SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., March 04, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NGM Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (NGM) (Nasdaq: NGM), a biotechnology company focused on discovering and developing transformative therapeutics for patients, today provided business highlights and reported financial results for the periods ending December 31, 2020.

“Our vision at NGM is to build an iconic biologic therapeutics company that delivers transformative medicines for patients. Our team made notable progress across multiple fronts in 2020: presenting aldafermin Cohort 4 data and NGM621 first-in-human data at major medical conferences, advancing multiple programs into Phase 2 clinical testing and announcing the expansion of our oncology portfolio including the nomination of two immuno-oncology candidates,” said David J. Woodhouse, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer at NGM. “Behind every disease name and statistic, whether it is NASH, cancer-related cachexia, geographic atrophy or solid tumor cancers, are countless individuals who are hoping for better treatment options, all of whom fuel our motivation and mission to improve human health.”

Key Fourth Quarter and Recent Highlights

Liver and metabolic diseases

Retinal diseases

Cancer

Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2020 Financial Results

About NGM Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.

NGM is a biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing novel therapeutics based on scientific understanding of key biological pathways underlying liver and metabolic diseases, retinal diseases and cancer. We leverage our biology-centric drug discovery approach to uncover novel mechanisms of action and generate proprietary insights that enable us to move rapidly into proof-of-concept studies and deliver potential first-in-class medicines to patients. At NGM, we aspire to operate one of the most productive research and development engines in the biopharmaceutical industry. Visit us at www.ngmbio.com for more information.

Forward Looking Statements

Statements contained in this press release regarding matters that are not historical facts are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as “anticipates,” “will,” “build,” “vision,” “iconic”, “designed to,” “potential,” “aspire” and similar expressions (as well as other words or expressions referencing future events, conditions or circumstances) are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements include those related to NGM’s vision to build an iconic biologic therapeutics company that delivers transformative medicines for patients; the availability and anticipated timing of topline data from Phase 2b ALPINE 2/3 clinical trial of aldafermin; the therapeutic potential of NGM’s product candidates; and other statements that are not historical fact. Because such statements deal with future events and are based on NGM’s current expectations, they are subject to various risks and uncertainties, and actual results, performance or achievements of NGM could differ materially from those described in or implied by the statements in this press release. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, risks and uncertainties associated with the costly and time-consuming pharmaceutical product development process and the uncertainty of clinical success, including risks related to failure or delays in successfully enrolling or completing clinical studies, the risk that the results obtained to date in NGM’s clinical trials may not be indicative of results obtained in subsequent pivotal or other late-stage trials and the risk that NGM’s ongoing or future clinical studies may show that aldafermin, or Merck’s ongoing or future clinical studies of MK-3655, are not tolerable and effective treatments for patients with NASH; the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, which has adversely affected, and could materially and adversely affect in the future, NGM’s business and operations, including NGM’s clinical trials; the time-consuming and uncertain regulatory approval process; NGM’s reliance on third-party manufacturers for aldafermin and its other product candidates; the sufficiency of NGM’s cash resources and need for additional capital; and other risks and uncertainties affecting NGM and its development programs, including those discussed in the section titled “Risk Factors” in Exhibit 99.1 to NGM’s current report on Form 8-K filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on January 6, 2021 and future filings and reports that NGM makes from time to time with the SEC. Except as required by law, NGM assumes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements, or to update the reasons if actual results differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements.

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