iBio Highlights Preclinical Body-Composition Data From Obese NHP Study Evaluating IBIO-610, Activin E Antibody Candidate, Alone And In Combination With Semaglutide, GLP-1 Receptor Agonist Used To Treat Obesity

 In an eight-week obese NHP study, lean mass made up 6% of weight lost with IBIO-610, an Activin E antibody, plus semaglutide, versus 22% with semaglutide alone

iBio expects to start first-in-human trials of IBIO-610 in first half of 2027

SAN DIEGO, Oct. 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- iBio, Inc. (NASDAQ:IBIO), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing long-acting antibody therapeutics for obesity, cardiometabolic and cardiopulmonary diseases, highlighted preclinical body-composition data from its obese non-human primate (NHP) study evaluating IBIO-610, potentially a first-in-class Activin E antibody candidate, alone and in combination with semaglutide, a GLP-1 receptor agonist used to treat obesity. The data were discussed in an oral presentation at the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) Annual Meeting on October 1, 2026.