Obesity
Pressure On, Purpose Questioned as Second Round of FDA Priority Review Vouchers Revealed
FDA; Commissioner’s National Priority Voucher; priority review; drug approval; voucher program; Eli Lilly; Novo Nordisk; her2 lung cancer; obesity drugs; drug-resistant tuberculosis; sickle cell disease; biosimilars; public health; drug pricing; regulatory controversy
Pfizer Closes Metsera Deal, Officially Ending Bidding War Drama
Pfizer; Metsera; acquisition; Novo Nordisk; bidding war; obesity drugs; GLP-1; CVR; regulatory certainty
Zealand Pharma Pauses Development of GLP-1/GLP-2 Dual Agonist Dapiglutide for Obesity
Zealand Pharma; dapiglutide; GLP-1/GLP-2 dual agonist; obesity therapy; clinical development; obesity drug market; pipeline management; petrelintide; survodutide
Pfizer Triumphs Over Novo Nordisk with $10B Bid to Acquire Metsera
Pfizer; Novo Nordisk; Metsera; obesity drugs; GLP-1; acquisition; bidding war; shareholder approval; pharmaceutical industry
Delaware Court Denies Pfizer’s Bid to Block Novo Nordisk-Metsera Deal
Delaware Court; Pfizer; Novo Nordisk; Metsera; temporary restraining order; merger agreement; antitrust; FTC; obesity drugs
Metsera Bidding War Grips Obesity Drug Field as Novo Nordisk and Pfizer Escalate Offers
Metsera; obesity drugs; bidding war; Novo Nordisk; Pfizer; acquisition; GLP-1; antitrust; market dominance; legal disputes
Novo Execs Face Skeptical Analysts Amid Metsera Buyout Drama
Novo Nordisk; Metsera; acquisition; Pfizer; buyout; obesity drugs; analysts; lawsuit; antitrust; CEO Mike Doustdar
Lilly and Novo Nordisk Near White House Deal to Cut Obesity Drug Prices
Lilly; Novo Nordisk; White House; obesity drug prices; Medicare coverage; GLP-1 medications; Trump administration; Zepbound; Wegovy
Novo Nordisk Ups Metsera Bid to $10 Billion to Top Pfizer’s Offer
Novo Nordisk; Metsera; Pfizer; M&A; biotech acquisition; contingent value right; obesity drugs; diabetes treatments
Metsera Calls Pfizer’s Threats ‘Nonsense’ as Rift Between Companies Widens
Metsera; Pfizer; Novo Nordisk; merger dispute; litigation; obesity drug acquisition; regulatory approval; Delaware Court of Chancery