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Roche is a Zeal-ot for Petrelintide

Zealand Pharma and Roche announced a licensing and collaboration deal to co-develop and co-commercialize petrelintide (amylin analog) monotherapy and in combination with CT-388 (GLP-1/GIP dual agonist; discussed below) in obesity. Of note, Zealand hosted an associated webcast (view slides). Zealand’s stock increased ~40% following the announcement. Below, FENIX provides highlights and insights for the partnership agreement, including thoughts on how Roche may have needed the petrelintide deal to save its Carmot acquisition.

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Obesity Spotlight: Zealand’s Path to Find a Partner

In the first installment of FENIX’s Obesity Spotlight Series, FENIX has conducted a deep dive analysis of Zealand Pharma’s place in the obesity market, including a sit-down interview with Zealand’s CEO Adam Steensberg. The analysis includes insights and thoughts on Zealand’s partnership/M&A strategy as it looks to advance its obesity pipeline, particularly petrelintide.

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Novo Launches NovoCare DTP Platform; Lilly Manufacturing Pitches from States and Initiates TRIUMPH-6

Three cardiometabolic-related news items have been observed: Novo Nordisk announced it launched NovoCare and decreased Wegovy to $499/month, competing with Lilly’s LillyDirect model (view press release); Lilly has opened bids for US states to court Lilly manufacturing investments (view article; view website); and Lilly initiated the Ph3 TRIUMPH-6 retatrutide obesity maintenance study (view CT.gov record). Below, FENIX provides highlights and insights for the respective news items, including thoughts on how NovoCare is following Lilly’s lead for the new US commercial model.

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AbbVie Enters Obesity Race; Novo Initiates New Drug Development AI Partnership; Biocon Launches Generic Liraglutide in UK

A series of cardiometabolic-related news items have been observed: AbbVie and Gubra announced a licensing agreement for a QW SC LA amylin agonist in obesity (view press release); Novo Nordisk and Gensaic entered into a new AI partnership for drug discovery (view press release); and Biocon has initiated a limited launch for its generic liraglutide in the UK (view press release). Below, FENIX provides highlights and insights for the respective news items

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