Obesity
Scholar Rock’s SMA drug helps Zepbound patients retain muscle in phase 2 trial
Scholar Rock; apitegromab; SMA drug; Zepbound; tirzepatide; muscle preservation; obesity; weight loss; phase 2 trial; lean mass; myostatin inhibitor
Lilly Makes All Zepbound Doses Available via Direct Pay Program
Zepbound; Eli Lilly; direct pay; LillyDirect; tirzepatide; obesity medication; dose availability; pharmacy platform
Lilly Posts Encouraging Early-Stage Weight Loss Data on Amylin Candidate
Eli Lilly; eloralintide; amylin candidate; weight loss; early-stage trial; obesity drug; clinical data; side effects
Novo Nordisk Plans Phase 3 Trials for Next-Generation Obesity Drug Amycretin
Novo Nordisk; amycretin; obesity; clinical trials; Phase 3; GLP-1; amylin receptor; weight loss; subcutaneous; oral
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