Galectin Therapeutics Inc., a development stage company, engages in the development of therapies for cancer and fibrotic disease. Its lead product candidates include GR-MD-02, a complex polysaccharide polymer for the treatment of liver fibrosis and fatty liver disease for which the company intends to initiate a Phase I clinical trial in patients with non-alcoholic steatohepatitis; and GM-CT-01, a linear polysaccharide polymer comprising mannose and galactose that is in a Phase I/II clinical trial in Europe as a combination therapy with a tumor vaccine in patients with advanced melanoma. The company was formerly known as Pro-Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and changed its name to Galectin Therapeutics Inc. in May 2011. Galectin Therapeutics Inc. was founded in 2000 and is based in Norcross, Georgia.