Biocon launches its Glucagon-like Peptide-1, Liraglutide, in the Netherlands

Lupin launches Glucagon for Injection USP, 1mg/Vial in US

Glucagon is indicated for the treatment of severe hypoglycemia in pediatric and adult patients with diabetes mellitus

Lupin receives USFDA approvals for Liraglutide and Glucagon injectable products

Both these products will be manufactured at Lupin’s Injectable facility at Nagpur, India

Biocon partners with Tabuk to commercialize its Glucagon-like peptide-1 products in the Middle East

Gan & Lee gets U.S. FDA clearance for novel glucagon-like peptide-1 analogue

The investigational compound, GZR18, is a novel analogue of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1), an incretin hormone responsible for many glucoregulatory effects

Eli Lilly announces $3.5 billion Pennsylvania manufacturing hub

The facility will bring 850 high-value jobs to the region, including engineers, scientists, operations personnel, and lab technicians

AstraZeneca expands obesity and diabetes pipeline with $1.2B CSPC deal

CSPC will receive an upfront $1.2 billion from AstraZeneca for access to eight programmes, AI molecular design capabilities, and the LiquidGel platform

Lupin and Galenicum ink license and supply agreement for semaglutide in 23 countries

Galenicum will oversee development, manufacturing and supply, while Lupin will handle regulatory submissions, approvals, and commercialization and distribution of Semaglutide across 23 countries globally

FDA finds no clear link between popular diabetes, weight-loss drugs and suicidal thoughts

The FDA also noted that current prescribing information for GLP-1 RAs already includes warnings about the risk of suicidal thoughts

Alveus Therapeutics launches with $159.8m Series A to advance next-gen obesity drugs

ALV-100 is a bifunctional fusion protein combining glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide receptor (GIPR) antagonism with glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonism