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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On 5 November 2019, Novo Nordisk initiated a share repurchase programme in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and Council of 16 April 2014 and the Commission Delegated Regulation 2016/1052 of 8 March 2016.
Novo Seeds, the early stage investment arm of Novo Holdings, wholly owned by the Novo Nordisk Foundation, announced that its advisory unit, BiOrigin, has appointed several seasoned entrepreneurs to its team.
Effective treatments for diabetes are becoming more and necessary. The past few years have demonstrated productive strides in drug therapies, such as following medications.
They will leverage Dicerna’s GalXC RNAi technology platform to explore more than 30 liver cell targets.
GlobalData recently published their top 20 global pharma companies categorized by market capitalization in the first quarter of 2019.
The deal will last three years, with a top priority to develop a gene therapy for hemophilia A.
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Novo Nordisk’s oral-semaglutide for type 2 diabetes snagged approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration late Friday, marking it as the first such treatment to be approved in pill form.
Novo Nordisk filed a lawsuit in a Delaware district court against generic drugmaker Mylan. The suit is an attempt to block Mylan from marketing a generic version of Novo Nordisk’s diabetes drug Victoza.
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