Our Opinion

Viking Therapeutics, Inc. is on the Cruelty Free Investing list for exploiting animals because the company does animal testing for some of their medical analysis and biopharmaceutical research.

Evidence:

Impaired G6PC function leads to dramatically elevated liver triglyceride levels in human patients and in animal models of the disease.

Company Description

Viking Therapeutics, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company. The Company focuses on the development of therapies for metabolic and endocrine disorders. [Source: Reuters]

Company website: http://www.vikingtherapeutics.com