<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001209191-23-012423.txt : 20230223
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20230223202901
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001209191-23-012423
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20230221
FILED AS OF DATE:		20230223
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20230223

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Conterno Enrique A
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001476151

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-36740
		FILM NUMBER:		23661931

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		LILLY CORPORATE CENTER
		CITY:			INDIANAPOLIS
		STATE:			IN
		ZIP:			46285

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			FIBROGEN INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000921299
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS [2834]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		409 ILLINOIS STREET
		CITY:			SAN FRANCISCO
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94158
		BUSINESS PHONE:		415-978-1200

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		409 ILLINOIS STREET
		CITY:			SAN FRANCISCO
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94158
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            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Represents the grant of restricted stock units (RSUs). Twenty-five percent of the RSUs will vest on March 6, 2024, and the remainder of the RSUs will vest in equal amounts quarterly thereafter for the following three years.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Twenty-five percent of the shares subject to the option will vest on March 1, 2024, and the remainder of the options will vest in equal amounts quarterly thereafter for the following three years.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks></remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Cecelia Monoarfa-Taime, Attorney-in-fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2023-02-23</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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