It’s with great pleasure that we announce Prof. Dr. Juergen Eckel as a distinguished speaker at the European COST Action CA20121 event, building bridges between academy and industry. Prof. Dr. Eckel will talk about the topic of “GABA-A Receptor Activation counteracting Hepatic Steatosis and Fibrosis,” presenting a novel first-in-class approach in the frame of MASH (Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatohepatitis) therapy.