Exhibit 99.1 Joel Lewis, Chief Executive Officer and President of Galectin Therapeutics, said "In the U.S. approximately 5 million adults are affected by MASH cirrhosis and clinically significant portal hypertension. The need for new treatments that can prevent disease progression is more urgent than anticipated. The NAVIGATE trial's per-protocol analysis in U.S. patients revealed a remarkable 68% reduction in the incidence of new varices, underscoring belapectin's potential as a treatment for MASH cirrhosi ...