Rhythm Pharmaceuticals and LG Chem Life Sciences Enter Agreement for Rhythm to Acquire Global Rights to Oral MC4R Agonist LB54640Licensing Agreement • January 4th, 2024
Contract Type FiledJanuary 4th, 2024BOSTON, Jan. 04, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: RYTM), a global commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on transforming the lives of patients and their families living with rare neuroendocrine diseases, today announced it has entered into a global licensing agreement with LG Chem, Ltd. ("LG Chem"), a leading global company headquartered in South Korea that specializes in life sciences as one of its core businesses, for LB54640, an investigational oral small molecule melanocortin-4 receptor (MC4R) agonist now in Phase 2 clinical trials.