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BI Announces Triple Agonist for Obesity Treatment; Merck Initiates Ph2a Trial of Efinopegdutide in MASLD

Two cardiometabolic-related news items have been observed: Boehringer Ingelheim and Gubra announced the launch of a Ph1 trial evaluating its triple agonist, BI 3034701, in obesity (view press release); and Merck initiated a Ph2a trial evaluating Q2W vs. QW administration of efinopegdutide (MK-6024) in MASLD (view CT.gov record). Below, FENIX provides highlights and insights for the respective news items, including thoughts on potential MOAs for BI’s triple agonist.

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Matthew Maryniak

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President of Fenix Group International

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Novo to Bring Connected Care to Ozempic; New Novo Ph1 Oral Amycretin Trial; Dexcom Moves Manufacturing to Arizona; US House Advances Medicare Obesity Bill; Esperion Enters Purchase Agreement with OMERS

A series of cardiometabolic-related news items have been observed from Novo Nordisk, Dexcom, US House of Representatives, and Esperion. Below, FENIX provides highlights and insights for the respective news items.

About The Author

Matthew Maryniak

|
President of Fenix Group International

Matthew has been a thought leader in the high-growth therapeutic areas of diabetes and cardiovascular medicine since 2006, making regular attendance at large and small CV/met scientific meetings and an architect of novel methods for assessing market opportunities. He has over a decade of experience in leading CV/met consulting engagements, is a published author in PM360 and Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics, and has been quoted in The Pink Sheet on anti-thrombotics.

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Novo’s Ocedurenone CLARION-CKD Trial Fails; NeuroBo Doses First Patient in MAD Ph1 Obesity Trial; Another Generic Liraglutide FDA Approval

Three cardiometabolic-related news items have been observed: Novo Nordisk announced its CLARION-CKD Ph3 trial evaluating ocedurenone (nsMRA) failed to meet its primary endpoint (view CT.gov record; view press release); NeuroBo Pharmaceuticals announced it dosed first patients in the Part 2 MAD portion of its Ph1 trial of DA-1726 for obesity (view CT.gov record; view press release); and Hanyu Pharmaceuticals (and Hikma) announced its liraglutide ANDA has been granted tentative approval (view press release). Below, FENIX provides highlights and insights for the respective news items.

About The Author

Matthew Maryniak

|
President of Fenix Group International

Matthew has been a thought leader in the high-growth therapeutic areas of diabetes and cardiovascular medicine since 2006, making regular attendance at large and small CV/met scientific meetings and an architect of novel methods for assessing market opportunities. He has over a decade of experience in leading CV/met consulting engagements, is a published author in PM360 and Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics, and has been quoted in The Pink Sheet on anti-thrombotics.

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EXCLUSIVE: FENIX Interview with CGM Newcomer Allez Health (Part 2)

As promised, FENIX delivers on Part 2 of the exclusive interview with Leif Bowman, the co-founder of Allez Health, an emerging biosensor venture founded by veterans in the CGM space. In case you missed it, Part 1 of the exclusive interview covered insights into Allez’s business philosophy and an early look into the features of its CGM (view here). Below, FENIX provides further details on Allez’s launch timelines, data-sharing strategy, and perspective on the market heavyweights, Dexcom and Abbott.

About The Author

Matthew Maryniak

|
President of Fenix Group International

Matthew has been a thought leader in the high-growth therapeutic areas of diabetes and cardiovascular medicine since 2006, making regular attendance at large and small CV/met scientific meetings and an architect of novel methods for assessing market opportunities. He has over a decade of experience in leading CV/met consulting engagements, is a published author in PM360 and Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics, and has been quoted in The Pink Sheet on anti-thrombotics.

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Ionis’s Olezarsen FCS Filing Accepted with Priority Review; Scholar Rock Obesity Development Updates; Zealand Raises $900M Towards Obesity Development; Sernova Ph1/2 Cell Pouch T1DM Updates; Fractyl Pipeline Updates; New Dario Digital Health GLP-1RA Data

A series of cardiometabolic-related news items have been observed from Ionis, Scholar Rock, Zealand, Sernova, Fractyl Health, and Dario Health. Below, FENIX provides highlights and insights for the respective news items.

About The Author

Matthew Maryniak

|
President of Fenix Group International

Matthew has been a thought leader in the high-growth therapeutic areas of diabetes and cardiovascular medicine since 2006, making regular attendance at large and small CV/met scientific meetings and an architect of novel methods for assessing market opportunities. He has over a decade of experience in leading CV/met consulting engagements, is a published author in PM360 and Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics, and has been quoted in The Pink Sheet on anti-thrombotics.

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ADA 2024 Key Press Releases (June 24)

On the final day of the ADA 2024 conference, nine cardiometabolic-related news items have been observed from Novo Nordisk, Adipo Therapeutics, Trinity Biotech, Alnylam, Viking, Teva, Teladoc Health, and CHMP. Below, FENIX provides context and analysis for the announcements, including thoughts on the potential FLOW label.

About The Author

Matthew Maryniak

|
President of Fenix Group International

Matthew has been a thought leader in the high-growth therapeutic areas of diabetes and cardiovascular medicine since 2006, making regular attendance at large and small CV/met scientific meetings and an architect of novel methods for assessing market opportunities. He has over a decade of experience in leading CV/met consulting engagements, is a published author in PM360 and Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics, and has been quoted in The Pink Sheet on anti-thrombotics.

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ADA 2024 Key Press Releases (June 23)

On the third day of ADA 2024, four cardiometabolic-related news items have been observed from Senseonics, Altimmune, Fractyl Health, and Gan & Lee. Below, FENIX provides context and analysis for the announcements.

About The Author

Matthew Maryniak

|
President of Fenix Group International

Matthew has been a thought leader in the high-growth therapeutic areas of diabetes and cardiovascular medicine since 2006, making regular attendance at large and small CV/met scientific meetings and an architect of novel methods for assessing market opportunities. He has over a decade of experience in leading CV/met consulting engagements, is a published author in PM360 and Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics, and has been quoted in The Pink Sheet on anti-thrombotics.

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ADA 2024 Key Press Releases (June 22)

On the second day of ADA 2024, six cardiometabolic-related news items have been observed from Insulet, Medtronic, Terns Pharmaceuticals, MannKind, Tandem, and Altimmune. Below, FENIX provides context and analysis for the announcements.

About The Author

Matthew Maryniak

|
President of Fenix Group International

Matthew has been a thought leader in the high-growth therapeutic areas of diabetes and cardiovascular medicine since 2006, making regular attendance at large and small CV/met scientific meetings and an architect of novel methods for assessing market opportunities. He has over a decade of experience in leading CV/met consulting engagements, is a published author in PM360 and Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics, and has been quoted in The Pink Sheet on anti-thrombotics.

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ADA 2024 Key Press Releases (June 21)

On the first day of ADA 2024, three cardiometabolic-related news items were observed: Lilly announced detailed results from its Ph3 SURMOUNT-OSA trial presented at ADA 2024 and published in the NEJM (view press release); Lexicon announced it resubmitted the sotagliflozin NDA for adjunctive treatment of T1DM and CKD (view press release); and Vertex Pharmaceuticals announced new data from its Ph1/2 trial of VX-880 (view press release). Below, FENIX provides context and insight into the respective news items.

About The Author

Matthew Maryniak

|
President of Fenix Group International

Matthew has been a thought leader in the high-growth therapeutic areas of diabetes and cardiovascular medicine since 2006, making regular attendance at large and small CV/met scientific meetings and an architect of novel methods for assessing market opportunities. He has over a decade of experience in leading CV/met consulting engagements, is a published author in PM360 and Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics, and has been quoted in The Pink Sheet on anti-thrombotics.

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EXCLUSIVE: FENIX Interview with CGM Newcomer Allez Health (Part 1)

To kick off the ADA 2024 conference, FENIX sat down with Leif Bowman, the co-founder of Allez Health, for an in-depth interview on the company’s goal to disrupt the CGM market. Recall, in May 2024, Allez announced it secured $60M in a Series A+ financing round led by Osang Healthcare Co. Ltd and with participation from existing investors (previous FENIX insight). For context, Allez (formerly called Zense-Life; view website) is an emerging biosensor venture founded by veterans in the CGM space. Below, FENIX provides Part 1 of our exclusive interview which includes insight into Allez’s business philosophy as well as an early look into the features of its CGM.

About The Author

Matthew Maryniak

|
President of Fenix Group International

Matthew has been a thought leader in the high-growth therapeutic areas of diabetes and cardiovascular medicine since 2006, making regular attendance at large and small CV/met scientific meetings and an architect of novel methods for assessing market opportunities. He has over a decade of experience in leading CV/met consulting engagements, is a published author in PM360 and Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics, and has been quoted in The Pink Sheet on anti-thrombotics.

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