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Eiger BioPharmaceuticals

BiotechUSAClosed 2024

Total Raised

Undisclosed

Peak Valuation

Undisclosed

Employees

Year Collapsed

2024

Business model

Clinical-stage biopharmaceutical developing treatments for rare and serious diseases, including Hepatitis Delta virus.

In brief

Developed lonafarnib, a treatment candidate for Hepatitis Delta virus infection and other rare diseases, pursuing FDA approval over more than a decade. Following a series of regulatory rejections and additional clinical setbacks for its pipeline, the company declared bankruptcy a…

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Key facts

Founded
2008
Closed
2024
Headquarters
Palo Alto, USA
Industry
Biotech
Employees
Revenue
Undisclosed
Founders
David Cory

Related failures

Often compared with: Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals.