competition
Novo Nordisk to Cut 9,000 Jobs Globally as New CEO Targets $1.3B Savings by 2026
Novo Nordisk; layoffs; 9000 jobs; cost savings; CEO Doustdar; restructuring; weight-loss drugs; Wegovy; Ozempic; competition; Eli Lilly; profit guidance
Indivior Initiates Cost-Cutting Plan with Job Cuts and Real-Estate Review
Indivior; job cuts; real-estate; cost-cutting; restructuring; sales guidance; profit guidance; Opvee divestiture; competition; generic drugs
Battle Intensifies in the Obesity Drug Market as Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly Vie for Dominance
obesity drugs; GLP-1; Wegovy; Zepbound; Novo Nordisk; Eli Lilly; market competition; direct-to-consumer; pharmacy benefit managers; compounders; clinical trials
Obesity Leaders Dig Manufacturing Moats To Defend Injectable GLP-1 Empires
GLP-1; manufacturing capacity; Eli Lilly; Novo Nordisk; obesity drugs; Wegovy; Zepbound; capital expenditures; supply constraints; market competition; Medicare coverage; policy risk; biosimilars/generics; China GLP-1 pipeline; bariatric surgery
Boehringer Ingelheim breaks into oncology as FDA grants accelerated approval to Hernexeos (zongertinib) for HER2 TKD–mutated NSCLC
Boehringer Ingelheim; Hernexeos; zongertinib; FDA approval; accelerated approval; non-squamous NSCLC; HER2 TKD mutations; Oncomine Dx Target Test; Beamion LUNG-1; objective response rate; first oral targeted therapy for HER2-mutant NSCLC; priority review; breakthrough therapy designation; confirmatory trial requirement; competition with Enhertu
Novo Nordisk Maintains Edge in Obesity Pill Race as Lilly’s Pill Shows Modest Results
Novo Nordisk; Eli Lilly; obesity pill; oral semaglutide; orforglipron; weight loss drugs; Wegovy; Zepbound; GLP-1; market competition
Novo Nordisk’s Pipeline Cull Prompts Hopes of Strategic Shift
Novo Nordisk; pipeline cull; GLP-1/GIP co-agonist; obesity drugs; leadership change; strategic shift; semaglutide; Wegovy; R&D pipeline; market competition
Pfizer’s Embattled Obesity Program Loses Another GLP-1 Drug Due to Data and Competition Issues
Pfizer; obesity; GLP-1 agonist; clinical trial; liver injury; danuglipron; lotiglipron; PF-06954522; obesity drug development; competition
Novo Nordisk’s Leadership Shakeup and Wider Implications; Ex-FDA Official Takes Regulatory Role at GSK
Novo Nordisk; leadership shakeup; new CEO; Maziar Mike Doustdar; share price drop; obesity drug market; competition; GSK; regulatory affairs; Former FDA
Merck Wins FDA Approval for RSV Antibody Drug, Intensifying Market Competition
Merck; FDA approval; RSV; monoclonal antibody; infants; Enflonsia; competitive market; Sanofi; AstraZeneca