Eiger BioPharmaceuticals, Inc., a late-stage biopharmaceutical company, focuses on the development and commercialization of targeted therapies for rare and ultra-rare diseases in the United States and internationally. Its lead product candidate is Lonafarnib, an orally bioavailable, small molecule, which is in Phase 3 clinical trial to treat hepatitis delta virus (HDV) infection. The company's product candidate also include Lambda, which targets type III interferon receptors that is in Phase 2 clinical trial; Lonafarnib for the treatment of progeria and progeroid laminopathies; and Avexitide that has completed phase 2 clinical trial to treat post-bariatric hypoglycemia, as well as in phase 2 clinical trial for the treatment of congenital hyperinsulinism. The company is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.
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