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Viking Therapeutics Reports Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2015 Financial Results and Provides Corporate Update

March 8, 2016 4:05 PM EST

SAN DIEGO, March 8, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Viking Therapeutics, Inc. ("Viking") (NASDAQ: VKTX), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of novel, first-in-class or best-in-class therapies for metabolic and endocrine disorders, today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and year-end  2015, and provided an update on its clinical pipeline and other corporate developments.

Highlights from, and Subsequent to, the Year Ended December 31, 2015

"2015 was a successful and productive year for Viking," said Brian Lian, Ph.D., president and chief executive officer of Viking.  "In the last twelve months, we completed... More