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The FDA has approved Novo Nordisk’s blockbuster drug Ozempic (semaglutide) for patients with chronic kidney disease who also have type 2 diabetes.

Novo Nordisk is putting down up to US$362m to tap into Ascendis’ TransCon technology for treatments in metabolic and cardiovascular diseases. The pharma powerhouse has its sights set on developing a once-monthly GLP-1 receptor agonist.