Amgen is lagging behind rivals like Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly with its new-generation therapy for obesity, but is sufficiently encouraged by early-stage clinical data to kick off a phase 2
Eli Lilly has decided to wait for the readout of the second of its two phase 3 trials for tirzepatide in obesity, rather than filing on the strength of its first, positive study.
Digital health specialist Kry has teamed up with pharma group Novo Nordisk on the development of resources that can help people with obesity manage their condition and adhere to treatment.
Denmark's Novo Nordisk has been almost single-handedly rebuilding the market for drugs to treat obesity over the last few years with its GLP-1 agonist drugs
Novo Nordisk's rollout of obesity therapy Wegovy has been beset by production problems, but the company says these are being resolved and it now anticipates it will help drive obesity sales