Aligos Therapeutics to Present Data for its Clinical Portfolio Targeting Chronic Hepatitis B and NASH at AASLD’S The Liver Meeting® 2021

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Oct. 14, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Aligos Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALGS), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing novel therapeutics to address unmet medical needs in viral and liver diseases, today announced upcoming poster presentations highlighting data relating to its chronic hepatitis B (CHB) and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) clinical programs at The Liver Meeting® 2021, hosted by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD), being held virtually November 12 – 15, 2021.  All posters presented will be available on the Aligos website at Scientific Presentations & Conferences following the conclusion of the conference. Chronic Hepatitis B S-antigen Transport-inhibiting Oligonucleotide Polymers (STOPSTM) Title: S-antigen Transport-inhibiting Oligonucleotide Polymers, (STOPSTM) Sequester Cellular Proteins to Reduce Hepatitis B Virus S-Antigen Expression and Increase Its Proteasomal Degradation Publication Number: 845Session Title: Hepatitis B: Therapeutics: New AgentsPresenter: C. Cheng Kao Capsid Assembly Modulator (CAM)Title: Safety, Pharmacokinetics (PK), and Antiviral Activity of the Capsid Assembly Modulator (CAM) ALG-000184 in Subjects with Chronic Hepatitis B (CHB) Publication Number: 843Session Title: Hepatitis B: Therapeutics: New Agents  Presenter: Ed Gane Antisense Oligonucleotide (ASO)Title: Best-in-Class Antisense Oligonucleotides Against Hepatitis B Virus: Next Generation Bridged Nucleic Acid Chemistries Significantly Increase In Vivo Efficacy and Reduce Hepatotoxicity in MicePublication Number: 820Session Title: Hepatitis B: Therapeutics: New AgentsPresenter: Dinah Misner Title: ALG-020572, a GalNAc-Conjugated Antisense Oligonucleotide, Demonstrates In Vivo Efficacy and Favorable Preclinical Profile for the Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis BPublication Number: 819Session Title: Hepatitis B: Therapeutics: New AgentsPresenter: Kusum Gupta siRNA Title: Incorporation of Novel siRNA Chemistries Significantly Improves the Potency and Durability of HBV siRNAs in the AAV-HBV Mouse ModelPublication Number: 831Session Title: Hepatitis B: Therapeutics: New AgentsPresenter: Jin Hong Combinations Title: Triple Combination of Anti-Hepatitis B Virus Drugs Demonstrates Synergistic Activity In VitroPublication Number: 852Session Title: Hepatitis B: Therapeutics: New AgentsPresenter: Hua Tan NASHTitle: Preclinical Pharmacokinetic Profiling of ALG-055009, a Potent and Selective Thyroid Hormone Receptor Beta Agonist for the Treatment of Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis, and Prediction of its Human Pharmacokinetics Publication Number: 1932Session Title: NAFLD and NASH: TherapeuticsPresenter: Kusum Gupta Title: Development of a Novel Seven-Day Dosing Mouse Efficacy Model to Evaluate Thyroid Hormone Receptor Agonists for the Treatment of NASH Publication Number: 1907Session Title: NAFLD and NASH: Therapeutics   Presenter: Xuan Luong About AligosAligos Therapeutics, Inc. is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company that was founded in 2018 with the mission to become a world leader in the treatment of viral infections and liver diseases. Aligos is focused on the discovery and development of targeted antiviral therapies for chronic hepatitis B (CHB) and coronaviruses as well as leveraging its expertise in liver diseases to create targeted therapeutics for nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). Aligos’s strategy is to harness the deep expertise and decades of drug development experience its team has in liver disease, particularly viral hepatitis, to rapidly advance its pipeline of potentially best-in-class molecules. Forward-Looking StatementThis press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Any statements in this press release that are not historical facts may be considered “forward-looking statements”. 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For a further description of the risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements, as well as risks relating to the business of Aligos in general, see Aligos’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 5, 2021, and its future periodic reports to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Except as required by law, Aligos undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect new information, events or circumstances, or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. Media ContactAmy Jobe, Ph.D.LifeSci Communications+1 315 879 [email protected] Investor ContactCorey Davis, Ph.D.LifeSci Advisors+1 212 915 [email protected]