aTyr Pharma, Inc.·Healthcare

aTyr Pharma (NASDAQ: ATYR) CEO Sanjay Shukla outlined the company's strategy to develop new therapies for inflammation and fibrosis based on tRNA synthetase biology during a presentation at the Leerink Partners Global Healthcare Conference. Shukla focused primarily on efzofitimod, the company's lead program, including results from a global Phase 3 study in pulmonary sarcoidosis and the

Company scheduled to meet with the FDA in mid-April 2026 to review the results of the Phase 3 EFZO-FIT™ study and determine the path forward for efzofitimod in pulmonary sarcoidosis. Phase 2 EFZO-CONNECT™ study of efzofitimod in systemic sclerosis-related interstitial lung disease (SSc-ILD) on track to complete enrollment in the first half of 2026.

aTyr Pharma, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATYR - Get Free Report) shares were down 2.1% during mid-day trading on Tuesday. The stock traded as low as $0.96 and last traded at $0.9888. Approximately 1,333,916 shares traded hands during trading, a decline of 52% from the average daily volume of 2,784,171 shares. The stock had previously closed at

SAN DIEGO, Feb. 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- aTyr Pharma, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATYR) (“aTyr” or “the Company”), a clinical stage biotechnology company engaged in the discovery and development of first-in-class medicines from its proprietary tRNA synthetase platform, today announced that the Compensation Committee of aTyr's Board of Directors has granted two employees nonstatutory stock options to purchase an aggregate of 12,200 shares of aTyr's common stock, each with an exercise price of $0.98 per share, which is equal to the closing price of aTyr's common stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market on February 17, 2026, the effective date of the grants. These stock awards were granted as an inducement material to the new employees entering into employment with aTyr in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4) and were made pursuant to the aTyr Pharma, Inc. 2022 Inducement Plan.

SAN DIEGO, Feb. 18, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- aTyr Pharma, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATYR), a clinical stage biotechnology company engaged in the discovery and development of first-in-class medicines from its proprietary tRNA synthetase platform, today announced that Sanjay S. Shukla, M.D.

Meeting with the FDA to review the results from the Phase 3 EFZO-FIT™ study and determine the path forward for efzofitimod in pulmonary sarcoidosis is scheduled for mid-April 2026. SAN DIEGO, Feb. 03, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- aTyr Pharma, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATYR) (“aTyr” or the “Company”), a clinical stage biotechnology company engaged in the discovery and development of first-in-class medicines from its proprietary tRNA synthetase platform, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted the Company's meeting request to discuss its lead therapeutic candidate, efzofitimod, for the treatment of pulmonary sarcoidosis.
aTyr Pharma, Inc., a biotherapeutics company, engages in the discovery and development of medicines based on novel immunological pathways in the United States. Its lead therapeutic candidate is efzofitimod, a selective modulator of NRP2 that is in Phase III clinical trial for pulmonary sarcoidosis; and in Phase 1b/2a clinical trial for treatment of other interstitial lung diseases (ILDs), such as chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis and connective tissue disease related ILD. The company is developing ATYR0101, a fusion protein derived from a domain of aspartyl-tRNA synthetase that is in preclinical development for the treatment of fibrosis; and ATYR0750, a domain of alanyl-tRNA synthetase for the treatment of liver disorders. It has collaboration and license agreement with Kyorin Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. for the development and commercialization of efzofitimod for ILDs in Japan. aTyr Pharma, Inc. was incorporated in 2005 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.
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