Vera TherapeuticsNASDAQ: VERA

BRISBANE, Calif., Oct. 29, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vera Therapeutics, Inc. (“Vera”), a late clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing and commercializing transformative treatments for patients with serious immunologic diseases, today announced the pricing of an underwritten public offering of 7,142,858 shares of its Class A common stock at a price to the public of $42.00 per share.

BRISBANE, Calif., Oct. 28, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vera Therapeutics, Inc. (“Vera”), a late clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing and commercializing transformative treatments for patients with serious immunologic diseases, today announced its plans to commence a public offering, subject to market and other conditions, to issue and sell $300.0 million of shares of its Class A common stock. All of the shares are being offered by Vera.

BRISBANE, Calif., Oct. 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vera Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: VERA), a late clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing and commercializing transformative treatments for patients with serious immunological diseases, today announced data from its ORIGIN Phase 2b trial of atacicept in immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN) that show stabilized kidney function through 96 weeks of long-term follow-up. These data were presented in a late-breaking oral presentation at the American Society of Nephrology Kidney Week 2024 in San Diego, California, and simultaneously published in a manuscript in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.

Vera Therapeutics, Inc. topline 36-week data from the phase 3 ORIGIN study, using Atacicept for the treatment of patients with IgA Nephropathy, expected Q2 of 2025. 96-week data from the phase 2 ORIGIN study, using Atacicept for the treatment of patients with IgA Nephropathy, expected at ASN Kidney week oral presentation October 23–27 2024. The global IgA Nephropathy market is expected to reach $41.24 billion by 2033.

BRISBANE, Calif., Oct. 02, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vera Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: VERA), a late clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing and commercializing transformative treatments for patients with serious immunological diseases, today announced expansion of its development pipeline for its lead asset, atacicept. This program is expected to build on the positive data reported to date from the ongoing ORIGIN Phase 2b and 3 clinical program developing atacicept to treat patients with IgAN, by extending into a broader population of IgAN and other autoimmune kidney indications.

BRISBANE, Calif., June 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vera Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: VERA), a late clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing and commercializing transformative treatments for patients with serious immunological diseases, today announced the appointment of Christy J. Oliger to its board of directors, effective June 7, 2024. Ms. Oliger brings over 30 years of experience in the biopharmaceutical industry, including being recognized for building highly effective teams and leading significant commercial product launches.

BRISBANE, Calif., May 28, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vera Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: VERA), a late clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing and commercializing transformative treatments for patients with serious immunological diseases, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Breakthrough Therapy Designation to atacicept for the treatment of IgAN. The designation reflects the FDA's determination that, based on an assessment of data from the Phase 2b ORIGIN clinical trial of atacicept for IgAN, atacicept may demonstrate substantial improvement on a clinically significant endpoint over available therapies for patients with IgAN.

BRISBANE, Calif., May 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vera Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: VERA), a late clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing and commercializing transformative treatments for patients with serious immunological diseases, today announced data presentations from its Phase 2b ORIGIN trial of atacicept in immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN), showing that atacicept stabilized kidney function through 72 weeks and led to rapid improvements in hematuria. These data were presented at the 61st European Renal Association Congress (ERA24) being held in Stockholm.

The biotech added two new executives to its ranks. Both have considerable experience in healthcare industry management.