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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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.
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.
Novo Nordisk plans to allocate $6.8 billion towards production to expand its overall US manufacturing capacity.
The up to €1bn acquisition of Cardior Pharmaceuticals will strengthen Novo Nordisk’s pipeline in cardiovascular disease.
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.
The facility in Athlone, Ireland, will give Novo Nordisk additional capacity to manufacture oral products.
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.
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.
Once-weekly icodec injections showed non inferiority to once-daily injections of degludec in a Phase III clinical trial.
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.
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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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.
Growth of the buccal drug delivery market is driven by the high bioavailability of buccal formulations as well as the ageing population, smoking addiction and increased R&D.