Wednesday, October 1, 2014

Novo Nordisk's next big idea: a once-weekly insulin shot

A Novo Nordisk employee controls a machine at an insulin production line in a plant in Kalundborg By Shida Chayesteh COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Denmark's Novo Nordisk, the world's largest insulin maker, is betting on a new way to stay ahead in the $40 billion-plus diabetes market by trying to develop the world's first once-weekly insulin injection. It is an ambitious and risky project, with research still at an early stage, but Chief Science Officer Mads Krogsgaard Thomsen thinks the super long-acting insulin, known as LAI287, could be a boon for people wanting to minimize use of needles. ...








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