MREO - Mereo BioPharma to Participate in Fireside Chat at the 23rd Annual Needham Virtual Healthcare Conference | Benzinga
LONDON, April 03, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mereo BioPharma Group plc (NASDAQ:MREO) ("Mereo" or the "Company"), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on rare diseases, today announced that Dr. Denise Scots-Knight, Chief Executive Officer, will participate in a Fireside Chat at the 23rd Annual Needham Virtual Healthcare Conference on Tuesday, April 9, 2024, at 10:15am ET / 03:15pm BST.
A live audio webcast of the presentation can be accessed through the Investors section of the Company's website at www.mereobiopharma.com/investors. An archived replay of the webcast will be available on the Company's website for two weeks following the live event.
About Mereo BioPharma
Mereo BioPharma is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of innovative therapeutics for rare diseases. The Company has two rare disease product candidates, setrusumab for the treatment of osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) and alvelestat primarily for the treatment of severe alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency-associated lung disease (AATD-LD). The Company's partner, Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical, Inc., has initiated the Phase 3 portion of a pivotal Phase 2/3 pediatric study in young adults (5 to <26 years old) for setrusumab in OI and a Phase 3 study in pediatric patients (2 to <7 years old) in the first half of 2023. The partnership with Ultragenyx includes potential milestone payments of up to $245 million (following the recent $9 million milestone) and royalties to Mereo on commercial sales in Ultragenyx territories. Mereo has retained EU and UK commercial rights and will pay Ultragenyx royalties on commercial sales in those territories. Setrusumab has received orphan designation for osteogenesis imperfecta from the EMA and FDA, PRIME designation from the EMA and has pediatric disease designation from the FDA. Alvelestat has received U.S. Orphan Drug Designation for the treatment of AATD, Fast Track designation from the FDA. Following results from ASTRAEUS and ATALANTa in AATD-lung disease, the Company has aligned with the FDA and the EMA on the primary endpoints for a Phase 3 pivotal study which if successful could enable full approval in both the US and Europe. In addition to the rare disease programs, Mereo has two oncology product candidates in clinical development. ...