Rhythm Pharmaceuticals

Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company, which engages in the development and commercialization of therapeutics for patients with rare diseases. The firm offers IMCIVREE (setmelanotide), a precision medicine designed to treat hyperphagia and severe obesity caused by rare melanocortin-4 receptor (MC4R) diseases. It is also involved in the clinical development program for setmelanotide in other rare MC4R pathway diseases, as well as a preclinical suite of investigational candidates for the treatment of congenital hyperinsulinism. The company was founded by Bart Henderson in November 2008 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.