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13/01/2023at 09:42

Ascendis Pharma CEO tight-lipped on potential assault on Novo Nordisk's mother lode

Jan Møller MIkkelsen, CEO of Ascendis Pharma, dodged a question at a conference about whether he is currently drawing up battle plans targeting the obesity and diabetes market.
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by mikkel aabenhus hemmingsen, translated by daniel pedersen

The prospects of winning even a thin slice of the rapidly growing – and extremely lucrative – market for GLP-1 drugs for the treatment of type 2 diabetes, obesity, and more should appeal to most pharma leaders.

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