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Esperion Announces Establishment of Scientific Advisory Board to Support Pipeline and Life Cycle Management
ANN ARBOR, Mich., July 25, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Esperion (NASDAQ: ESPR) today announced the establishment of its Scientific Advisory Board (SAB). The
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[{"type":"text","content":"ANN ARBOR, Mich., July 25, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Esperion (NASDAQ: ESPR) today announced the establishment of its Scientific Advisory Board (SAB). The inaugural members of the Esperion SAB represent a diverse group of internationally renowned experts who will bring a depth and breadth of basic, translational, and clinical research experience across several key therapeutic areas that will inform our research and development strategy moving forward. The members of the SAB are at the forefront of research in atherosclerosis and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, inflammation, metabolic disorders, and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis/non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. “This is a crucial time for Esperion with our CLEAR Outcomes trial reading out in the coming months and major pipeline developments underway,” said Sheldon Koenig, president and chief executive officer of Esperion. “The insights and recommendations of our SAB members will play a key role in guiding the future of Esperion and optimizing the potential of both our currently marketed products, and the investigational assets in our pipeline, including an oral PCSK9 inhibitor and ATP citrate lyase inhibitors. You will hear more about these programs at our R&D Day on November 9.” The Esperion SAB will be co-chaired by the renowned physician-scientist Peter Libby, MD, FAHA, Cardiovascular Specialist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, current president of the International Atherosclerosis Society, and member of the executive committee for Esperion’s CLEAR Outcomes (Cholesterol Lowering via Bempedoic Acid, an ACL-Inhibiting Regimen) study, and Joanne Foody, MD, FACC, FAHA, Chief Medical Officer of Esperion. The inaugural members of Esperion’s SAB are: Peter Libby, MD, FAHA is a cardiovascular specialist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. His areas of clinical expertise include general and preventive cardiology. His current major research focus is the role of inflammation in vascular diseases such as atherosclerosis. Dr. Libby has a particular devotion to translating his basic laboratory studies to pilot and then large-scale clinical cardiovascular outcome trials. He instigated and helped to lead the large scale Canakinumab Anti-Inflammatory Thrombosis Outcomes Trial (CANTOS) that provided clinical validation of the role of inflammation in atherosclerosi...