NEWTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Galectin Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: GALT) (“the Company”), the leader in developing carbohydrate-based therapeutic compounds to inhibit galectin proteins for therapy of liver fibrosis and cancer, today announced entering into a five-year consulting agreement with world-renowned expert in liver fibrosis, Dr. Scott Friedman of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine. He will advise the Company on its scientific programs, clinical trials and the landscape of therapies for liver fibrosis.