Keyword: obesity

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Roche and Zealand Pharma Collaborate on Weight Management Drug

13.03.2025 -

Swiss pharma heavyweight Roche announced has entered into an exclusive collaboration and licensing agreement with Denmark’s Zealand Pharma. Under the terms of this...

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AbbVie Teams up with Gubra to Develop Obesity Treatment

04.03.2025 -

The US pharmaceutical giant AbbVie and Danish biotechnology company Gubra, specializing in preclinical contract research services and peptide-based drug discovery within...

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Roche to Acquire Obesity Drug Maker Carmot

06.12.2023 -

In a move to participate in the race for anti-obesity drugs, Swiss pharma giant Roche has agreed to acquire Carmot Therapeutics, a privately owned US company based in...

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Novo Nordisk to Acquire Inversago Pharma

11.08.2023 -

Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk has agreed to acquire Montreal, Canada-based Inversago Pharma. The transaction is worth up to $1.075 billion in cash if certain development...

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Lilly to Acquire Obesity Drug Maker Versanis

17.07.2023 -

Major drugmaker Eli Lilly has agreed to acquire Versanis Bio, a privately held obesity drug maker, for up to $1.925 billion. The transaction is subject to customary...

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FDA OKs First Obesity Drug in 13 years

28.06.2012 - U.S. health regulators approved the first new weight-loss drug in 13 years, allowing Arena Pharmaceuticals to bring its Belviq pill to market as public health advocates push for...