Novo Nordisk partners with OpenAI as AI drug discovery hopes mount 

[ad_1] People walk past a sign for Novo Nordisk’s annual general meeting at the entrance to the venue in Copenhagen, Denmark, March 26, 2026. Tom Little | Reuters Novo Nordisk is partnering with OpenAI to “bring new and better treatment options to patients faster,” the Danish drugmaker said Tuesday.  The partnership will enable Novo to […]

Hungarian Prime Minister Orbán ejected after 16 years, in European electoral earthquake

[ad_1] BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungarian voters on Sunday ousted long-serving Prime Minister Viktor Orbán after 16 years in power, rejecting the authoritarian policies and global far-right movement that he embodied in favor of a pro-European challenger in a bombshell election result with global repercussions. It was a stunning blow for Orbán — a close ally […]

Trump policies, China’s biotech boom are ending Europe’s pharma powerhouse era

[ad_1] Boxes of medication are seen on the shelves of the Keencare pharmacy, a member of the Green Light Group, on September 19, 2024 in London, England. Leon Neal | Getty Images News | Getty Images Once the go-to location for global drugmakers, Europe is now being squeezed by President Donald Trump’s aggressive trade and […]

Novo Nordisk says Wegovy pill outperforms Lilly’s oral GLP-1 in cross-trial comparison

[ad_1] Wegovy semaglutide tablets. Michael Siluk | Universal Images Group | Getty Images The Wegovy pill showed more pronounced weight loss and less cumbersome side effects than Eli Lilly‘s rival pill that was approved this week, Novo Nordisk said Thursday.  Oral Wegovy demonstrated “significantly greater mean weight loss” than orforglipron, which Lilly will sell under […]

AstraZeneca stock jumps after surprise trial win for lung disease drug where rivals have failed

[ad_1] AstraZeneca‘s stock jumped nearly 5% after Britain’s most valuable company said its experimental lung disease medicine met its target in two late-stage clinical trials. The respiratory treatment tozorakimab, reduced flare-ups of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in both former smokers and in the overall population versus placebo, the company said. “This marks a notable […]

Why Novo Nordisk’s Ireland expansion is key to fighting off Eli Lilly

[ad_1] Novo Nordisk is investing 432 million euros ($506 million) in a facility in Ireland as it expands its production capacities to make the newly launched Wegovy pill, the Danish drugmaker said Monday. The news comes about two months after Novo launched its blockbuster weight loss drug Wegovy in pill form in the U.S. market, […]

Novo Nordisk sinks 10% after weight loss drug fails to match Eli Lilly’s in trial

[ad_1] Novo Nordisk stock fell over 10% Monday after it said its next-generation weight loss drug didn’t meet its primary target. The drug, CagriSema, didn’t achieve its primary endpoint of demonstrating non-inferiority on weight loss when compared to Eli Lilly‘s rival drug tirzepatide after 84 weeks, Novo said in a statement Monday morning. Eli Lilly‘s […]