activities. Over the course of his career, he has led teams through numerous BLAs, and successful product approvals in both the US and Global markets. Most recently, Scott served as Vice President, Global Biopharmaceutical Development, at Incyte Corporation. In this role, he was responsible for setting the CMC vision and strategy for all large molecules, technology transfer strategy throughout product life cycles, post-approval transfer strategy and implementation at the company’s internal commercial manufacturing facility in Switzerland, as well as oversight of the end-to-end supply chain from pre-clinical to commercial product launch. He previously held various positions at Oncobiologics (now Outlook Therapeutics), Bristol Myers Squibb, and Jacobs Engineering. Scott earned his Master of Engineering degree in Chemical Engineering from Lehigh University.

"I am eager to collaborate with this exceptional team to advance the product development and manufacture of efruxifermin, currently in Phase 3 trials for the treatment of MASH,” said Scott. “Backed by encouraging scientific evidence, EFX is one of the most promising investigational therapeutic solutions currently in development for individuals with MASH. I look forward to partnering with the team during this critical stage to prepare the manufacturing process and associated supply chain of the combination drug-device product for potential regulatory authorization application and subsequent commercialization.”