Novo Nordisk lays out $1.8B for Emisphere and its oral delivery tech GlaxoSmithKline's HIV PrEP challenge looms as ViiV's long-acting drug tops Gilead's Truvada in women Shrimp-shell nanoparticle could cut cancer drug side effects and improve durability, mouse study shows AstraZeneca targets severe COVID-19 patients for antibody therapy despite Regeneron, Lilly setbacks 10 biotechs to know in China Featured Story | By Fraiser Kansteiner Novo Nordisk snagged Emisphere Technologies for $1.8 billion, aiming to use the company's tablet formulation technology to beef up its oral-drug offerings in diabetes and beyond. And it knows the Emisphere tech well—it's what made the oral GLP-1 med Rybelsus possible. read more |
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