GLP-1

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Galapagos NV announces a share capital increase arising from warrant exercises.
FDA
The approval marks the first glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist approved for children and adolescents with type 2 diabetes.
Galapagos NV received a transparency notification from The Capital Group Companies, Inc.
Last week there were quite a few clinical trials whose data were presented. Many were at the American Diabetes Association 79th Scientific Sessions, while others were presented at separate meetings or independently. Here’s a look.
Almost 15,000 physicians, scientists, health care professionals and industry representatives from around the globe presented research, treatment recommendations and advances toward a diabetes cure at the American Diabetes Association’s 79th Scientific Sessions in San Francisco this week.
Servier and Galapagos NV completed recruitment for their ROCCELLA Phase 2 trial with GLPG1972/S201086, ahead of schedule.
“Over the past few years there has been a good amount of information presented at ADA. This year though, with all of the data presented, this was the most exciting year,” Todd Hobbs, U.S. chief medical officer of Novo Nordisk, told BioSpace in an exclusive interview.
Despite very positive results, the company’s shares were down 1.5% in premarket trading today. Vamil Divan, an analyst with Credite Suisse, wrote in a note to investors, that results “were fairly consistent across various patient subgroups and are clearly positive” for this class of drug, but “we believe investors may have been hoping for greater risk reduction.”
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