SAN DIEGO, Nov. 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aardvark Therapeutics, Inc. (Aardvark) (Nasdaq: AARD), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing novel, small-molecule therapeutics to activate innate homeostatic pathways for the treatment of metabolic diseases, announced that it will present at the following conferences during December: Piper Sandler 37 th Annual Healthcare Conference in New York... Read More

Aardvark has aligned with the FDA to reduce the minimum age of eligibility from 13 to 10 years old for pediatric patients in HERO, the Phase 3 trial of ARD-101 for the treatment of hyperphagia associated with Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS) New preclinical data presented at ObesityWeek 2025 demonstrates the potential of ARD-201 in enhanced glucose control, along with preservation of lean body mass, underscoring its opportunity... Read More

SAN DIEGO, Nov. 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aardvark Therapeutics, Inc . (Aardvark) (Nasdaq: AARD), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing novel, small-molecule therapeutics to activate innate homeostatic pathways for the treatment of metabolic diseases, today announced that on November 10, 2025, one new employee was granted an inducement award consisting of a stock option to purchase 4,881 shares... Read More

New preclinical results demonstrate the potential of ARD-201 in enhanced glucose control, along with preservation of lean mass, underscoring its opportunity in addressing key challenges in today’s obesity treatment landscape Preclinical and clinical data demonstrates the potential of ARD-201 to attenuate weight gain, promote weight loss and help maintain weight after the discontinuation of GLP-1RA Aardvark to host investor... Read More

SAN DIEGO, Nov. 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aardvark Therapeutics, Inc. (Aardvark) (Nasdaq: AARD), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing novel, small-molecule therapeutics for the treatment of metabolic diseases, today announced that (i) on October 20, 2025, one new employee was granted an inducement award consisting of a stock option to purchase 23,602 shares of common stock, (ii) on October 28,... Read More

SAN DIEGO, Nov. 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aardvark Therapeutics, Inc. (Aardvark) (Nasdaq: AARD), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing novel, small-molecule therapeutics to activate innate homeostatic pathways for the treatment of metabolic diseases, announced that it will present at the following conferences during November: Stifel 2025 Healthcare Conference in New York Presentation: Tuesday,... Read More

Aardvark to host Investor Webinar with members of the management team, leading key opinion leaders and patient advocates on November 5, 2025 SAN DIEGO, Oct. 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aardvark Therapeutics, Inc . (Aardvark) (Nasdaq: AARD), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing novel, small-molecule therapeutics to activate innate homeostatic pathways for the treatment of metabolic diseases,... Read More

Protocol Expansion to Ages 10+ Aligned with FDA Guidance, Broadening Patient Population SAN DIEGO, Oct. 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aardvark Therapeutics, Inc. (Aardvark) (Nasdaq: AARD), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing novel, small-molecule therapeutics to activate innate homeostatic pathways for the treatment of metabolic diseases, announces alignment with the U.S. Food and Drug... Read More

SAN DIEGO, Sept. 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aardvark Therapeutics, Inc. (Aardvark) (Nasdaq: AARD), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing novel, small-molecule therapeutics to activate innate homeostatic pathways for the treatment of metabolic diseases, announced that it will present at the Stifel 2025 Virtual Cardiometabolic Forum on September 30, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern time. A live webcast... Read More

SAN DIEGO, Sept. 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aardvark Therapeutics, Inc. (Aardvark) (Nasdaq: AARD), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing novel, small-molecule therapeutics for the treatment of metabolic diseases, today announced that on August 28, 2025, two new employees were granted inducement awards consisting of stock options to purchase an aggregate of 20,013 shares of common stock. Each... Read More

SAN DIEGO, Aug. 27, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aardvark Therapeutics, Inc. (Aardvark) (Nasdaq: AARD), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing novel, small-molecule therapeutics to activate innate homeostatic pathways for the treatment of metabolic diseases, announced that it will present at the following conferences during September: Cantor Fitzgerald Global Healthcare Conference 2025 in New York... Read More

Compelling new ARD-201 preclinical data informs optimized Phase 2 clinical development strategy of obesity programs: Phase 2 POWER trial of oral ARD-201 to focus on weight rebound in patients discontinuing GLP-1RA therapy, while Phase 2 STRENGTH trial to focus on durable weight loss as a monotherapy and in combination with GLP-1RA. Anticipated expansion of Phase 3 HERO trial of ARD-101 for the treatment of hyperphagia... Read More

In a gold-standard model of obesity, treatment with ARD-201 resulted in approximately 19% body weight reduction after 30 days of treatment. ARD-201 was also associated with attenuated weight regain after discontinuation of tirzepatide. In combination with low-dose tirzepatide, ARD-201 improved weight loss compared to high dose tirzepatide alone. Aardvark plans two separate Phase 2 clinical trials for ARD-201: Phase 2 POWER... Read More

SAN DIEGO, July 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aardvark Therapeutics, Inc. (Aardvark) (Nasdaq: AARD), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing novel, small-molecule therapeutics for the treatment of metabolic diseases, today announced that between July 8-14, 2025, two new employees were granted inducement awards consisting of stock options to purchase an aggregate of 10,372 shares of common stock. Each... Read More

SAN DIEGO, June 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aardvark Therapeutics, Inc. (Aardvark) (Nasdaq: AARD), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing novel, small-molecule therapeutics to activate innate homeostatic pathways for the treatment of metabolic diseases, today announced that members of its team will join the Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) community at the 2025 United in Hope Conference, taking place... Read More

Timothy Kieffer, Ph.D., appointed Chief Scientific Officer Danny Villeneuve appointed Chief Commercial Officer Terrie Kellmeyer, Ph.D., appointed Senior Vice President, Regulatory Affairs Christian Zapf, J.D., appointed General Counsel SAN DIEGO, May 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aardvark Therapeutics, Inc. (Aardvark) (Nasdaq: AARD), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing novel, small-molecule... Read More

Phase 3 HERO trial of ARD-101 for the treatment of hyperphagia associated with Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS); data readout expected in early 2026 $151.3 million in cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments supports projected operations into 2027 SAN DIEGO, May 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aardvark Therapeutics, Inc. (Aardvark) (Nasdaq: AARD), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing novel,... Read More

SAN DIEGO, May 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aardvark Therapeutics, Inc. (Aardvark) (Nasdaq: AARD), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing novel, small-molecule therapeutics to activate innate homeostatic pathways for the treatment of metabolic diseases, announced that it will present at the following conferences during May: Bank of America Global Healthcare Conference 2025 in Las Vegas Presentation:... Read More

Lead candidate ARD-101 demonstrated clinical activity and was generally well tolerated in a two-part Phase 2 trial in Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS), with meaningful reductions in hyperphagia (up to a 16-point HQ-CT reduction, with an average reduction of approximately 8 points among subjects that followed trial protocol) observed during the 28-day dosing period. DEXA scans analysis from the PWS Phase 2 trial data measuring... Read More