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Trulicity on Medicare Negotiation List; Novo Outspends Lilly on GLP-1RA Advertising; Ro’s GLP-1RA Super Bowl Commercial

Three cardiometabolic-related news items have been observed: CMS included Lilly’s Trulicity for the third round of Medicare price negotiations (view press release); Novo spent nearly $500M on US advertising of Wegovy and Ozempic (view article); and Ro announced plans to air a “Healthier on Ro” Super Bowl commercial (view press release). Below, FENIX provides highlights and insights for the respective news items.

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Matthew Maryniak

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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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Holiday Hangover: Novo Launches Wegovy Pill; Additional Companies Engage in MFN Deals; Pfizer Initiates Ph3 Obesity Program of MET097i; and More

Over the holiday period, a series of cardiometabolic news items were observed from Novo Nordisk, The White House, Pfizer, Cytokinetics, Resoundant, Sanofi, Skye Biosciences, MetaVia, Dexcom, Abbott, MannKind, BI/Rectify, Ascletis Pharma, Laekna Pharma, CMS, and Caliway Biopharmaceuticals. 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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Rybelsus CVRR Approval; FDA Hands Out First CNPVs, Including Tzield; Novo Hires New SVP; Ascletis Ph2 ASC30 Trial Update; BI Appoints New Obesity and Liver Head 

A series of cardiometabolic-related news items have been observed from Novo Nordisk, FDA, Sanofi, Ascletis Pharma, and Boehringer Ingelheim. 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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Gubra Q2 ‘25 Earnings; Advances New Obesity Asset

Gubra hosted its Q2 ‘25 earnings call and provided updates to its obesity pipeline (view press release; view slides). Of note, the company plans to initiate a Ph1 study of its lean mass-sparing obesity candidate, GUB-UCN2, in early 2026. Below, FENIX provides highlights and insights from the call.

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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Tandem to Integrate with Abbott’s Glucose-Ketone Sensor; Insulet iOS App Integrates with Dexcom; Ypsomed and CamDiab Expand mylife Loop iOS; BI/Echosens Expand Partnership in MASH; Altimmune Initiates New Ph2 Study in ALD 

A series of cardiometabolic-related news items has been observed from Tandem Diabetes Care/Abbott, Insulet/Dexcom, Ypsomed/CamDiab, Boehringer Ingelheim/Echosens, and Altimmune. 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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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.

About The Author

Matthew Maryniak

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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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SELECT up for CHMP Opinion?; April CHMP Agenda; BI Partners for MASH; Lilly Acquires Nexus Manufacturing Site

Three cardiometabolic-related news items have been observed: The CHMP agenda for this month’s meeting (April 22-25) has been released and SELECT is likely up for an opinion (view CHMP agenda); Ochre announced it entered into a partnership with BI for liver disease (view press release); and Lilly announced an agreement to acquire an injectables manufacturing facility from Nexus Pharmaceuticals (view press release). Below, FENIX provides highlights and insights 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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Lilly Initiates Third Ph3 Retatrutide T2DM Trial; Rezdiffra Now Available in the US; Galectin to Continue Belapectin MASH Development; Arrowhead Presents at ACC 2024; BI Initiates New Obesity Trials

A series of cardiometabolic-related news items have been observed from Lilly, Madrigal, Galectin, Arrowhead, and Boehringer Ingelheim. 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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Ionis Ph2 MASH Results; New BI Ph3 Survodutide MASH Trial; Silence Ph2 Lp(a) Results; Lilly Partners with Amazon Pharmacy; Arecor Partners for Oral GLP-1RA; Ascensia Expands PSP

A series of cardiometabolic-related news items have been observed from Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Boehringer Ingelheim, Silence Therapeutics, Lilly, Arecor Therapeutics, and Ascensia Diabetes Care. 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 Resumes Shipments of Wegovy doses in US; Amgen to Acquire Cytokinetics?; Dexcom G7 Integrated with t:slim X2 OUS; Novo Initiates Additional Ph3 Ziltivekimab Trial in HF; BI Expands Greece Manufacturing Facility

A series of cardiometabolic-related news items have been observed from Novo, Amgen, Dexcom, and Boehringer Ingelheim. 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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