Akebia Therapeutics to Conduct Investor Meetings at the 2026 Wells Fargo Healthcare Conference in Boston
Rhea-AI Summary
Akebia Therapeutics (Nasdaq: AKBA) announced that CEO John P. Butler and CFO/CBO Erik Ostrowski will participate in one-on-one investor meetings at the Wells Fargo Healthcare Conference in Boston, held September 8–10, 2026. Management plans to discuss Akebia’s commercial kidney disease products and its pipeline of clinical-stage programs.
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Historical Context
| Date | Event | Sentiment | 24h Move | Catalyst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 05 | Q2 earnings report | Negative | -26.0% | Revenue declined and the company posted a net loss; Vafseo growth partially offset weakness. |
| Aug 03 | Inducement grants | Neutral | +0.8% | Two employees received inducement options covering 61,000 shares at a $1.32 exercise price. |
| Aug 03 | Phase 2 trial initiation | Positive | -0.8% | Initiated an open-label Phase 2 basket trial of ebribafusp in rare kidney diseases. |
| Jul 29 | Earnings date notice | Neutral | -0.8% | Announced the August 5 release date and 4:30 p.m. EDT conference call. |
| Jul 02 | Inducement grants | Neutral | +4.8% | Three employees received inducement awards covering 125,600 shares at $1.14 per share. |
24h Move is the share-price change in the day after each event; other market factors may also have contributed.
Historical reactions were mixed, including a -26.02% move after the Q2 earnings release and a -0.76% move after Phase 2 trial initiation.
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Sept. 01, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Akebia Therapeutics®, Inc. (Nasdaq: AKBA), a biopharmaceutical company with the purpose to better the lives of people impacted by kidney disease, today announced that John P. Butler, Chief Executive Officer and Erik Ostrowski, Chief Financial and Chief Business Officer, will participate in one-on-one meetings at the Wells Fargo Healthcare Conference, which will take place in Boston, September 8 – 10, 2026.
During meetings, management will discuss its commercial products and its robust pipeline of clinical stage kidney disease programs.
About Akebia Therapeutics
Akebia Therapeutics, Inc. is a fully integrated biopharmaceutical company with the purpose to better the lives of people impacted by kidney disease. Akebia was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts. For more information, please visit our website at www.akebia.com, which does not form a part of this release.
Akebia Therapeutics Contact
Mercedes Carrasco
mcarrasco@akebia.com