OTR Therapeutics and Zealand Pharma join forces to target metabolic diseases

The companies aim to expand treatment options for millions living with metabolic disorders

Lupin and Gan & Lee enter exclusive licensing deal for novel GLP-1 receptor agonist

Lupin has bolstered its diabetes and obesity portfolios by securing an agreement for Bofanglutide, a GLP-1 receptor agonist developed by Gan & Lee Pharmaceuticals

Chiesi inks agreement with AbbVie subsidiary to push next-generation brain-targeting therapies for rare diseases

WHO issues first global guidelines for managing diabetes in pregnancy

Uncontrolled diabetes in pregnancy dramatically increases the risk of pre-eclampsia, stillbirth, birth injuries, and long-term cardiometabolic diseases

Pfizer completes up to $10 billion acquisition of Metsera

Acquisition brings highly differentiated clinical-stage obesity candidates with potential to reshape the treatment landscape

Novo Nordisk to acquire Akero Therapeutics for $5.2 billion

Acquisition expands Novo Nordisk’s leadership in obesity-related comorbidities and metabolic diseases

Roche to acquire 89bio in $3.5B deal

Pegozafermin offers a distinct mechanism of action with potential for enhanced efficacy and tolerability and opportunities for combination development with incretins

Atom enrolls first patient in global phase 2 trial of ABP-745 for acute gout flares

ABP-745 is a novel oral therapy with potential applications in cardiovascular and other inflammatory diseases

Mankind Pharma gets CDSCO nod to begin Phase 1 trials of novel Autoimmune drug candidate MKP11093

MKP11093 has shown strong results in preclinical studies with a promising safety and selectivity profile

Novo Nordisk taps Replicate Bioscience’s srRNA platform for obesity

Replicate will receive research funding and could potentially receive up to approximately US$550 million