Metacrine lays off half its staff, mainly researchers, and ditches more work to focus on IBD after NASH disaster

Metacrine lays off half its staff, mainly researchers, and ditches more work to focus on IBD after NASH disaster

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Fierce Biotech
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The 2021 NASH disaster at Metacrine has extended into 2022. The company has fired half its staff and ended work on a preclinical asset intended for the fatty liver disease.