Novo Nordisk

Novo Nordisk is a leading global healthcare company, founded in 1923 and headquartered in Denmark. Our purpose is to drive change to defeat diabetes and other serious chronic diseases such as obesity and rare blood and endocrine disorders. We do so by pioneering scientific breakthroughs, expanding access to our medicines, and working to prevent and ultimately cure disease. Novo Nordisk employs about 54,400 people in 80 countries and markets its products in around 170 countries. For more information visit novonordisk.com.

Our US Research & Development hub, located in the Greater Boston area, brings together the best talent to drive life science innovation. Located in Lexington, Watertown and Cambridge, our teams reflect the full scope of R&D, from early research through late-stage clinical development. We are building for the future by creating a distinct R&D community based on collaboration, partnerships, and cutting-edge research across multiple modalities and therapeutic areas. We recognize that improving human health starts here and that patients rely on us. By combining the speed and agility of biotech with the quality, resources, and stability of a large pharmaceutical company, our US R&D hub will benefit from the best of both worlds to develop new medicines that meet the needs of patients.

Across Novo Nordisk, our people wake up every day knowing their work matters.
From the researcher analysing data, to the manufacturing specialist ensuring quality in every single dose, to the sales professional making sure our treatments reach the people who need them – our people share something powerful: the collective belief that science and innovation can truly transform lives.
It’s not always easy. Breakthroughs take years. Setbacks happen. But knowing that your work could bring hope to millions living with serious chronic diseases. That’s what keeps us going - driving lasting change for long-term health.

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Novo Nordisk has entered into an agreement to acquire Forma Therapeutics for $1.1 billion. Forma’s lead development candidate, etavopivat, is being developed for sickle cell disease.
A combination of Novo Nordisk’s CagriSema injection for overweight people with type II diabetes resulted in a 15.6% body weight reduction compared to taking the drugs individually.
As the world faces one public health crisis after another, it seems that pharmaceutical companies across the board are having trouble keeping up with the ever-growing need for medicines.
Sanofi announced positive data for its therapeutic, fitusiran, for treating patients with hemophilia A and B, as well as efanesoctocog alfa therapy for treating hemophilia A.
Angion Biomedica Corp. discontinued a Phase II kidney disease trial while Novo Nordisk missed the mark in a NASH study.
Versanis Bio’s data reveals the results of a pooled analysis, showing that its lead asset, bimagrumab, improves body composition in both diabetic and non-diabetic patients.
Initial data from Novo Nordisk’s Phase III trial on Sogroya (somapacitan) to treat growth hormone deficiency (GHD) demonstrated safety and efficacy in prepubertal children.
Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly came under legal scrutiny this week, while BMS forked over $11 million to settle claims over anticompetitive tactics.
Aslan partners with Johns Hopkins and Duke, Editas joins forces with Immatics, Yumanity (soon to be Kineta, Inc.) teams with Janssen, Serotiny & Janssen Biotech and Ginkgo and Novo Nordisk.
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