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Novo Nordisk partners with Orbis on oral peptide macrocycles

The alliance, potentially worth $1.4 billion, targets macrocyclic oral treatments for cardiometabolic disease.

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By Tom Reyes · Markets Editor
Sep 17 11:55 ETSource: BioPharma Dive

The wire

  1. 01Novo Nordisk signed a collaboration with Orbis worth up to $1.4 billion on macrocycle drug discovery.
  2. 02Deepens Novo's push into orally available peptide and macrocycle therapeutics beyond injectables.
  3. 03No candidates or timelines disclosed; upfront versus milestone split unspecified.

From the source

Novo partners with Orbis, deepening investment in oral peptide drugs

The potentially $1.4 billion alliance will see the two companies collaborate on “macrocycles” that could yield oral treatments for cardiometabolic diseases.

Read at biopharmadive.com