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Novo Partners for Oral Obesity Asset; Scholar Rock Announces IND Clearance for Obesity; JNJ Q4 ’23 Earnings
Three cardiometabolic-related news items have been observed: Novo Nordisk entered a collaboration and licensing agreement with EraCal for its oral, small molecule asset for obesity (view press release); Scholar Rock announced IND clearance to initiate Ph2 PoC trial with its myostatin inhibitor for obesity (view press release); and J&J hosted its Q4 ’23 earnings call (press release; slides). Below, FENIX provides highlights and insights for the respective news items.