NEW YORK, Oct. 14, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Pomerantz LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors in Eiger BioPharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Eiger” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: EIGR). Those investors are advised to contact Robert S. Willoughby at [email protected] or 888-476-6529, extension 7980.

The investigation concerns whether Eiger and certain of its officers and/or directors engaged in securities fraud or other illegal business practices.

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On September 6, 2022, Eiger published a media release “provid[ing] an update on the status of its pending Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) application of peginterferon lambda for the treatment of patients with mild to moderate COVID-19 based on its recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) filings. ” Specifically, the company announced that “[f]Following a cooperative and extensive pre-EEA exchange of information with the FDA regarding the Phase 3 TOGETHER study of peginterferon lambda for COVID-19, the agency has indicated that it is not yet in a position to determine whether the criteria for submission of a application and issuance of an EUA.”

As a result of this news, Eiger’s share price fell $2.51 per share, or 29.36%, to close at $6.04 per share on September 6, 2022.

Then, on October 5, 2022, Eiger announced that it would not submit an EUA application for peginterferon lambda.

As a result of this news, Eiger’s share price fell $0.37 per share, or 5.01%, to close at $7.02 per share on October 5, 2022.

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