Obesity
Novo Nordisk Signs $812M Deal with Deep Apple to Develop Non-Incretin Obesity Drugs
Novo Nordisk; Deep Apple Therapeutics; obesity; non-incretin; GPCR; cardiometabolic disease; small molecules; research collaboration; deal; drug discovery
Novo Nordisk Strikes Major Deal with Deep Apple Therapeutics for Oral Cardiometabolic Medicines
Novo Nordisk; Deep Apple Therapeutics; cardiometabolic diseases; oral medicines; obesity; small molecule therapeutics; GPCR target; R&D collaboration; biotech partnership
Eli Lilly Strikes $650M Deal with Juvena to Develop Muscle-Boosting Drugs
Eli Lilly; Juvena Therapeutics; muscle-boosting drugs; AI drug discovery; muscle health; biotech collaboration; stem cell secreted proteins; drug development; obesity management; $650 million deal
Metsera Reports Once-Monthly Amylin Analogue Matches GLP-1 Efficacy in Early Phase 1 Results
Metsera; MET-233i; amylin; obesity; weight-loss; GLP-1; once-monthly; clinical trial; phase 1
Eli Lilly and Camurus Sign $870M Deal for Long-Acting Obesity Therapies
Eli Lilly; Camurus; obesity drugs; long-acting therapies; FluidCrystal technology; incretin drugs; cardiometabolic health; pharma partnerships; drug development; biotech collaboration
BioAge Signs Option Agreement for Obesity Asset from Chinese Biotech Following APJ Agonist Setback
BioAge; JiKang Therapeutics; obesity; APJ agonist; option agreement; nanobody; small molecule agonists; exercise mimetic; incretin therapy; metabolic diseases
Regeneron Licenses Hansoh’s GLP-1/GIP Obesity Drug to Compete with Zepbound
Regeneron; Hansoh Pharmaceuticals; HS-20094; GLP-1/GIP receptor agonist; obesity drug; Zepbound; Eli Lilly; obesity treatment; licensing deal; biopharma
iTeos to Shut Down Operations After TIGIT Therapy Setback
iTeos Therapeutics; TIGIT failure; GSK exit; clinical trial failure; belrestotug; asset sale; immuno-oncology; EOS-984; EOS-215; ENT1 obesity program
Novo Nordisk CEO Departs Amid Weight-Loss Drug Market Pressures; Flagship Biotech Appoints CEO from Scholar Rock
Novo Nordisk; CEO departure; Lars Fruergaard Jørgensen; obesity drugs; weight-loss market; Eli Lilly competition; market challenges; Flagship Biotech; CEO appointment; Scholar Rock
Novo Nordisk and Septerna Forge $2.2B+ Collaboration on Oral Obesity and Diabetes Drugs
Novo Nordisk; Septerna; GPCR; oral drugs; obesity; type 2 diabetes; cardiometabolic diseases; GLP-1; GIP; glucagon receptors; small molecule therapies; collaboration; pharmaceuticals