GlobeNewswire Inc | May 18, 2021 09:00AM EDT

May 18, 2021

WEST CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa., May 18, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Madrigal Pharmaceuticals, Inc (NASDAQ: MDGL), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company pursuing novel therapeutics for cardio-metabolic and fatty liver diseases with high unmet medical need such as non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), announced today that members of its executive team, including Paul Friedman, M.D., Chief Executive Officer, Becky Taub, M.D., Chief Medical Officer and President of Research and Development, Remy Sukhija, Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer and Alex Howarth, Chief Financial Officer, will present at the RBC Capital Markets Virtual 2021 Global Healthcare Conference on Wednesday, May 19, 2021 at 8:00 a.m. ET.

The presentation will be webcast live and can be accessed in the Investor Relations section of the Madrigal website and will be available for replay for 90 days.

About Madrigal Pharmaceuticals Madrigal Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: MDGL) is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company pursuing novel therapeutics that target a specific thyroid hormone receptor pathway in the liver, which is a key regulatory mechanism common to a spectrum of cardio-metabolic and fatty liver diseases with high unmet medical need. Madrigals lead candidate, resmetirom, is a first-in-class, orally administered, small-molecule, liver-directed, thyroid hormone receptor (THR)- selective agonist that is in currently in two Phase 3 clinical studies, MAESTRO-NASH and MAESTRO-NAFLD-1, designed to demonstrate multiple benefits across a broad spectrum of NASH (non-alcoholic steatohepatitis) and NAFLD (non-alcoholic fatty liver disease) patients. For more information, visit www.madrigalpharma.com.

Investor Contact:Paul Friedman,Madrigal Pharmaceuticals, Inc.IR@madrigalpharma.com

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