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.

Novo Nordisk is its people. We rely on the diversity of perspectives from colleagues all around the world. Our forward thinking, supported by careers that are as dynamic as we are, makes Novo Nordisk a great place to be and be from. This is your moment. Here we don’t stand still, we never give up – we make an impact. We’re trusted to have the courage. Together, we make it happen.

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Novo Nordisk announced the results from its SUSTAIN 9 Phase IIIb trial. The trial compared Novo’s Ozempic (semaglutide) with an SGLT-2 inhibitor or placebo in adults with type 2 diabetes.
Evaluate recently published the Vantage Pharma, Biotech and Medtech 2018 in review report. The annual report offers insights into the previous year’s activities in biopharma and the medical device industry.
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On Tuesday, Novo Nordisk said the FDA approved its Biologics License Application for Esperoct (turoctocog alfa pegol) formerly known as N8-GP, for the treatment of children and adults with hemophilia A.
The idea of swallowing a needle seems like a very bad idea. But a research team at MIT has developed a capsule about the size of a blueberry that holds a tiny needle that, after being swallowed, injects insulin into the stomach.
Many of the big biopharma companies reported fourth-quarter and year-end earnings this week. If there’s a theme among them, it seems lower earnings per share are forecast for the year.
In October, the Minnesota Attorney General filed a lawsuit against three of the biggest insulin manufacturers over price gouging claims. One month later the American Diabetes Association published recommendations and public policy solutions.
Novo Nordisk’s investment arm, Novo Holdings, invested a little more than $20 million in four different companies over the course of 2018 through its REPAIR Impact Fund. That $165 million fund was established last year to support companies developing therapies to combat antimicrobial resistance.
It didn’t take long for the new leadership structure in the U.S. House of Representatives to take on the pharmaceutical industry. On Monday, the House Committee on Oversight and Reform launched an investigation into prescription drug pricing practices.
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