Novo Nordisk has agreed to acquire Akero Therapeutics, a clinical-stage company that develops treatments for metabolic diseases, the company announced last week. Akero’s EFX pipeline Akero Therapeutics’ treatment for metabolic-dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) “is closely linked with Novo Nordisk’s expertise in diabetes and obesity,” the press release stated. More than 40% of patients with MASH, formerly…