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Novo Nordisk investing in rare disease with major new manufacturing site
A total of DKK 8.5 billion will fund the new production facility in Odense, Denmark, which is set to facilitate the manufacture of medicines for rare diseases.
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Harnessing the GLP-1R medicine wave
As a promising treatment for type 2 diabetes and obesity, based on key trial data, the market for glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor (GLP-1R) therapies looks set to generate major sales up to 2030.
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From biologics to small molecules – the shift in biopharma’s revenue growth
Biopharma companies that experienced strong revenue growth due to COVID-19 drug sales have been overtaken by companies that developed obesity drugs in 2023, GlobalData suggests.
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New US fill finish facility receives $4.1 billion investment
Novo Nordisk plans to allocate $6.8 billion towards production to expand its overall US manufacturing capacity.
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Novo Nordisk to buy Cardior Pharmaceuticals
The up to €1bn acquisition of Cardior Pharmaceuticals will strengthen Novo Nordisk’s pipeline in cardiovascular disease.
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Novo Nordisk $11b acquisition to support manufacturing capacity
As part of its acquisition of Catalent, Novo Holdings plans to sell three Catalent fill-finish sites, supporting the growth of the European and US manufacturing capacity.
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Alkermes to sell Irish manufacturing facility to Novo Nordisk
The facility in Athlone, Ireland, will give Novo Nordisk additional capacity to manufacture oral products.
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Pharma unites to secure renewable energy in key manufacturing markets
The new industry collaboration aims to help decarbonise the global supply chain by focusing on the energy-intensive pharmaceutical manufacturing that takes place in China and India.
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Novo Nordisk plans multi-billion Denmark manufacturing expansion
A major manufacturing facility expansion in Denmark will aim to “reduce water consumption with approximately 40 percent and energy consumption with approximately 50 percent compared to similar API processes in other facilities”, according to Novo Nordisk.
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Weekly injection shows promise for type 1 diabetes
Once-weekly icodec injections showed non inferiority to once-daily injections of degludec in a Phase III clinical trial.
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Counterfeit diabetes pens identified in EU and UK
Following shortages of the diabetes medicine Ozempic (semaglutide), the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) have confirmed cases of falsely labelled pre-filled pens at UK and EU wholesalers.
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New manufacturing facility could drive gold standard in cell therapy
A new manufacturing facility from the Novo Nordisk Foundation will be the first large-scale cell therapy production site in Denmark.
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Leveraging PAT for environmental monitoring in light of Annex 1
The pharma industry’s adaptation to Industry 4.0 has been slow, due to the extensive regulatory requirements imposed on manufacturers. However, regulatory agencies are starting to embrace movement towards more rapid/automated systems, as illustrated in the revised EU GMP Annex 1, which entered into force in August. Here, Isabella Jul-Jørgensen from the Technical…
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QA/QC & Environmental Monitoring In-Depth Focus 2023
In this in-depth focus, explore how automation is transforming environmental monitoring in line with Annex 1, implementation of contamination control strategies and discover the emerging trends and challenges in pharmaceutical microbiology.
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Semaglutide weight loss injection launched in UK
Following Novo Nordisk’s announcement that its Wegovy injection for obesity demonstrated a 20 percent reduction in major adverse cardiovascular outcomes, the pharma giant has launched the semaglutide treatment in the UK.
