Eli Lilly wants to gain on Novo Nordisk's obesity lead

US-based Eli Lilly has recently released strong data for its obesity drug, and is now investigating options to get it onto the market sooner than expected.
Photo: Mike Blake/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix
Photo: Mike Blake/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix
by BENJAMIN WERNER CHRISTENSEN, translated by daniel pedersen

While Novo Nordisk has taken the center stage of the obesity market in the US, the Danish pharmaceutical firm’s archrival there, Eli Lilly, is plotting ways to commercially challenge Wegovy with its own candidate, tirzepatide.

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