Facing pressure in diabetes, Novo Nordisk plans next big push – obesity

The world’s largest diabetes drug-maker, Novo Nordisk (NYSE:NVO), is reportedly looking to boost its efforts to treat obesity, as the company’s well-established drugs face competition.

At Novo Nordisk’s capital markets day yesterday, CEO Lars Fruergaard Jorgensen told investors that the company wants to rival surgery with their drugs as a solution for obesity.

The drug-maker’s first target – semaglutide.

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