Obesity
Novo Nordisk Refocuses on Diabetes and Obesity to Expand GLP-1 Market at JPM26
Novo Nordisk; diabetes; obesity; GLP-1; JPM26; Mike Doustdar; Wegovy pill; semaglutide
Lilly Bulks Up Inflammatory Pipeline With $1.2B Ventyx Buy, InduPro Cancer Pact
Eli Lilly; Lilly; Ventyx Biosciences; InduPro; inflammatory diseases; oncology; NLRP3 inhibitors; tamuzimod; VTX2735; VTX3232; VTX958; autoimmune; obesity; cardiometabolic; neuroinflammation; M&A; biotech deal; cancer immunotherapy
Obesity biotech Alveus raises ~$160M Series A to advance MariTide‑like GLP‑1/GIPR drug and amylin pipeline
Alveus Therapeutics; obesity biotech; $160 million Series A; ALV-100; MariTide-like; GLP-1 receptor agonist; GIPR antagonist; amylin; ALV-200; obesity drugs; metabolic diseases; Sanofi Capital; New Rhein Healthcare Investors; Andera Partners; Omega Funds
Eli Lilly Enters Second Collaboration with Nimbus Therapeutics in $55M Upfront Deal for Novel Oral Obesity Drug
Eli Lilly; Nimbus Therapeutics; obesity drug; $55M upfront; $1.3B deal; oral treatment; metabolic diseases
Arrowhead’s RNAi Obesity Programs ARO-INHBE and ARO-ALK7 Advance with Encouraging Phase 1/2a Data
Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals; ARO-INHBE; ARO-ALK7; RNAi; obesity; Phase 1/2a; tirzepatide; Zepbound; weight loss
Novo Nordisk Wins FDA Approval for First Oral GLP-1 Wegovy Pill in Obesity Treatment
Novo Nordisk; Wegovy pill; FDA approval; oral semaglutide; obesity treatment; GLP-1
FDA Approves Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy Pill as First Oral GLP-1 for Weight Management
Novo Nordisk; Wegovy pill; FDA approval; obesity treatment; oral semaglutide
Recent Biotech News: Altimmune’s Pemvidutide Advances in MASH, Emerging China Obesity Players, and Ipsen Phase 2 Setback
Altimmune; pemvidutide; MASH; Phase 2b; IMPACT trial; FDA; China obesity; Ipsen; Phase 2 fail
Lilly seeks rapid FDA approval for oral GLP-1 orforglipron after positive obesity “switching” study
Eli Lilly; orforglipron; oral GLP-1; FDA approval; national priority review voucher; ATTAIN-MAINTAIN trial; obesity treatment; weight maintenance; Zepbound; Wegovy; injectable incretins; Phase 3 trial
Innovent’s Mazdutide Shows Promising Obesity Data in Adolescents; No Everest PCSK9 News
Innovent; mazdutide; obesity; adolescents; Phase 1b; weight loss; China