• Galectin Therapeutics Inc., of Norcross, Ga., presented preclinical data on the mechanism of action of GR-MD-02, its lead galectin inhibitor in non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), or fatty liver disease. Galectin-3 protein expression was markedly increased in animals with NASH, and those levels were reduced to barely detectable levels following treatment with GR-MD-02.