Completed a successful end of Phase 2 meeting with the FDA for bitopertin in erythropoietic protoporphyria (EPP), reaching alignment on all proposed study parameters with the potential for accelerated approval based on existing dataPresented proof-of-mechanism data for Phase 1b trial of DISC-0974 in patients with non-dialysis-dependent chronic kidney disease (NDD-CKD) and anemia at the American Society of Nephrology (ASN) Kidney Week 2024Eight posters and an oral presentation across all three clinical-stage assets to be presented at the 66th American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting and ExpositionStrong financial position ending Q3 with $487 million in cash, cash equivalents, and m

WATERTOWN, Mass., Oct. 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Disc Medicine, Inc. (NASDAQ:IRON), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development, and commercialization of novel treatments for patients suffering from serious hematologic diseases, today announced the appointment of Rahul Rajan Kaushik, Ph.D. as the company's Chief Technical Officer. Dr. Kaushik is an experienced biotech executive with significant expertise in chemistry, manufacturing, and controls (CMC) leadership across technical development, manufacturing and supply chain oversight for products in multiple modalities and therapeutic areas. "Rahul's experience is an ideal fit for Disc as we evolve in

WATERTOWN, Mass., Sept. 19, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Disc Medicine, Inc. (NASDAQ:IRON), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development, and commercialization of novel treatments for patients suffering from serious hematologic diseases, today announced the appointment of Steve Caffé, MD as the company's Chief Regulatory Officer. Dr. Caffé is an experienced biotech executive with significant expertise in global regulatory leadership across a wide range of therapeutic areas, including hematology, oncology, and rare diseases. "We are excited to welcome an executive as accomplished as Steve to Disc, where his depth of regulatory expertise and experience in glo

WATERTOWN, Mass., Feb. 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Disc Medicine, Inc. (NASDAQ:IRON), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development, and commercialization of novel treatments for patients suffering from serious hematologic diseases, today announced the appointment of Pamela Stephenson, MPH as the company's Chief Commercial Officer. Ms. Stephenson is an experienced biotech executive with significant expertise in commercial and strategic leadership, particularly in therapies for rare diseases, and will be responsible for all aspects of Disc's global commercialization strategy and execution. "We are delighted to welcome an accomplished leader such as Pam

Jean Franchi is an industry veteran and brings over 30 years of leadership experience in finance, investor relations, capital formation, and operations at both development and commercial-stage companiesJonathan Yu, previously Chief Business Officer at Disc, has been promoted to Chief Operating Officer WATERTOWN, Mass., Feb. 07, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Disc Medicine, Inc. (NASDAQ:IRON), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development, and commercialization of novel treatments for patients suffering from serious hematologic diseases, today announced the appointment of Jean Franchi as the company's Chief Financial Officer. Ms. Franchi will be responsible

WATERTOWN, Mass., Dec. 20, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Disc Medicine, Inc. (NASDAQ:IRON) ("Disc"), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development, and commercialization of novel treatments for patients suffering from serious hematologic diseases, announced today that, after a distinguished 28-year career, including over 6 years at Disc, Brian MacDonald, MB, ChB, PhD, will be retiring from his role as Chief Innovation Officer. Dr. MacDonald plans to stay involved with Disc, transitioning from his current role to become Chair of Disc's Scientific Advisory Board. "We are incredibly grateful for all of Brian's exceptional contributions and leadership over the pa

Company remains on track to submit NDA for bitopertin in erythropoietic protoporphyria (EPP) in H2 2025Initiated APOLLO, a confirmatory clinical trial of bitopertin in adults and adolescents with EPPPlan to initiate Phase 2 study of DISC-3405 in polycythemia vera (PV) in H1 2025Expect data readouts for DISC-0974 program in H2 2025, including initial results of Phase 2 anemia of myelofibrosis (MF) study and multiple dose data from Phase 1b anemia of non-dialysis dependent chronic kidney disease (NDD-CKD) studyStrong financial position supported by $259 million public offering in January 2025; ended Q1 with $695 million in cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities, which is expected to

WATERTOWN, Mass., April 29, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Disc Medicine, Inc. (NASDAQ:IRON), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development, and commercialization of novel treatments for patients suffering from serious hematologic diseases, today announced it will host a virtual KOL investor event on Friday, May 9 at 1:00 PM ET / 10:00 AM PT to provide an overview of anemia of myelofibrosis (MF) and discuss the evolving treatment landscape for this disease. The event will also include an overview of Disc's clinical data and development plans for DISC-0974 in MF anemia. Intended for investors and other interested audiences, the virtual event will feature presen

Targeting NDA submission for bitopertin in erythropoietic protoporphyria (EPP) in H2 2025 through accelerated approval pathway; on track to initiate APOLLO post-marketing confirmatory trial by mid-2025Positive update from Phase 1b trial of DISC-0974 in patients with anemia of myelofibrosis (MF) presented at ASH 2024; initial data from ongoing Phase 2 expected in H2 2025Positive data from initial cohorts of ongoing Phase 1b study of DISC-0974 in patients with anemia of non-dialysis-dependent chronic kidney disease (NDD-CKD) presented at ASN Kidney Week 2024; initial data from multiple dose portion of this study expected in H2 2025Presented first-in-human SAD/MAD data from Phase 1 trial of DIS

WATERTOWN, Mass., Feb. 26, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Disc Medicine, Inc. (NASDAQ:IRON), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development, and commercialization of novel treatments for patients suffering from serious hematologic diseases, announced today that company management will present at three upcoming investor conferences: TD Cowen 45th Annual Health Care Conference (Boston, MA): Corporate presentation on Wednesday, March 5th at 9:10 a.m. ET.Leerink Global Healthcare Conference (Miami, FL): Fireside chat on Monday, March 10th at 2:20 p.m. ET. Barclays 27th Annual Global Healthcare Conference (Miami, FL): Fireside chat on Thursday, March 13th at 9:30 a

WATERTOWN, Mass., Jan. 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Disc Medicine, Inc. (NASDAQ:IRON) (Disc), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development, and commercialization of novel treatments for patients suffering from serious hematologic diseases, today announced the pricing of its upsized underwritten offering of shares of its common stock and, in lieu of common stock to certain investors that so choose, pre-funded warrants to purchase shares of its common stock. Disc is selling 3,918,182 shares of common stock and pre-funded warrants to purchase 181,818 shares of common stock in the offering. The shares of common stock are being sold at an offering price of $5

WATERTOWN, Mass., Jan. 21, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Disc Medicine, Inc. (NASDAQ:IRON) (Disc), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development, and commercialization of novel treatments for patients suffering from serious hematologic diseases, today announced that it has commenced an underwritten offering of $200.0 million of shares of its common stock and, in lieu of common stock to certain investors that so choose, pre-funded warrants to purchase shares of its common stock. In addition, Disc intends to grant the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional $30.0 million of shares of its common stock at the public offering price, less underw

Pursuing accelerated approval for bitopertin in EPP with protoporphyrin IX (PPIX) reduction as the surrogate endpointPlanning to submit NDA under accelerated approval pathway in H2 2025 based on existing clinical data, including results from BEACON and AURORA Phase 2 trialsAchieved regulatory alignment on APOLLO post-marketing confirmatory trial design and on track to initiate trial by mid-year 2025Aligned on average monthly time in light without pain during the last month of the 6-month treatment period and percent change from baseline in whole-blood metal-free PPIX after 6 months of treatment as coprimary endpoints for confirmatory trialManagement will host a conference call on Tuesday, Ja

WATERTOWN, Mass., Jan. 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Disc Medicine, Inc. (NASDAQ:IRON), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development, and commercialization of novel treatments for patients suffering from serious hematologic diseases, will host a conference call to discuss feedback received from its Type C meeting on bitopertin in EPP with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The conference call will be held on Tuesday, January 21, at 8:00 am EST. Conference Call Information Please register for the event on the Events and Presentations page of Disc's website at https://ir.discmedicine.com/. About Bitopertin Bitopertin is an investigationa

WATERTOWN, Mass., Jan. 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Disc Medicine, Inc. (NASDAQ:IRON), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development, and commercialization of novel treatments for patients suffering from serious hematologic diseases, today announced the grant of an inducement equity award to a new employee, effective January 16, 2025. The inducement award is comprised of (i) an option to purchase 35,000 shares of Disc's common stock, at an exercise price equal to the closing price of Disc's common stock on January 16, 2025, and (ii) a restricted stock unit (RSU) award for 23,333 shares of Disc's common stock. The stock option has a ten-year term and wi

In Q1 2025, the Company will discuss the plans for NDA submission under a potential accelerated approval path for bitopertin in erythropoietic protoporphyria (EPP), following a Type C meeting with FDA on confirmatory study designInitial data from an ongoing phase 2 study of DISC-0974 (anti-hemojuvelin antibody) in anemia of myelofibrosis (MF) expected H2 2025 Data from higher doses and multiple dose cohorts of a phase 1b study of DISC-0974 in anemia of chronic kidney disease (CKD) expected H2 2025Initiation of phase 2 study of DISC-3405 (anti-TMPRSS6 antibody) in polycythemia vera (PV) planned for H1 2025 WATERTOWN, Mass., Jan. 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Disc Medicine, Inc. (NASDAQ:IRON

Pursuing accelerated approval for bitopertin in EPP with protoporphyrin IX (PPIX) reduction as the surrogate endpointPlanning to submit NDA under accelerated approval pathway in H2 2025 based on existing clinical data, including results from BEACON and AURORA Phase 2 trialsAchieved regulatory alignment on APOLLO post-marketing confirmatory trial design and on track to initiate trial by mid-year 2025Aligned on average monthly time in light without pain during the last month of the 6-month treatment period and percent change from baseline in whole-blood metal-free PPIX after 6 months of treatment as coprimary endpoints for confirmatory trialManagement will host a conference call on Tuesday, Ja

WATERTOWN, Mass., Jan. 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Disc Medicine, Inc. (NASDAQ:IRON), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development, and commercialization of novel treatments for patients suffering from serious hematologic diseases, will host a conference call to discuss feedback received from its Type C meeting on bitopertin in EPP with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The conference call will be held on Tuesday, January 21, at 8:00 am EST. Conference Call Information Please register for the event on the Events and Presentations page of Disc's website at https://ir.discmedicine.com/. About Bitopertin Bitopertin is an investigationa

 Positive updates across all programs, including updates from ongoing clinical studies and new translational data in preclinical models supporting use in existing and additional indicationsManagement hosted a conference call during the ASH meeting on Sunday, December 8 discussing highlights of the presented data and next steps for the company WATERTOWN, Mass., Dec. 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Disc Medicine, Inc. (NASDAQ:IRON), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development, and commercialization of novel treatments for patients suffering from serious hematologic diseases, today spotlights 8 posters presented at the ASH 2024 annual meeting in San Diego, C

Oral presentation of complete data from Phase 1b trial of DISC-0974 in anemia of myelofibrosis (MF) Poster presentations across all programs, including updates from ongoing clinical studies and new translational data in preclinical models supporting use in existing and additional indicationsManagement will host a conference call during the ASH meeting on Sunday, December 8 at 9:00pm EST / 6:00pm PST WATERTOWN, Mass., Nov. 05, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Disc Medicine, Inc. (NASDAQ:IRON), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development, and commercialization of novel treatments for patients suffering from serious hematologic diseases, today announ

Alignment with the FDA across all proposed study parameters, providing a clear development path to registrationAgreement on proposed primary endpoint of average monthly time in sunlight during the last month following a 6-month treatment periodPotential for accelerated approval based on existing data and utilizing reduction of PPIX as a surrogate endpointPlan to initiate APOLLO trial, a 6-month study of a 60 mg dose of bitopertin in EPP and XLP patients ages 12+ by mid-2025Management will host a conference call on Monday, November 4 at 8:00 am EST WATERTOWN, Mass., Nov. 04, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Disc Medicine, Inc. (NASDAQ:IRON), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on th

WATERTOWN, Mass., Nov. 01, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Disc Medicine, Inc. (NASDAQ:IRON), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development, and commercialization of novel treatments for patients suffering from serious hematologic diseases, will host a conference call to discuss feedback received from its end-of-Phase 2 (EOP2) meeting with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The conference call will be held on Monday, November 4, at 8:00 am EST. Conference Call Information Please register for the event on the Events and Presentations page of Disc's website at https://ir.discmedicine.com/. About Bitopertin Bitopertin is an investigational, clinical-s

Met primary endpoint, demonstrating dose-dependent, statistically significant reductions in protoporphyrin IX (PPIX) compared to placebo in both 20 mg and 60 mg dose groupsImproved measures of light tolerance, including the key secondary endpoint, in both 20 mg and 60 mg dose groups, but did not meet statistical significance compared to placeboDose-dependent reductions in the rate of phototoxic reactions with pain, with statistical significance at the 60 mg dose group compared to placeboDose-dependent improvements in the Patient Global Impression of Change (PGIC), with statistical significance at the 60 mg dose group compared to placeboInvestor webcast at 8:30 am ET to discuss top-line data

Updated data from BEACON continued to demonstrate significant, consistent reductions in protoporphyrin IX (PPIX) > 40% and improvements in sunlight toleranceRobust and consistent improvements across all measures of sunlight tolerance, including >3x improvement over historical control of precedented pivotal endpointBitopertin was generally well-tolerated with stable hemoglobin at both dose levelsEarlier today, Disc also announced initial positive data from the phase 1b study of DISC-0974 in myelofibrosis patients with anemia, demonstrating improvements in hemoglobin and reductions in transfusion burden WATERTOWN, Mass., Dec. 11, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Disc Medicine, Inc. (NASDAQ:IRON), a

Completion of enrollment for phase 2 BEACON and AURORA studies of bitopertin in erythropoietic protoporphyria (EPP)Oral presentation at ASH meeting of updated interim data from BEACON, including a preliminary analysis of the precedented pivotal endpoint, cumulative time in sunlight over 6 months on days without painCompany will present preliminary data on pharmacodynamic activity from initial cohorts of phase 1b study of DISC-0974 in myelofibrosis (MF) patients with anemia, including changes in hemoglobinManagement will host a conference call on December 11th at 9:30 pm ET / 6:30 pm PT WATERTOWN, Mass., Nov. 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Disc Medicine, Inc. (NASDAQ:IRON), a clinical-stage

Consistent and dose-dependent reductions of protoporphyrin IX (PPIX), the disease-causing metabolite in EPP, were observed in patients treated with bitopertin Patients reported significant improvements in sunlight tolerance and measures of quality-of-lifeBitopertin was well-tolerated, with no meaningful changes in hemoglobin observedDisc Medicine to host an investor conference call today at 7:30 AM ET WATERTOWN, Mass., June 09, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Disc Medicine, Inc. (NASDAQ:IRON), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development, and commercialization of novel treatments for patients suffering from serious hematologic diseases, today presente