Based in Boston, MA, Rhythm Pharmaceuticals (RYTM) – is a company focused on discovering and developing treatments for rare genetic disorders of obesity. It is currently evaluating the efficacy and safety of setmelanotide, its first-in-class melanocortin-4 receptor (MC4R) agonist, in Phase 3 studies in patients with pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC) deficiency obesity (which includes deficiencies in both the POMC and PCSK1 genes) and Leptin receptor (LEPR) deficiency obesity.

Observing Rhythm’s research and trials and the management’s wise activities and decisions, we decided to add it to the Prohost Portfolio on