Novo Nordisk’s focus on diabetes and obesity shape its business development work, but the company is also exploring other areas. Top Novo Nordisk M&A executive John McDonald discussed his company’s strategy during a session at the BIO conference in San Diego.
GLP-1 agonists are transforming the weight loss market. Experts weighed in on the changes they’re seeing, speaking in a panel discussion during the MedCity News INVEST Conference in Chicago.
Canada has a proud history of achievement in the areas of science and technology, and the field of biomanufacturing and life sciences is no exception.
Novo Holdings’ $16.5 billion planned acquisition of Catalent is facing another delay. Just weeks after Novo decided to resubmit its application to the FTC, the agency is seeking more information about the deal. This move has triggered a second 30-day delay in the antitrust review process.
Novo Nordisk’s strategy to grow beyond metabolic diseases includes expanding into adjacent areas such as cardiovascular disease. Acquiring Cardior Pharmaceuticals adds a novel RNA-based therapy that is a potential heart failure treatment.
Novo Nordisk reported its weight loss pill amycretin led to greater weight loss measured at 12 weeks compared to clinical trial results for its blockbuster obesity drug Wegovy. But these results are from a small Phase 1 study and more testing is needed.
Blockbuster Novo Nordisk drug Ozempic now has clinical trial results showing statistically significant reductions in the risk of kidney disease progression. The company said these results support the expansion of the drug’s label to chronic kidney disease.
At the Payer Insights sessions on Day 1 of ViVE 2024, a panel on prior authorization offered compelling insights from speakers who shared the positive developments in this area after years of mounting frustration. Speakers also shared challenges as they work with providers to figure out how policy developments and technology will work in practice.
After Novo Holdings acquires Catalent, it will sell three of the contract manufacturing giant’s sites to Novo Nordisk. Those facilities already make Novo Nordisk’s GLP-1 drugs for metabolic conditions, and they will help the company meet projected demand for these products in years to come.
Insulin prices have long been a pain point for diabetics. The big three insulin manufacturers have cut prices across their product lineups, but potential competition from other biosimilar insulins is still in earlier stages of development.
The FDA has found no clear relationship between GLP-1 drugs, such as Ozempic and Mounjaro, and reports of suicidal thoughts or actions. But the agency added that it can’t definitively rule out the risk, and its review is ongoing.
Novo Nordisk's planned expansion will more than double the footprint of its France production site, bringing new capacity for manfacturing GLP-1 drugs for metabolic conditions. The location is already one of the company’s largest for making diabetes products.
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The KBP Biosciences drug Novo Nordisk is acquiring has reached Phase 3 testing as a potential treatment for uncontrolled hypertension and advanced chronic kidney disease. It’s the latest in a string of business deals aimed at expanding the Novo Nordisk pipeline beyond diabetes.
A study testing Novo Nordisk's semaglutide in chronic kidney disease is ending early after an interim analysis met efficacy goals. Detailed results are not yet available, but they could support expanding use of the GLP-1 agonist, which is far and away Novo Nordisk’s top-selling product.
Novo Nordisk is paying Valo Health $60 million up front to gain three preclinical cardiovascular disease programs. Milestone payments for those programs and others covered under the artificial intelligence drug discovery pact could reach up to $2.7 billion.
Novo Nordisk is expanding its cardiometabolic drug pipeline with the acquisition of Embark Biotech, a startup developing drugs for a novel target that can suppress appetite and boost calorie burning in cells. Embark’s science comes University of Copenhagen research on a novel fat cell target.
Novo Nordisk isn’t putting all of its weight loss drug hopes in the same basket. Its acquisition of Inversago Pharma for up to $1 billion will bring a biotech whose lead drug candidate has early clinical trial data showing significant weight loss.